Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-08-23

speed, We seemingly have acquired great guam
.ity from being lifted SO high above the rest Of
mankind. bears us on Now it really begins TO
seem as though We were going to California, or
some other far Oh place We are on the other
side Of the Rocky Mountains, We are rolling rap
idly down their western slope, as fast rs down
brakes" will let rs. " Mr.. conductor, what arc
You vh.lling down brakes ior2' You
will see in moment" We glide just the moment
and out over deep, dark rayino that now Cthe
lst of April) is partially filed with driiied
snow, upon the finest piece Of trcstlc work in the
world Don't you believe It? It is six hundred
and fifty feet long, spanning the Canyon from
bull % bluff, and one hundred and twenty feet
high Traveller, over every railroad on earth
beat that If you cnn for trcstle work If You wish
to see how It looks get a stcrcoscopc view Of Dale
Greek bridge Sec how it is lifted into the air
upon such slender ioist- corded together. 10 say
notlingor the freight trains. how it supports such
train o.. this OF ours, weighing at the leasi cnl
culation three hundred tons, !. mystery It
look. u. though &c must break down, doesn't it ?
It dii 10 me passing over. and ! can see just how
THAT pile of snow below there looked which had
selected a- the terminus OF q leap 10 be taken
from the platform on which stood provided such
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