Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-03
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We have alrcndt nnied ilic ftlId
tfpf,sa mido hi The construction
intiies who afc litlng down iho
inck 10? tie l'oion Pacific Railway
rho beet explanation NJ No." actual
process NJ construction ,s Urnl.h'l
vs. y cufrcfpondont IT tho tin'in-
uhi Gplcitc, vholas rcrou'ly been
with the senatorial r,utwipn party
from Omaha ~ ihc Western ter
ininus If the roai, l.o mya:
There is really illlu known Icy
the people Of the character 81 thc
enterprise Most think h at u
company Of capitalists are hastily
putting down u rude track, over
which cars can be moved with care
for tho purpose Of occurring lands
and money from tho Government
The iict IN, that one of the most
complete roads of which tho coun,
try ran boast, with equipments that
eurpnss many, ID being laid with a
speed that fails 10 impress the ma
tion, simply because it is not lie
leyed. But let the facts tell their
plain vet wonderful story,
General j, S. aud ID, G, Case,
mcn,, Of Ohio, grade the road, lay
'hc track, and put up the telegraph
The graders 20 first, There are
two thousand of them Their AL
vance is near the Beach Hills,
They protect themselves, and are
digging the great fertilization which
makes the future sure for ps, on
through Indian battle fields, while
tho daily fight goes on. Their
work is done to Julesburg.
"Of tic.gettcrs and wood chop
pers there are one thousand five
hundred, Their axes arc resound
ing in the Black Hills over Laramie
Plains, and in tho passes of the
Rocky Mountains. They have one
hundred thousand ties in these hills
awaiting safeguards for trains to
haul them.
"a mile in advance of the track
layers are the squads which place
the ties. There are three of these.
First, however, the engineers set
their lcvclling stakes at distances
Of one hundred feet on the straight
lines and fifty feet on curves. At
each Of these points sawed ties are
placed and levelled by them. Then
come two men with a measuring
rod, marking off spaces equal to the
length of Il 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 mid
die of each rail. These are placed
by sighting along tho guido-ties al
ready laid. The third squad then
place the intermediate ties, and tho
bed is then ready for the iron.
"Now go back twenty miles on
the road and look at the immense
constructions trains loaded with
ties and rails, and all things need
ed for tho work. 1t is like the
grand reserve of an army. Six
miles back are other trains of like
character. These are the second
line. Next, near the terminus, and
following it hour by hour, are the
boarding cars and u construction
train, which answer to the actual
battle line. The one is the camp
the other is the ammunition used in
eho fight.
"Tho boarding cars are each
eighty feet long. Some are fitted
with berths; two are dining halls I;
one is Il kitchen, store room and Of
flee. Under the whole those men
who prefer fresh air have swung
hammocks. Rifles are hung over
head, plentiful in number, loaded
and convenient. The party pro
tccts itself without attention from
the Government. The track lay
ing gang numbers 400. On the $50
al les already built there are 900
tracts repairers constantly improv-
ing the road bed.
The boarding cars go in advance.
They are pushed to the extremity
OF the track construction train
then runs up, unloals its material,
and starts back to bring another
from the second line. The board
ing train is then run back until ii
has cleared the unloaded material.
"Three trucks, each drawn by
two horses, ply between the track
layers and their supplies. The
horses run outside the track, pull
ling with long tow.line, as boats
are moved on canals. They must
be out Of t h c way Of tn O
workmen. One of these trucks
takes on load of rails, about forty,
with the proper proportion ofspikes
and chairs, making a load, when
the horses are started off on q full
gallop for the track layers. On
each side Of these tracks are rollers
to facilitate running off the iron.
On reaching the end Of the last rail
t h truck is stopped. A single
horse is attached to move it over
each successive rail. Meantime,
the truck last emptied has been
turned on its side to allow the load
ed one to 90 to the front. The two
horses released are started back on
a keen gallop for another supply. !
The third one moves up in like man.
ner, and thus through all the day
they are rushing forward with their
iron load. To see them, and to re-
fleet what their rush and roaring
means, is as exciting as it ever was
to watch q battery thunder into
position at a needed moment, at the
vital point in its line.
1.-THE rails within reach, parties
of five men stand on either side. |
One in the rear throws rail on the |
rollers, three in advance seize it
and run out with it to the proper
distance. The chairs have, mean |
firna haen CO., under tho Loot ,a;ls