, 1872-12-14

enemy. From the united testimony Of his own
end the enemys engineers, he ascertnined that
and low water mark, k,-ground which by legisle-
tive act has been dedicated to public nse,-and
he went forward conde1nning and grading. The
enemy was dumb-founded at tie audacious
morning, while yet the injunction WAS in as
much force as it WAS possible to be.
| though the G., G. d D. construction force was
! pushing On the work With renewed vigor lust
as though ln1unct!ons had never been Thought
! OF, lie telegraphcd to Graves to know what be
meant BY keeping his men at work. This char
| acteristic reply was sent back:
Il mean to build this road through to Clinton,
and 6hau not be stopped. If am impeded, t
shall dernand Of the Governor . company of
! troops to protect my men,"
Ihe result OF this war proved that this cour-
ageous bearing vas in no sense fo0l-hardv. Mr.
Graves won q complete, d crushing victory be-
1o1e tno courts-betore it came up for exauina-
ton, IN TACT. The opposition Withdrew, and
compromises which did not prejudice the intor-
ests OF the new road were effected.
And thus the work vent forward. The iron
was laid On the G., D. s. II land as each succeed
LITIGATION was had, and on the sth day Of NAV of
the present year grand celebration OF the event
OF the :. iron wedding" of tho two cities was
had at Lansing, ninoty-siz miles north Of Du-
bnqpe. S'1e c,;... o:.
completed to the junction Of the Sabula Road. q
transportation connection of g. temporary char
acter formed with this and the Northwestern
Road, and, as many Of the renders Of TIE Tn1n-
USE will remember, the citizens Of Chicago were
slngularly impressed With the appearance Of
gaping crowds Of Dubuque merchants On the
streets Of their OWN rebullded city, On Tuesday,
the 26th ult
Now, il the reader will gather about him all
1ished in the last tan years, select the best one,
study 1t until he becomes utterly confused
and humllated by the rude violence it
has practiced upon the geography and typog-
raphy Of our beautiful State, and then burn
the entire lot, and with us take the morning
train at Dubuque going south, and then again
going north ne will point out to him, if indeed
there were need OF it, some pleasant
features peculiar to our river roads. Going
south, We run for about two-thirds OF mile on
the track OF the Dubuque & soui1 City Road.
But this is only a atemporary arrangement. Leay-
ing the Centrals track, where tLat track bears
west from the river, we strike on the fr1nest bed
road in the State. Nature, with wonderful pre-
river bank, forming natural road-bed most Of
the way. And then at convenient distances she
hns deposited gravel pits all along the track
gravel which lamps almost as solid Is rock.
Iheee two important Textures are common to
both the lower md upper roads. We reach Clin-
ton in good season for dinner, and free from
dust-that disagreeable feature Of the roads OF
the interior. This road is graded most Of the
way to Burlington, and before December IL,
1878, will be completed to st. Louis.
Leaving the depot in Dubuque in the morn
ing for ST. Paul, We set out on the road Of light
est grade OF any in Iowa. Over this
single engine Will draw the heaviest train. In
passing through the company's yard We see
series Of machlne-sIops The most extensive and
best arranged to be found in the West. At
Eagle Point we stop for water running from the
bluf--a natural spring. These have all been
considerably set at convenient distances all
oil nd a9r1 e%
them, the President Of tho Chicago,
Burlington l. Quincy Road, who passed
over this road last summer. declared VAS worth
ten thousand dollars" And the acenery-but it
can hardly be necessary to remind the readers Of
TIE TRIBUNE Of the scenery Of the Upper Mis-
sissippi.
At the Turkey River crossing, twenty-seven
miles north from Dubuque, We lenye On the LETT
the
TuRKEY VALLEY BRANCH,
graded to point near Fayette, where it will in
tersect, and connect with the
IOWA + PACIFIC ROAD, i
which trayerses the State from the Mississippi |
to the Missouri rla Fort Dodge, and down tie !
Maple Valley. This road is graded over most Of |
its course, and is expected to be in running !
order within twelye-month from date. This, |
as competing line with the Dubuque l. Sioux
City Road, our merchants will thorough
" appreciate. It's construction ia in the
same hands as the G., D. Il III. Road,
which has just completed it's connections and |
side tracks at La Crescent, opposite La Crosse. |
Tbs c., D. & A. Company has effected transpor-
tatiou connection with the
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BAmBoAD, |
and is receiving from thirty to fifty cara OF |
freight from TINT road per day. The Milwaukee,
d. St. Paul Company will have completed their |
round from Winona to La Crescent, and thus an |
unbroken line BY rail given between ST. Paul |
and Clinton, along the west bank Of the Missis-
sipPi.
&T,4vH L~rl A- E. t...s1i
with transportation connection With the II. d
St. P. and d N. ". Roads to Tomah, will then |
the
WISCONSIN VALLEY ROAD.
This branch line, opening up Us it will the pine
regions Of Wisconsin. will bo the most important
to the c., D. & II. Road. This road is all ready
for the iron between Tonah and Grand Rapids
q distance Of 45 miles. The rails will be laid
early in the spring. Our lumber merchants
who control large tracts Of Wisconsin pine lands
will find the Wisconsin Valley Road connection
with the c., D., D. u. Line Of great value,
especially in the low water seasons. Theim-
portance to Dubuque of these Minnesota and
feeders to our Trunk Line of railway,
feeders which will be constantly extending and
can hardly be oyer-estimated.
OTHER ROADS IN PROSPECT.
In addition to the roads mentioned in the
foregoing, We have in near prospect line east
;ho Wisconsin lead region. Another is
projected from Dubuque southwest to
Naauoketa, in Jackson County, which
will also bring to oar merchants the
:rade from large tract Of the most productive
portion of our State. That portion Of the
DUBUQUE MONROE ROAD
wing between Monroe and Shullsburg will, in all
probability, be completed within the next IS
months, and extended to Dubuque within the
next two years.
With its system Of railroads, already so largely
developed, so much in near prospect, is it any
wonder Dubuque is iubilant? Tho rolling stock
If the c., D. d II. Road already comprises IS
passenger coaches, sleeping cars,
baggage, and 500 freight cars. Should Du-
ouque be reproved for indulging bit Of pride7
Ihaye said these grand railroad enterprises
and thus far prosecuted, by Dubuque
men, have suffered no delay in construction
;ince that auspicious October day, 1870,
Ehe9 , the pot9 t9rt is Mss first broken
o some, read better if qualified. 1t is . fact
which will hardly be disputed, that no railroad
company in the country, inaugurated under cir
umstances SO difficult to control, has ever met
ts money obligations more promptly than has
Dental campaign cast their shadows along the
'anks Of the Mississippi, and our railroad con