Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-29
BULaINE's A COMING.


Catholic Church at Virginia, has just
returned from the Bonner Lake summit,
aud regions round about. He was called
there to minister spiritual comfort to an
unfortunate man who had been shock
ingly and fatally mutilated by a blast,
on the railroad works. Father Manogue
took q "good look" at the way matters
were progressing in that exalted region.
He enjoyed a snow storm Of over four
hours duration-riding up from the
Truckee summer weather into q winter
climate and storm. He says that every
thing on the projected route Of the rail-
road indicates Enthusiastically II deter
mina,ion to go ahead with the greatest
possible rapidity. He visited tho sum-
nit tuuuel-to be 100 feet in length.
Here the work is drirea with wonderful
activity. Four sets Of men, in double
rows-that is, eight couples on each
"~face"-are engaged in drilling into
the iron granite: and that energy may
not slacken on wearied muscle, four
shifts" are had each day. Nitro
glycerine is used instead of powder, and
its execution is amazing. The foremen
were of the opinion that they would
have daylight through the tunnel in six
weeks time-from last Fridays date.
In some places on the route they have
blasted out the snow and ice, that they
might push the work. A roofing of
from twenty-five to thirty-ive miles is
calculated upon by the working Super
i~ntendent. So Father Manogue was in
formed. We do not doubt the entire
practicability Of this-never have. The
snow, after it has fallen to a certain
depth over the roof, becomes self-sus-
tanning, as was shown by Col. Bee, OF
Placerville, in the testimony before the
Railroad Committee Of our Senate OF
'65. The opinion Of the foremen, with
whom Father Msuogue conversed, was,
that Cisco would remain the extreme
eastern station until the line was ready
for service clearthrough to Crystal Peak;
they were all confident that completion
would be this side of November chills.
If the main tunnel is completed so early
as now anticipated, it is probable that
the through trip will be made in the time
specified. The rush Of the work
along the entire line is represented as
tremendous. On the open, as well as
the tunnel work, where practicable, the
system Of" shifts " is adopted and cuti
and entertainments are being necessarily
labored upon by Asistic and American
diggers. Where the ground is hard
enough, sufficiently cartiligenous, &c
permit it, nitro-glyceriue is iusinuated
under the cheek of an opposing headland
huu h"aS SOSe u hiIA-sluS SuoAhAVus
chunks of earth taking a As degree walk
toward the armament, and then coming
down BY the run for a pulverizing mash
at a c%onvenien, distance from the scene
Of the explosion. Then John clears the
path away-makes il " more lebbelly ~
then one goes and |" heap catch'em more
glysseree," while others make the proper
drill then "she blows again." a:
whalers say and the cut is thus rapidly
cut into by this devilish, oily explodent
The managers on the present working
line declare positively that they will
cross Nevada on a rail, next year. Sc
mote it be. Charley Croker promised
US a ride to Sacramento, by railroad
from the Truckee Meadows, this Fall
We desire to know whether he intends
to live up &C his agreement? We have
praised him and his turnpike enough fol
one through trip. We are much obliged
to our friend Father Monogue, for his in
teresting and authentic information.