The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-08-08


street fronting the track are thirfy-six
buildings. The depot aud warehouses
are overHowihg with stores Of all kinds.
Within twenty miles Of the end of
the track few Of the party rode on the
eow,eatcher. Il seemed marvellous TO
drive ou at twenty miles an hour over
rails that had only been down for ten
days, But the perfection with which
the work is done allows il, and makes il
safe II was exhilarating in the ex.
tremc, thus under the flags which
streamed on either side, to rush over
these prairles so lately bound with links
OF firon to the empire Of the Fast.
Three hundred and twenty Eve miles
out = construction train Of eighty ears
stood on aside track. AZ was loaded
with iron, ties, spikes, and chains, 10
exactly such proportions as were need
ed, It looked the very embodiment OF
system, and was one key to the rapidity
with which the work progresses. 4
little farther on stood a.similar train.
aud next We stopped in rear Of the one
where the trackIayers resided. Seven
tysix hours swift riding had brought
US to this goal. The hills Of Colorado
were in plain sight. San francisco was
nearer than Boston,
The road has becn constant wonder
from the stint. It's depots, its car.shops.
its equipment, its remarkable smooth.
ness, its high rate OF speed, its long
bridges, aud its wcllordered eating
houses, had attracted constant atten.
tion TO it as railroad alone.
Every step trod revealed new won
ders. The great achieyment grew up-
ward toward its real proportions with
every throb of the engine. But all We
saw was common place and natural be-
side the scene that awaited us where
the track was being laid. If the rest
had excited amaEoment, this new won.
der took all the attributes Of magic
Hctious Of the East must be re. written
to match the realities of this West
now THE ROAD Is BUILT.
The plain fact will reveal the masni.
tude Of the work. There Is really little
known by the people Of the character Of
the enterprise. SIos, think that a com
pany Of capitalists are hastily putting
down rude track over which cars
can be moved with care, for the purpose
of securing lands and money from the
Government. The fact is that one of
the most colaplctc roads of which the
coaniry can boast, with equipments that
sprppss many, Is being laid with speed
that feils to impress the nation, simply
because it is not believed. But let the
facts tell their plain yet wonderful story.
General J. 5. aud d. G. Easement, Of
Ohio, grade the road, lay the track, and
put up the telegraph. The graders 70
first. There are , 1000 Of them. Their
advance is near the Beach Hills, aud
their work is done to Julesburgh.
OF tie.getiers aud wood-choppers
there arc 1900 Their axes are resoand.
ing in tile Black Hills over Laramie
Plains, and in the passes Of the Rocky
Mountains. They have 100, 600 tics in
these hills awaiting safeguards for trains
TO haul them. Then follow the tic-lay.
ers earefally performing their share Of
the work.
Now 60 back twenty miles on tho
road and look at the immense construc.
tion trains loaded with ties and rails
and all things needed for the work
IT. 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, aud following
II hour b. hour, are the boarding cars
and a construction train, which answer
TO tho actual battle line. The enc Is
the camp the other is the ammunition
used in the fight, The boarding ears
arc each eighty feet long. Some are
lifted with births; one Is Kitchen,
store room aud Office aH et
Tho boarding ears 20 10 advance
They are pushed to the extremity Of
the track construction train then
runs up, unlcads It's material aud starts
back TO bring another from the second
line. The Loarding train is then run
back I'LL il has cleared the uuloadcd
material.
The TRUCKS, each drawn by two hr.
ses, ply between the track-layers and
their supplies One Of these trucks
takes on q load Of rails, about forty,
with tue propcr norportion of snikes