The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-12

lignt gauge TOaCS. lHeIt arc E.blu uPs
to each mile of the road. Portions of the
road have cost 1000 per mile, where
the process of construction has been I'M
usually difficult.
ALL ABOARD FOR CAIRO.
At about 1890 O'Clock on SUNDAY alter
noon the party of gentlemen before al
ludcd to stepped into the passenger car.
to which q locomotive was attached. nj
East st. Louis. They were soon pass
ing down the road at a good speed. The
sky began To darkcn and the rain 10 fall,
As the great city across the river gradu-
ally became obscured from sight The
train continued its southern course until
IL arrived at Murphysboro. the terminus
of the road that has been In operation
until this time. The party, itmay be OBJ
served, consisted of Mcssrs. j. l.. Ilink-
ley, W. Lewis. W. ;. Scarls, +. +. Cam
da and II. W. Smthers. The last-namcd
gentleman is capitalist, and represent
tativc of the bondhOldcrS of the road.
At0:30 o'clock the company arrived at
the Logan House. where they were pro-
vided with comfortable quarters. In the
morning they prepared To continue their
trip. first partaking of a hearty breakfast.
Mr.. Lewis remained behind. but the par
ty received several acee, .ions. being
Joined by Colonel SIS. Taylor, president
of the road. Mr.. Thomas VI. Logan, a
brother of Senator Logan, Judge Bross.
and Mr.. J. VI. Gill, of Murphysboro.
The car glided slowly over tho newly
laid track. conveying the first passengers
who had travelled over II. After passing
about mile through a wooded country,
with but few clcarlngs visible. the train
crossed the wooden bridge over the Big
Muddy river. which is here about 300
feet wide. At little distance beyond
the rails ntcrscct with those OF the Grand
Tower Mining and Transportation Com
pany.
At this time the weather had cleared
mp somewhat. and blue patches OF shy
were disccrniblc. Several of the conf
pany congrcgatcd ON the platform Of the
ear. and amused themselves IN observing
the slight changes in the aspect OF the
country. The number of streams, swol-
len by the reccn. rains. was quite nolicca-
bic, and the rails passed over trcsllc work
at short intervals.
Two-saw-mill- were seen on the line Of
the road. and 1t was stated that new
towns would soon he established here.
One Of them j, TO he named Althan.
quETIL's Gar.
Ailcr going about twelve miles south
OF Murphysboro, the car began 10 ascend
"A stretch Of country three miles long, and
terminating in what is known as Quctils
Gap. Those who had been To the place
before promised their companions the
pleasure of beholding some delightful
scenery. Whether ii was the ObtuScnc~s
OF the reporters faculties or merely the
intervening mists that Obsculed the pros
pect. 1t is hard 10 say, but hc failed to re-
cogniZca any features Of striking sublim-
ity. The towering SUBMITS of some lof-
~ hills were brOu ght distinctly to the
view. separated from the railroad by a
wooded valley. Nothing but the blue
smoke ascending from the settlers cabin
indicated the presence of civilized man.
This ascent has grade OF about eighty
feet TO the mile.
Two miles west of Quetil's Gap there
is the Bald Knob, the highest elevation in
Illinois. on fine day the waters of the
Ohio and Mississippi are disccrnble from
this point. In the neighborhood there
are also large fields OF iron. u government
grant to the Illinois Central Railroad.
These lands have hitherto been kept out
of the market. on account of their lIn-
known and undcvelOpcd wealth. On
some of the adjoining hills there are
fields, which are very productive. In
summer there are Immense shinmcnts al
! fruit from Golden. a station six miles
| distant, on the Illinois Central Railroad
Queiils Gap. it may be observed, tool
its name from Mr. 'luetil, prOminen
railroad engineer now residing In Phila
! dclpha. lie settled here soon after III,
war. and spent n considerable sum i'm max
inp improvements,
As the travellers passed over The road #
WA, noticed that the
ruog.r ,>,ru.n.
..,
nau raiiler i'iJurlou,Iy ailectel lho track
lhe illS hsu peci lalu Wneh lilc ir9N'
We III we slu,.ii',' anu .liaM iIal Wv
eiiecl Oh loNerlllG lllc,ll ~ cerl'lIi points
Inc ram htu aiso Wasileu the cartl uoWli
lhe cuts or excavations III lhc lfacf
Delhg npoueu. lnese ll.lic hltttcrs III
not permanently allect lllc collultloh o
| the road. They are merely incidental
| and VIII be promptly removed Relay
of section-men VIII be placed on the road
| and not cease thcir labor uhtll the racl
Il IN nrst-class condition.
| Inc next feature OF interest was abou
SIX miles north OF JoncSboro, ana consist
ed ofsomc
BANKS OF WHITE CLAY.
| This article is well adapted to the manu-
facturc Of pottery. porcelain and fir,
| 800 - I"'D' p"i ~. w ~ Nv".'', .
cnr.loads ner month hive bsnn shine;
by the Illinois Central Tor Chicago IN
ciunoti and New Jersey several mon
hers of thc Marty nrocurcd small ounntI
Ties of thc cioy. When rolled mn iutn i'm
bolls and laid nm the stove II vros mai
into bovs' marbles Tbis dono.it of rIa'