, 1872-01-15

together with the holidays. have concen-
trated a large number of railroad labor
ers in town, who have crowded the
boarding and lodsing-houses to their
full capacity. Town life being expen-
sive, aad the holidays becoming monot-
mons the bone and muscle element is
rapidly falling back upon the grade-a
portion i'll the employ of the Company
at various duties on the road, and the
main force tending to the 10 miles
Montgomery extension, as also the
clearing and srubbing work.
Since the bad weather and short days
have made it almost impossible to per-
form fnil days work, wages have re-
ceded to 81 IS per day in coin, the same
as is paid on the Holiday roads; this
leaves about 81 day over grub
The ten mile Montgomery extension
is now under headway with force of
about four hundred hands, mainly Chi
nese under the superintendent of Capt.
John B. Kidder, who conducted the 25
mile contract just closed. This exten-
sion commences with three-fourths Of q
mile of pilins, which is now going on
=" Diver No. 3" being employed. with
Al. Hastings as superintendent, and
Charles Turner, engineer. es@
At humphreys, on the 10-m;le extern
sion. Mr.. Montgomery has just finished
q large steam sawmill, which is intend
ed to saw the material required for the
Cowlitz bridge on the extension, and
furnish the lumber and other supplies
used in construction.
There are now about two hundred
hands employed on the clearing and
grubbing line; about three-fourths OF
the fo-ce is in the employ of the Com
pany, and the Wheeler Bros. have
about fifty hands on contract of ten
miles.
The bark Almatia is now at the wharf
in Kalama, unloading railroad iron, be-
ing part of the cargo of the Horatio
Harris, at San Francisco. The Almatia
brings l, 100 bars.
A dispatch from Philadelphia has been
received here at Headquarters, announc-
ing that two Alden engines had been
started overland for this division of the
road, and might be expected in San
Francisco about 4th inst. These are
intended for the passenger trains of the
Pacific Division.
Since the completion of the twenty.
five miles, the road northward from
humphreys to the Sound has been to-
tally impossible for teams-the mail
stage having been obliged to draw off,
and the mail passing over and through
the mud by horse, foot, and any how to
through. Even if the roads were pass.
able, till the rails reach Pumphrey &
they can not properly be considered as
entering the line Of travel; and till the
next four or five miles are finished, and
the road to the Sound becomes in trav.
cling order, there will be only very
limited use for passenger cars on this
line; but when spring opens, the iron
horses will have full duty ON trade and
travel, as well as construction.
We hear that the plans have beer
drawn for r. R. Depot in Kalama,
which is to be the largest and finest
structure of the town. It is to be loca-
ted on the northeast corner of Fir and
River streets, most probably occupying
the front of o block. Kdlama Beacon
TWENTY-FIVE MILES CoMpLETED.--Tht
Pacific Division of the N. P. r. r
sends greeting: The Columbia section
is an accon,pii she'd fact! The cars have
run from Kalama northward twenty-five
miles to the LIMIT of the first Moatgem
cry contract; and the Columbia Pasir
and Puget Sound will soon join in com
lneree safe from the risks and delays o
Columbia bar! f5a @
On last Saturday, locomotive cen
nected with o passenger-car made tn
initial trip to the freAt-Gen. Spragu'
and Div. Eng. Yhos. B. Morris. leading
officers of the division, being ON tn,
train. 80
The day being cold and unpleasant
the general invitation for free ride xa,
not so generally embraced as at first in
tended by large part Of the commun
ity, but . sufficient number of thos,
accustomed to cheerless weather wer,
ON hand, Who filed the car, where ,
warm store had prepared , gsaial reoep
Hon for thAm,
The train reached the front in goot
order, without any hindranse or delay
and after . sufficient interval A'apsei
for business, and pleasure 80 far AZ th,
locality affords It. the whistle announce
that the train vas homeward bound
On the way, six passengers from Olym
pia were received on board, who, no