The Arizona sentinel., 1878-11-30


touches on road-bed and track. So far
the line had been straight, after leaving
Yuma; here a gentle curve began, and we
commenced to see old cans, bits of paper,
broken tools AMI other tell-tales of human
vicinity. The train went slower and more
cautiously over this newer track. A fog
of dust ahead, borne far away to the south
ward by gentle, bracing breeze from the
California Desert, indicated approach to
the front, which was confirmed by re-
peated shrieks Of the engine. 1t was sur
prisirg to note how rapidly our approach
had brought out rugged outlines and
sharp contours on the mountains abe;
of US, that had seemed SO smooth and soft
in the earlier morning and greater dis
lance. The security of the new track
seemed 10 have been assured, for more
steam wa5 let on, and We soon came UP
10 the construction train, which is a re-
markable and motley collection of cars,
men and material, Hanked by equally
curious groups of animals, wagons, aid
odds and ends.
THE CONSTRUCTION TRAIN
As we found it yesterday it comprised
twenty four cars of all kinds, which seem
10 form the permanent village, and half-a-
dozen or so of cars which were doing SER
vice in bringing up material. At the head
of the train were eight little track-laying
cars; two in constant use for conveyance
OF ties and rails; three appearing to DC re-
serves: and three loaded with extra wheels
and tools. Then came Il Hal loaded with
scra. erS, buckets, cots and all sorts OF
things that looked like rubbish, but which
eye. Next was u sleeping car i'll no wise
like those that come III here every murn-
ing in charge of handsome porters, but a
rough Concern bearing the derlsiye sign
| of aquarium ~ derisivc because ev.
: crAthlng about 1t was aS dry lis Il lime
kin; III il are GOrty-two bunhs in TIL &c
tiers on ii side, oi seven buIks each. Then
came another and ruuyher sleeping car
! with furiy-elghI hunks, arranged IN much
tin, ,,,,,. u,, \.xt WA. am ealing .u,
VIII ;,nr t,I,lcs and h,.nchrs ,,,, oue sid,
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md h,.,iud Thar is :, ,,ond b.,th ronm F,i
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of Mr. n. D,.n,,r.st and cr.,,yd,.d wrtl
AN excellent assortment of st,n,.. n,,,vi
slams Mkt i u tool car ~ which a,,
stor.d t,,cJ. and m.t.,i,I f,,r nr,r,ici.,
almost .vrrv knnvu trade. and for all r..
n,irs of wood iro, mr. I..tb.r Tin. ,br.,
blacksmith shons with th.ir n.,h,nic
have. b.eu sent along III. road TN l,e n,.rr
the Graders The NEXT WAS q. commnn Inn,
r.r used "a g store nv Sisson Wallace 4
20 Th.v ara. b.v,,y c.r bu,It for III,
business wi ich will he ont here in a we.l
ar two f. will be nearly sixtv f.et Ion,
and two feet wi dor Than ordip.rv oars
Next WAS a powd,r car After that cam,
cars for grain and hay in cburur or Mr. +
! Askin and wafer ear, which are file,
h.r. d.,ilv and t,t.p nm, to t;e fr,,ut. If >.
Gil, C,tv 10 r..ch.d wat.r will M. t,k.,
from, tI,.r. p,.b;,a I'M. ,r.t.. ,,rl,s 49,,
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Sivt.,,, o,r Loud or r,is and ,i... .,p,
.,hut mill. ot tr..L nd mi, o,.r,;,v :;
now h.;,,, n..d d.ily p..hin, I'll ,o,na.
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