The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-10-08

o. & c. ames O'Meara,
ESQ, editor of the Bulietn, writing to
his paper from Salem on the End INST,
gives some interesting facts with regard
to the Oregon & California Railroad Af
ter stating the distance from East Port
land to the main entrance of the State Fair
Ground, (less than two miles from Salen),
to be about fifty miles, he says: Over
that portion of the road from East Port
land to Aurora, twenty-eight miles, the
maximum speed is established at eigh-
teen miles per hour. Stoppages are made
at the intervening stations, as follows
The Company's machine shops, two miles
from East Portland; at Milwaukee, six
miles /; at Marsh6eld, ten miles; at Ore
gon City, fifteen miles at Rock Island,
nineteen miles; and at Candy, twenty
four miles. At this point the up and
down trains TO and from Salem meet and
pass. 1t is named in honor of Major
General Canby, commander ct the NJ Ill
tary Department of the Columbia, and
is located upon beautiful valley tract,
skirted by grand forests, aud between it
and the north bank Of the Molalla river
is one of the largest aud deepest excava-
tions along the line of the road SO far
built. With the exception OF the heavy
curve at the Clackamas, aud one or two
curves south of Rock Island, the road all
the way from East Portland to Salem is
constructed upon such lines as to make it
a "fast time road, and so it will be, we
believe, all the way up the Valley. AL
ready the cars run smoothly over it, with
out jar or oscillation, save at ore or TWO
places where the work of putting in addi-
| tional ties and ballasting has not yet beer.
completed. In few days this work will
be performed, and then the road for its
whole length completed can very safely
be ranked as frst-class railroad. Be
yond Aurora, or "DutchtowD," the max
imum of speed is fifteen miles per ,lour
This is established for prudential reasons,
and as the road shall be more used the
rate of speed will be increased, even up
to the standard OF the best railroads in
the Atlantic States.
The curiosity and interest which the
iron horse and trains excite among the
valley inhabitants are still daily manifes-
ted at the stations, and along the track,
| where numbers or knots of folks, old and
young, men and women, boys and girls,
flock to see the engine and cars. OF the
accommodation the railroad affords for
| travel, and the facility for freightlng, all
are learning to appreciate aud take ad-
vantage By steamboat or stage the te-
dious trip of full day between Portland
and Salem was dreaded journey, to be
made only when necessity drove. 1t re-
quired the start at the unreasonable hour
of 3 O'Clock, morning, aud this of itself
was a dampeuer of spirits for the day.
/ Now, by the railroad, one can be aboard
the cars at the good hour Of o'clock
morning, at East Portland, enjoy a de-
| lightful ride to Salem, aud land there at
halt an hour before noon, and if the trav
eler wishes, after nearly three hours
stoppage at the capital, he can take the
afternoon train at 2:20 O'Clock, and re-
turn to Portland by half past u O'Clock,
evening.
In a few days the track will be laid TO
the Salem depot, and from there will be
pushed on towards Albany, as rapidly as
gangs Of men and every possible facility
at the disposal of the Company can ad-
vance the work of construction. In or
der to have the bridge over the Santiam
completed before any considerable rise of
the river this season, numerous teams
have been engaged to haul the ready
dressed wood work and iron for the struc-
ture from Salem to Jefferson. at which
point the bridge will be constructed, and
it is safe to say that before the end ofthe
present month the track will be finished
over the bridge. The accommodation
afforded already by the completion of the
road to the State Fair Grounds will be
amply demonstrated during the Fair
Week to commence on the 10th Instant.
And the Company have built there a
capacious heavy -planked platform and a
temporary station depot, well rooted for
protection against the rain