Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-21
PACIFICRAILROAD COMPLETED.
Atlantic and Pacific United!
FULL ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR!
Correspondence New York Sun

PRoMoNToRY POINT, PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD, May |. 1869. Lively times here.
| understand that it has been announced
throughout the country that the last rail
Of tie great Pacific Railroad is to be
spiked down on the 9Th day Of this
month, and that the event is to be pub
licly celebrated at this Joint. But you
are behind the times The road was
graded three weeks ago, and we have
had the Ioudest celebration over it ever
gotten up in these parts. If you haven't
heard of it, here's a sensation for you,
warranted true
BUILDING DOUBLE TRACK.
Everybody supposes the two roads
have been doing their levei best TO meet
each other, and so they have, but not
at this end. If nobody had said any
thing, we should have had double
track across the continent before long
The two comprehensive Central and
the Uuion-don't love each other. and
the idea of meeting wasn't agreeable
The consequence was they wouldn't shake
hands when they were in easy shaking
hands distance, but turned the cold shnul-
der ard passed by. tell you. Mr.. Ed
itor, these tWo roads hare been built
parallel to each other for distance Of
fifty three miles. and they havent met
get, except TO have a jolly roW
THE FOURTH OF JULY NOWHERE.
Fourth of July stands no show com
pared with our fun here. One road fol-
lowed its surveys, SO did the other, so
did the companies, SO did the men. so
did cluls and stones. The roads have
often been in sight { each other, some
ii mes only few yards apart, and once
ttey crossed. But they haven't met
Now, if you ever saw two trains, tear
il = alorg at frightful rate. try to pass
each other on the same track, you can
imagine what followed when these two
roads tried to push on side by side.
TWO RAILROADS ON A BENDER.
First they would come on each others
banks. Dirt cheap out your way costs
something here. The Central dug from
the Unions embankment. and the Un-
ion repaired its breach by making one in
the Central Digging is warm work. if
you ever tried it, aud it warmed up the
workmen on both roads when they tried
to dig each other out
The Unions cursed the Centrals, and
the latter damned the Unions. Words
were found too weak, SO they talked
with fists and clubs. and the famous
builders old soldiers many of them, had
some glorious scrimmages. Then they
ca to blasting One side would touch
off young earthquake without giving
notice to the other, and shower of
stones among them would be the first
sign of it.
DEAD MULES AND NITRo-GLYCERINE
The other party, in acknowledgment
of the salute, at once blasted out a mine
with nitro glycerine, aiming it at the
other camp, killing several mules, but
fortunately no men. Things now looked
serious and war was declared. Both
parties armed for The fray. The Central
clique sent TO San Francisco for revolt
vers. and the Union to Salt Lake. Fists
and blasts were getting tame. and the
comhatant, called for powder and blood.
A grand ovation was ahead. The road
was to be finished with a magnificent
display Of fireworks, when at the very
critical moment came word that the two
companies had
suaREN uaNns At WASHINGTON
The men dropped their arms, and now
we are told the road is to be spliced.
The compromise was that the Central
Pacific railroad Company aband, ned its
own grading and takes the Union Com.
pany's line, which the latter paws for.-
The Union thus gets the bonds of gov
ernment for fifty three miles.
Bonds were at the bottom of the
whole trouble. Il ~
The bond of Union stood Nowhere
The 9Th of Nav is the date Of peace
with the railroad builders.
From the Chicago Times, 11th.]
THE AEEoUNcEMENT OF THE EVENT.
AT few minutes before 2 O'Clock on
yesterday afternoon, n little party of anx-
ious watchers were gathered around one
of the tables in the room at the court
house, used as the headquarters for fire
alarm telegraph.
e Connections had been made with the
lines of the Western Union Company,
all of which were joined to the solitary
wire stretching far out upon the plains Of