, 1871-12-11

grubbing line, potatoes cannot be had
for. less than 81 so per bushel, while the
same product is hauled to Olympia and
sold at just half the amount.
A HEANY JoLT.-This week, at the
wharf, while engaged at unloading a
scow of railroad timber, Thomas Mar
shall missed his lick - while engaged
at prying with handspike, and came
near making a frst-rate accident. He
was tn hrown and struck on the breast
with the bar in his hand, which came
near doing him serious hurt; but after
soreness for day or two, he announces
himself '' out of the kinks"
RAILROAD PROGRESS far rs the
twenty-fve-mile contract is concerned,
we feel warranted to announce that it is
an almost accomplished fact
This week the grading was completed
all along the line, and the teams and
gangs discharged.
The Toutle river bridge is in course
Of construction, and will be finished
this week. AS every part Of this bridge
was framed and ready, its erection costs
but little time.
The weather has been rather too wet
lately for railroad and other outdoor
work to progress as fast as desired un-
der other circumstances, but still there
is no cessation of the different lines of
what seems to be the programme.
The construction trains have been
running night and day loaded with ma
terial for what we may term adjunct
purposes, composed of SO cattle guards, -
telegraph poles, varieties of crossing
plank, sway-bars, etc.
The telegraph poles are being set
along the line from the Cow!itz toward
Kalama, and will be finished up to town
this week.
A gravel train is at work below on the
line, putting the track in order where it
is necessary.
Section gangs are diligently employed
at ieveling and tamping the track where
the grade may settle from any cause.
The passenger car will be on hand by
the first of the year, with the new loco
motives, as heretofore announced.
Eighteen miles of track is laid, and
there is about two miles Of iron on hand,
which is to be put down next week.
There is lack of four miles of iron
to complete the twenty-five miles, which
is now on the way here from San Fran
cisco, on board the bark Webfoot and
two or three other vessels which may
be expected to arrive in few days-or,
indeed, hourly, as the prevailing south
erly winds will favor quick passage TO
the Columbia. The Webfoot cleared
last Saturday.
On Mr.. Montgomery S ten-mile extern
sion he has commenced work, having re-
moved six gangs Of Chinese to it from
the finished adjoining road. The labor
on this contract is to be continued all
winter. There are very heavy exeava-
tions and filings on this contract; We
are informed that this ten miles will re-
quire nearly as much outlay of labor as
the whole thirty miles adjoining north
erly extension.
Mr.. Montgomery is having a large
steam sawmill put up on his contract,
for the purpose of saving the necessary
material OF the road.
The clearing and grubbing on the line
is in regular progress, with an aggregate
force of about hundred hands.
A bank account is good to have, but
if too freely drawn upon it runs out.
Bodily health is the first of blessings,
but because good constitution bears
abuse wonderfully, do not assume that
a reckoning day will never come. Live
sensibly and moderately; and at the first
symptom of dyspepsia, disorders Of the
skin, kidneys, liver, or blood, use
promptly DR.. WALKERS CALIFORNIA
VINEGAR BIrTERs, the unrivalled purifi-
er of the blood and renovator of the