The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-11
Ride to the End of the Kansas Central
Railway.

Yesterday an excursion train OF the X ansas
Central Railway, consisting of the engine
"Leavenworth" 4 smoking car and two elegant
passenger coaches, the "Holion' and "Leav-
enwerth, carried about one hundred and
fifty ladies and gentlemen Of the city TO Humid
Station. This station is distant from Leav-
enworth about eight miles, and the time con-
sumed in running this distance was thirty
three minutes. Every one in the party yes
terday pronounced the marrow gauge"
complete success, and particularly praised the
excellent construction, and elegant equip
ment ofthe line. So far as convenience TO
the travsl'r is concerned, there is no differ
ence betN bread and narrow gauge car.
The mot Of the latter is quite smooth
as that OF o broad gauge car, and in point
of speed, the narrow gauge train can safely
move at as high rate as i. ever used on
Western roads.
One gratifying feature Of the Leavenworth
& Denver road, is the excellent view of
Leavenworth which the location of the line
affords to the incoming aud outgoing passen-
ger. One approaching the city by the other
roads oonverging here, is denied any extend
ed view of the city and surroundings, and
hence people pass daily without realizing
the extent and importance of the city. But
on the narrow gauge road as the train emerg-
es from the deep cut through Salt Creek Hill,
Leavenworth in all her grandeur and beauty
is spread like panorama 10
the view of the traveller. Ii affords
a scene Of beauty that will linger when other
incidents of a trip are forgotten, because
memory is partial to the beautiful.
At the end of the track the e1cursionists
found the track-layers bnsily employed spik-
ing down rails and pushing the road ahead.
One of the corporators stated that the road
would be completed 10 Grasshopper Falls
within the next forty days. At this latter
point the Narrow Gauge will meet the A.,
T. & s. road from Topeka, thus strength
eling the Union of the Metropolis and Cap
ital City with another bond OF iron.
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