Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-20
WINTER IN THE SIERRA-WUAI
IT COSTS To KEEP TIE Gen.
TRIAL PACIFIC RAILROAD
HlNNIE


Acorrespondent of the Truckee Re
DubiicoR, who was with the snow
plows of the Central Pacific Railroad
during the late severe storm. gives
graphic description Of his experience.
We append 4 portion of his article
without wishingi however. to disturb
the equilibrium of any Eurckan who
NAV have occasion to cross the mount
aims before the Winter is over:
CHANGING ahead. we can see fifty feet
into-we were SClng to say
FIFTY FEET INTO ETERNITY.
The breaking OF II of these pine
tmberS, he giving away OF a SIN: ie
worn ratl. the caving of Il howider on
| the track. would hurl us, withouta mo-
mems warn.n.. into the next world
and would land the train in Bonner
Lake. There is a mile and Il faIf OF
>now-shed lust here. and has not i'll lis
entire distance Il space OF My lee. oyer
which Il snew-Stide has not passed ihi>
Win er. And here the shed is bearing
up the countless tons of
AMAs> OF SNOW SIXTY FEET pEEP.
How eagerly we Scru.inize. i'll the
dim light. the twonty-inch tlmuer>
placed four feet apart. that uphold this
burden and stand between us and
death. How anNiou>ly We examine
The massive tinber> that are used Tor
cross-heam> and braces. lo see II they
show signs OF Welding. How pieaSu III;
comes the information that tNo-inch
iron rods al short intervals are &C.
mcntcd into the solid rock which COM
poses the mountain side i'll order to
>trel CITIZEN this gigantic frame work
How delighted we are to learn tina Il
cost the company seNcntN-five thou
sand dollars to build this particular
| mile Of Snow-Shel! With such a pr
lection. we are comparatively safe rom
The fury OF the avalanche which
wrencheS huge powders from the
cliffs above. and uproo;S or twists of
he trunks of giant pines, and PUSHES
down the mountain. oNer these sheds.
leaving behind a path that disclo>es
the most fearful destruction and dcva>-
tatiOn.
Having remarked that the snow is
thirty feet deep on the Summit. the
correspondent proceeds to give some
idea OF the enormous scheme on keep
iu- the road open in the Winterseason;
In the Snow Plow Department., un-
der the objection OF Superintendent
Webb. four gigantic lows are plving
between .Altaand Reno, giving employ
ment to toriy-tWo mea. In the Loeo-
motive Department. Superintenlc lent
Cooley has iii cen engines and thirty
men With the plows between Truckcc
and Alta. and there Ire three en~iaes
and six men between Trucllce aud
Reno. BESIDES these there are four
hundred men employed i'll repairing
the track in this SION belt of ninety
miles. and Road Master Frate> tele-
graphed Friday night for as many
more men As could possibly be Sparcd.
and. without waiting for a reply. was
hiring every man he could find in
Truckce vino was willing to work.
Add to the number OF employees
enumerated above. seventeen te. egral b
operators. and we have, exclusive OF
officers and Narlmen.
FIVE HUNDRED MEN
Employed in keeping the track open
Within the llllllt> o the SllbW-HcIt. II
some of the kil-gloved ari>tocra.ic
legislators at Sacramento. who appear
I" he going stark mad OF the Suhiccl OF
fares and ircigl.t>, We're here to-njuht.
possibly they would find that there are
two sides to Il certain story. Possibly
they might understand that it costs
something 10 keep eighteen ten-Wheei
locomotives. tour snoW-plows and five
hundred employees AZ work for >cN enfv-
two consecutive hours on ninety mile,
of road. o say nothing Of the COS OF
~now-shcd>. tunnels, telegraph wires.
and railroad track. If they We're here.
in the midst of this driving storm OF
snow and wind. they would at least
give due honor to the noble company
who are 50 faithfully laboring to pre-
Vent blociade>, ard in their legislation