The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-30
From tho Rocky Mountains.
Letter From " Yves. virE,nian.
All About the Pacific Railroad, the
Country ana the Towns Along
the Line.

The Kind OF Men who are Wanted
ont there.
Correspondence OF the Intelligencer.
END OF TRACK, U. P. R. r.
July 26, 1868
The Union Pacific Railroad has been
pushed this Spring and Summer from
Cheyenne to this point-200 miles. The
Road Is put down in first class condi-
ton, and equipped with all the modern
improvements of engines and cars.
THE COUNTRY.
From Omaha, the starting point of
the Road to North Platte. two hun
died and ninety miles, is fine farming
country with but one exception, viz:
Scarcity of timber. This can be obVia-
ted by a system of transplanting SINH
lar to that in the States. Fruit trees
grow we'll, as is known from actual ex-
perience; garden stuff likewise. Be.
tween North Platte and Cheyenne, 232
miles, the country is not adapted to
farming owing to dry terms, it not
raining some times for eighteen
months. The land is nothing but sand
and gravel along it, though there
are several fine towns TO which the
road gave birth.
THE TOWNS.
Among the most important are Sgd
nv ana az ldOSe NIO
Company have their repair shops, af-
fording employment to large numbers
OF mechanics and railroad men. Chey-
enne, the terminus of the road for 1867,
is quite a city, in fact fairly earning its
title, the Magic City, from the rapid
manner in which 1t sprang into exist
ence. The town started November, 1867,
and by January following had attained
a population of 3, 900, with well organ
lied city government, fine wide streets,
first-class stores, wholesale and retail,
four No. hotels, besides several re-
spectacle restaurants, two banks and
several private banking firms, three
daily papers, viz: Argus, Leader and
Rocky Mountain Star, and one weekly,
the Cheyenne Commercial. Wells, Fargo
81 Co. have an Express Office. There
are several churches and four schools,
private and public. Denver City
is lis miles, south, to which point
a Railroad is in course of building. AT
Cheyenne track laying ceased for the
winter and the opportunity was taken
to I'LL the yard with iron sufficient to
lay $50 miles more as soon as the wealth
er would permit the resumption of OPP
erations.
PROGRESS OF THE ROAD.
This Spring the contractors for grad.
ing worked along all winter and sue
CGGueu GuOuSA " OuG
of the way up to the presenttime. The
grading is finished to Green River, 200
miles ahead, giving uninterrupted mo-
ton to the track layers. Benton is the
last town on the line. II sprang up
two weeks ago and has now popula-
ton of 600 and daily increasing.
This outfit, under Gen. Jack Case
ment, of Ohio, the king of track layers,
lay at Benton. This Sunday date of
writing we are ut Rawlin's Springs, l6
miles from Benton, and were delayed
Two days on account OF non.arrivul of
material and had only four days to go
on; so you can form some idea how we
build railroads in this department.
-Four miles per day! Can you equal
that in the States?
THE INDIAN.
"LoI the poor Indian" SO far has
given US no trouble. They have run
of stock for some of the graders at
points beyond and in the rear of
us; but this being strong out
tit, five hundred men all told,
they consequently give US u wide
berth. Senslbly SO. The United States
have troops at points along the line,
which afford protection TO the road.
WAGES.
Wages are good and labor of all
kinds in demand. Mechanics get from
50 90 to IS 90 per day, according 10 kind F,
and skilled labOring men So 90 per day
and board.
KIND OF MEN WANTED.
a man should not come to this coun-
try with the expectation of quill driv-
ing Tor livelihood. He must come
prepared to rough 1t in true soldier
style, 10 put up with all kinds of in
convenience and troubles. To
men OF this kind 1 can
predict success and plenty OF employ
ment to railroad men who understand
their business, this road offers excellent
advantages, good pay and board by the
company.
WESTWARD HoI
Passengers trains now run to Benton
700 miles west from Omaha-commen-
ced Monday 2lst inst. Green river will
will be the winter town for 1868, and
there the same finale as Cheyenne will
be observed for operations for 1869. Ju-
ly Fourth $50, will send you greeting
from beyond Salt Lake, the home OF
Brigham, whose star OF glory is fast
fading in the dim prospect of the future.
POLITICS..
The nomination of Grant and Colfax
gave universal satisfaction to the SOL
der boys along the line. That we will
beat the rebel element at the bsllot box
as easily as We did with the bayonet,
meme of us doubt. AS a true son of the
infant State would rejoice to see you
roll up tremendous majority for these
gallant standard bearers.
ar WEST VIRGINIA.
West Virginia is represented on this
line quite largely by many respectable
and enterprisiug men, and am sorry
to say goodly mum Der OF played out
rebs, who could not find it convenient
to return to their homes and blow their
mouths off, have come hereto do so. Oc-
casionally they reap Just reward.
Young D. @. Shields of Taylor coun-
ty, is doing tine business up at Green
River. The Old End Boys Will all re-
member him for his kind acts during
the war. More anon.
Yours respectfully,