Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30
rhe Irsa H,iass AT Dallas.

rived from NeW Orissss this moIn-
lag. had on board the iron s0Fk f'T
the nes wagon aHd foot bridge
aeF0ss the fFiniiy a. Dallas, now
i.eiHs crested bY the Dallas briigs
C0mpARy, aRd landed is AZ the
Brick wharf Thr0ngh lhe cauTlesy
Of Capt, iea, N SSink, s,,crelaFy' ~
eOmpaRy, who l. ia 0ur rily snreT-
intending the IL lpnenl Oflhe mate
rial We are eRabirsi u lAy beigTo
the readers tho following coReern-
ing the bridge Ths structure,
when complete, will be three han,
dFed feel long, ia lw0 spsas al oHr
hundred and siIly and one hnRdrsi
ahd isfiS feet, Forty i've feet ahlve
the suFhte az tho water, aud ca
patie 0f sustaining a pressure Of
5000 ti.., per llHesl fi0l, I've iron
work vii be Supported by massive
pier. ot sblii limestone qusrricl
near Dallas and now in portion,
Their0nWuris Wa, made hy the King
wT0nghlir0R Bridge Company" l"-
Ia, Kansas and will co>i when rrahy
i0r use, $50, ,601. which will bo nhnll
February |, 1878, ne the manchin'
lists aud mas0Rs are nav awaiting
its arrival. We have often heard
that "Jorlon /, a hard rnnd To
travel" but Capt Swimk assures
us that the route from | IL Ia pal'
Ia. ~ about as hard ~ anything
nowadays. lola 10 Dallas, ~ the
crow iiies. the distance is some 35D
miles, and 10 get the iron there II
will have 10 travel 35On over seven
different railroads. the Morgan line
or steamers, and bo hauled sixty
miles by land, making il both ic
dious and expensive crct he ultimate
destination is reached We con-
gratula'c the citizens Oi Dallas ON
this important addition TO its inter
nHl improvements, and when the
snort of tho iron horse Is heard
within its corporate limits, ae trust
u will become one cf the livclicst,
rs II is row, one Of the prcttiest OF
our growing interior owns-G0t.
CirHida, 23i inst.
Mr.. q NJ Swink, the
secretary the ballaQyn Bridge
Company, !, nor in is city in
charge Of the supcr5wlo>>llisIan
mel arch bridge 10 span thSSs|Fy
river TT that point. * 4 y
Tho bridge, with al. the approach
cs, will be completed by the lrs,
day Of February, 1872. This speaks
well for the enterprise of the cill.
zens of that place Dallas, by the
way, is stirring little city, and
bids fair at no distant day, TO be ono
Of the great inland cities of Texas
We learn that they are constructing
II new courthouse GOxlOO feet in
size, oftwo stories. 1t will be bull,
of solid limestone. and when Com
! pleted will be the finest building in
Northern Texas. Its estimated
cost is $50 900.
The Southern Pacific. and the
Houston and Texas Central Rail.
way lines cross each other within
tho corporate limits of Dallas,
which will make it one of the i'm,
portant railroad centres in our
State.
The last Legislature passed bill
Incorporating the Dallas and Wich
ita Railway. This Road, commcn.
cling at Dallns and running through
Tarrant, Denton, Wise, Montague,
Clay and Wichita counties, will
form II junction with u contcmpla.
ted line from St. Louis to Austin,
in the region Of the copper mines Of
the Wichita mountains, opening to
tile trade Of Dallas one Of the finest
mineral and agricultural sections OF
the State 1t being a narrow gauge
road, will compel reshipment Of
freights at DAllas.-Gat Ad 'ocats.