Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-13

Many other metals, miueralg and valuable elays
for manufacturing purposes, exist in these and the
counties, but the limit Of this report for
bids more extended report.
CHARACTER OF THE ROUTE.
First Division-( West Quincy to Canton, con-
Meeting with the old grade Of the Canton Men,
phis road, Is sS-I0O miles. The FIRST ifteen miles
Of the route being along the bank Of the Missis-
spp river but little grading is required, unless It
is proposed to place the track above the extreme
high water Of 1851. The present estimates are,
however, for grade above the ordinary high water
level. By carrying the line further to the west
ward, to a high sand ridge known as Hickory
Ridge, greater elevation Of surface can be OBJ
tarled entirely above high water. The W Wyaconda
river, north of LaGrange Is crossed On Howe
truss. Of two hundred feet span. Suitabls stone
for bridge abutments, can Be obtained close at
hand also al calverts sad waterways, between
Canton and LAGRANGE.
SUMMARY OF GRADING ON FIRST DIVISION,
(l5 2S-l0O miles,
Ascending.
NILES.
North. South.
Under i've feet per mile.... ....114 GOO
From ten 20 fifteen feet per mile. .000 0.57
From fifteen to twenty feet per mils.0.94 600
Level, 1888 miles.
The estimates are made on the following basis,
For clearing full width Of right Of way. 100
feet
Close ohOpping and grubbing square chain Of 100
feet.
For embankmentsa distance Of road bed OF Il feet
and in cuts 20 feet, with suitable bitches.
Masonry, where stone suitable for bridge abut-
ments can be found otherwise sbutments Of tim
ber resting piles, trestle and pile bridges and
wooden eulvsrts, to be replaced with stone at iu-
'ture day,
Quantities on F;rst Division.
Clearirg.... ,..... ....4425 acres.
Close cbOppingand grubbing 81 50 square chains
EmbanEment =. -. =. 222.224 cubic yards
Excavation In foundations.... 375 do
Masonry in bridge abutments,
second class.... ........s 5S7 do
Masonry in culVerts, ETC., thgd
class 80. lOI do
Rip Rap.......... 230 do
Piling -. ...-................. 2648 J. m. feet.
Timber in structures ....,.... 37.I94 b. m. feet.
Iron in structures .-...,s-... 433 lbs.
Howe truss bridge, one span. 200 feet.
Second Division--C Canton to Koyser Branch.
via. old grade of Canton & Memphis Railroad dis
tanee 5l.33 miles-total dssance, 65 86 miles. j
From Canton the old grading Of the Memphis
Canton Railroad is followed, with one exception
at Fairmont. Clark county, to within 81 miles Of
Memphis, Scotland county. The present line has
been surveyed through Fairmont, instead Of follow
ing the old location, which no grading was ever
done, with a saving Of 4 q mile in distance. The
Ola gfduSg IuaU5 WIN . F5fy narrow r0aQ ped, on
embankments about eight feet, and ia cuts from
twelve to fourteen feet vile, has badly washed in
many places, leaving the banks seant six feet wide
A great portion can, however, be rendered aVaila-
bic without heavy outlay, except on the first nine
miles. This portion will require considerable out
lay to reduce gradsb replace waterways, road
crossings and cattle guards. The crossings of the
Wyaconda river and Sugar creek viii require re-
newng The culgerts, built IN the most teln porary
manner, have mostly all fallen in OF been washed
cut.
The summit between the Mississippi and the Wv
aeonda rivsrs distant x mile from Canton attains
an eevaJiOu of l43 fest above tie level OF the rF-
or. The WyacOnda is crossed on trsstls bridge.
resting on pile foundations with four spans Of 30
feet at IN elevation OF twenty -four tee above The
bed Of the river, and twelve spans Of sixteen feet,
at an average height Of twelve feet, leaving water
way of 3I4 feet. Sugar Creek has a waterway Of
$50 feet, tsestls brid GO on piles, four spans Of
thirty feet, at elevation Of thirbyso Zee above
the bed Of the river and ten spans Of sixteen feet
at sn average height Of 2215 fest. Firman's
Branch, near Memphis, Scotland county, viii re-
Quire 400 feet Of trestle bridge On pile foundation
at an average height Of thirty feet. For both
crossings Of the east and west fork Of the North
Fabus / have allowed water way Of $50 feet
crossing the main body Of each Of the streams With
one span Of ifty-sx feet Of brace, bridge restin
on piles. The waters Of the Fabius often overflow
its banks, covering the bottom 70 depth Of three
feet, but subsidies in few hours within "fts banks.
/ would advise a change Of route TO Canton, viz
to abandon that portion leading to the river, and
By carrying the line along the foot Of the bluffs a
better ascent can be obtained to the summit.
would also advise change OF line west Of Etna,
Scotland county, to obtain an easier descending
grade to the Fabius river, and to avoid the heavy
work and trestle crossing at Firman's Branch, now
necessary to approach within half a mile Of the
courthouse ut Memphis, az is now required by the
conditions upon which their bonds were voted to
the Canton s. Memphis railroad