The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-11-19

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Winter and the Paeife Rai1rqaa---RFo.
gress Made by the Two Companies
The Race for Salt LaIze-44snxious Hopes
for Dry Winter. N -
The Union Pacific iCompanyRs end
of the railway. is. now. in running or
der to the crossing Of Green river,
very. near the eastern line of Utah
Territory. Another twenty mile sec
ton will bring it to the Utah line, and
another to the junction of Hams
fork with Black fork. The latter point
is laid down on the, schedule of dis
tances, as SS211s miles east of Sacra-
mento. Red Dome, at the. northern
end of Great Salt, Lake. is the point
where the railway touches, the Lake.
1t is, 627 miles east of Sacramento,
2561las miles west of the Hams fork
junction, and about. 1861. miles west
of, the crossing Of Green river. From
Green river to Red Dome, the point.
where their road wilt touch Salt Lake,
the Union Pacific Company will have
nearly 300 miles to build: and the last
half of that will be the most difficult
part of their, work, including some
heavy blasting, grading, bridging and
probably tunneling. At last accounts
the Central Pacific Company had
reached Iron paint, $50 miles east of
Sacramento and ,227 miles west OF. Red
Dome, p which point the. Central, is
struggling to reach before the Union
Pacific. In this contest the Union
Company, has the advantage, in the
number of builders, the Central in the
quality of work to be done. The
grading of the road on this side will
be much lighter than that on the other
side over the last 15Ondiles which each
company viii have to build. The
Central Pacific are now progressing
(grading and track7laying inc1uded)
at the rate of 211a miles per day. If
our winter is. as late as usual, they
will not be much Interrupted by snow
until middle of November, by which
time they ought, to reach Gravelly
Ford on the Humboldt, IA IA miles from
Sacramento and 213 miles west of Red
Dome. If the winter proves to be, as
many anticipate, an average dry win
ter, weare not likely to have any snow
to ihcommode outdoors labor, before
the middle, of February. In that case
there is a fair chance that the Central
Pacific Company can have their road
in runnhg order to- Rreoquep, Pass,
(530 miles east of Sacramento and 100
miles west Of Red Dome) before the
inevitable March storms suspend
work. But to do this, they must still
make head, nearly at the rate Of two
and a half miles foraeYery working
day from this to the middle of Feb
ruary. But though the western com
pany is now nearer to the northern
| point of Great Salt Lake, by
"a twenty mile section than the Union
Pacific, and though they will have the
advantage in easier grading for,near-
ly the entire distance to be made, we
doubt that they will be first to reach
the Lake The Union Pacific have al
ready made great progress in grading,
from Green River westward to where
they meet the Mormon contractors
with their forces. These latter are
now working energetically on the
worst parts of the route; and will
probably have the contract finished
up about as soon as those who are ap-
preaching them from Green river
1.-THE Union Pacific has the most labor
efs employed, and they had some
months the start in accommodating
4 and preparing for work on the Salt
Lake sections. Moreover it. is to be
considered that, having reached Red
Dome, the Central company are still
over 100 miles from Salt Lake City,
4 The city lies 100 miles to the south.
east of the northern point on the lake
The Union Pacific road is now but g
little over 200 mile frhm. Salt Lake
City, while the Central is 377 miles
from it on the. west. If the UnioI
Pacific can progress for three months
to come at the, rate of 211s miles pei
day, they will have reached the city
of the Saints :, At the very. worst i
the winter does, not set in before, the
middle of November, the Union Pa
cifie will have its western terminus
within 80 miles of Salt Lake. City. L
the winter remaius open till the mid
die of, January they will have nearly
OF quite reached Salt Lake City. There
will then remain to be built only tht
. gap between Peoquop, Pass and Og
/ den, which is the point on the railway
nearest to Salt Lake City. That gaI
y, is but .20l miles. 1t, ought to be, made
by large coaches in two days, and af
ter the first day of February next WI
hope to be. in regular receipt of New
i York letters and papers not exceeding
eight days after they are mailed Sac
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