The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-04
The Transcontinental Express
Nearing San Francisco.
ACROSS Tile CONTINENT IN EIGHTY HOURS.
An Exciting Rush Over the
Grass Plains.
OVATI0NS ALONG THE LINE.

ELKo Juno y 1871
We are Cos miles from San francisco and expect to
reach Reno at midnight and sacramento at A. NJ TO-
morrow, aud VIII take breakfast At San Francisco.
With no unexpected delays wonderful journey Of
1917 miles will end eighty hours instead
OF eighty SIX originally LAID down. All on board
well, Pullman Conductor Foo,e having given excel
lent fare ana attention
YESTERDAYS JouRxBY.
q At 0:a0 this morning tho Jarrett Palmer train
whlzzed past the Thousand Milo In Weber Canyon,
having accomplished that distance since leaving Omaha
"a hours and minutes average speed per hour AZ
miles, including all stoppages for wood water and
locomotives, besides slowing up grades and difficult
curves This statement, coupled with tho
made between Jersey City and Omaha during
the previous thirty three hours will show how rapid
we have travelled since starting from tho HERALD
Office Thursday morning In other words have
reached Evanston U. T. distant from New York 1857
miles. at 9:o5 A. NJ. to-day, covering the distance In
56 en-. the average speed being over iorty two miles
per hour all through tho day Indeed, the Journey to-
day has been q succession OF surprises both as to
scenery and time.
FROM THE NORTH PLATTE RIvAR.
You have no doubt received my brief despatch from
Cheyenne night but the events occurring could
be put the wire before we left venture to take
up my transcontincntal narrative from tho North
The company furnished with locomotive No u,
carl pierce engineer tho train under the Of
Chris kicnx,e far Laramie. Tho first
nty-one miles from North Platte covered In
ono hour aud two minutes, and even
this speed frequently exceeded going to Cheyenne;
but will not weary the readers Of the HERALD with
the tmo table. The rush across tho Grass Plains
remark ably smooth, considering our speed. guess
the Western Union operators had easier time do
cipherng my crabd necessarily crooked. manuscripts
than they will have to-day, for as wrrc We jump
ing about bewidering corvcs dashing down sud
den grades terrific speed.
ROCKETS AND ROMAN CANDLES.
We got to Cheyenne at lo:4o r. NJ, and Mr. Jarrett
threw up rockets and nrcd Roman candles VIC camc
in sight lights. Coming to stop the crowd
on tho platform chccrcd Justify the brass band played
something full Of crashing notes. but the OF
tho and the yes OF the people drowned tho
music far were concerned. The scene was tho
most exciting Of any have yet met Mr. Jarrctt
was loudly called upon for speech and Mr. Barrett
ALSO They bowed their Acknowledgements, and ono Of
the party reported 70 tho people the principal
features Of the trip from New York Five
minutes OF this sort OF exciting fun
all that was allowed us and again tho ground seemed
to glide under feet Laramie City. 573 miles from
Omaha was reached at 1908 A. N. but We were all
fast asleep and did tho inhabitants who,
the conductor said turned out take
another locomotive. Six minrtcs later engine 1877
dashed of Ogden. The engineer sent mo his nane
| ut my rcqucst and said IL William Allen, and
added. ssNot OF Ohio" Tho conductor A. G.
Dunn and VIC were Joined by the Bridgcr DIVISION
Superintendent 8. 7. Shankland, who went as far
srcen River, tho end OF the division Tho following
ia the record Of
THE TINE RIVER,
IA
minutes Rock Creek 81 rs miles from Laramie exactly
hour Stopped for water at Medicine Bow, rs miles,
1h hours; thence to Rawlins, 13s miles from Lara
ME- in hours Al Rawins took engine 15l, ROBBERS
Miller driver. to Bitter Greek, 75s miles, without stop
ping in hour and 40 minutes including the taking Of
water We reached Grccn River at 20 A. ~, starting
again at 0 23 with another engine. We whired Ear
as Bridgcr where wc stopped for water Reached Evans
ton at 0 :05 or Ill miles in hours 32 minutes.
MORMON LIyE.
Hero we camc 10 Norm life, having hour before
break fasted on mountain trout and antelope steak,
addition TO our ordinary sare HERALD packages
read with as,onshmont Mr.. Wheeler, the editor Of
tho Evanston Age delighted get TOUR days cs-
two three four and flvc days In advance Of regular
mails
OGDEN
Changing locomotives, q grand rush madc for Og
gen. distant seventy 1.-Two miles, and accomplishing tho
distance eighty minutes coming ia at 10 80 LARA
mie timcl We crossed the Utah Central hcra Eighty
HERALD bundles loft At both places Theses fell
on the platform, and such cnsucd has sell
dom Witnessed, for every man, woman and child
tried to got hold OF them Tho HERALD agent filed his
pockets with stamped letters Tor san Fran
cisco, and thcre they tod up In my
berth ready tor delivery at the destination.
During the run to Ogden we passed through Echo and
M sand Ia MI.
ready spoken OF, and DEVILS shdc Tho DEVILS Gate
was watched for with interest there occurred
the washout on Thursday. Though wc found tho
damage repaired when came to the Cato
there was terrible stale OF commotion. The
boiling food tumbiing and ioaming IN
furious fashion. littc further ON we camo
TO washout finding Monaghan laborcrs wading
waist deep In tho Weber River. pilng up brush and
earth to strengthen a temporary track made for our
use Here snaiIs pace the only instance OF
..sowing up" since wc lett New York. but reaching
dry ground dashed away again Il. II. Pratt, Super
ineudcnt Salt Lake division. went with far
Trano when no took charge no put on engine l26 n.
Small, engineer; W. H. Sturtcvant, conductor We
got clear track, and under the supervision OF TcIe
graph Superintendent " 4. vandcnbprgh started in
Jour minutes but our record 0As, san Francisco
time
NEARING TUE PACIFIC COAST.
We here began the mounting OF wahsatch mountain
range the track aide full Of gues, aud
patches OF snow. shady deIs holder scenery abrupt
curves and curious rock formations, which gave
interest steam gaop All the passengers forgot
TO keep a ron OF the time In presence Of these
WONDERS or NATURE.
Fifscen miles from Ogden sighted Great Salt
Lake, and ran for forty my miles along
tho shore seeing tho salt fats, and then
began climbing the promontories. The highess
elevation so43 feet tho road running grade Of
ninety feet 10 u mile. Humboldt Wells, famous in CALI
iorna history here passed. 255 miles distant from
Ogden, making tho running timo Of 2i9 miles IN 5h.
16m- A. Terrace III miles from Ogden, stopped 70
coal up and curious sight IL TO walking
out Of tho house and after dumping tho COAL passing
hand barrows under the wheels OF tho baggage car.
About thirty miles beyond Humboldt Wells came %
Ruby Range Tho peaked tops whitc with sDev