Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-08-10

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sto,y. Grne,al ]. S. and ID. {. Easement
of Ohio, grade the road, lay the track and
put up the telegraph. The graders 60
fist. There arc 2,0GO Of them. Their ad
vance is near the Black Hills. They pro,
tcct themselves and are digging the great
Notifications which make the future sure
for us, on through battlrfields. while the
daily fight goes on. Their work is done
to Julcsbnrs.
OF the tie-gettcrs and wood-chorpers
there are 1000 Their axes are rcsound-
ing in the Black Hills, over Laramie
Plains, and in the passes of the Rocky
Mountains. They have 100000 ties in
these hills awaiting afe-guards for trains
to haul them.
A mile in advance of the ,rAck.layers arc
the squads which place the ties. There
are three of these. First, however, the
engineers set their lcveling-stakes at dis
tances of 100 feet on the straight lines and
fifty feet on curves. At each Of these
points. sawed tiess.are placed aud levelcd
by them. Then come two men with
measuring rod, marking of spaces equal to
the length of rail, and also the half of
this space. These sawed ties are laid by
the SECOND squad, to give firm support to
the ends and middle of each rail
These are placed by sighting al 'ng the
guid,-tics already laid. The third squad
then pl zee the intermedi .te tics, and the
bed is then ready for the iron.
Now go back twenty miles OIL the road
and look ut tho immense construction
trains, loaded with ties and rails AMI all
things needed for the work. 1t is like the
grand reserve of an army. Six miles back
nrc other trains of similar character.
These are the second line. Next near the
terminus. and following it hour by hour.
arc the boarding cars and a construction
train, which answer TO the actual battle
line. The one is the camp-the other is
tho ammunition used in the tight.
The boarding cars are each eighty feet
long. Some arc filed with hcrths two
are dining halls /; one is a kitchen, state.
room and office. Under the whole those
men who prefer fresh air have swung ham,
mogks. Rifles are hung overhead, plen,i-
ful in number. loaded aud convenient
The party protects itself without a,ien-
,ion from the Government. The track.
laying gang nua,brs four hundred. Ou
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