Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-02-22
.RAIlROADING OVER The RIVER.
THE PROGRESS BEING MADE
ON THE EXTENSIOH.
Track Laid Nonrly to the He,.rt River
Tho Bridge Builders at Work.
The New Townsite and Improve
ments Being Made--The Mandan
House Feeding 100 Daily.
on TO THE HEART,

ON TO THE HEART.
Track laying on the Missouri Division
of the N. p. r. R. has reached point
about half mile this side of the first
crossing Of the Little Heart river. At
Mandan, the new city, there have been a
number of improvements made during the
past week, among which is the
sMandan House, y 24x56 feet with two ellis
each 15x16 MIR. P. J. Callahan is the
proprietor of the house and is doing a
rushing business, filling 100 hungry
mouths three times day and furnishing
lodging room for about the same number
The R. r. company have force of car
penters at work ON the various buildings
which they are intending to erect Mr.. G.
A. Strout is the head carpenter, and is
PUSHING THE WORK FORWARD
as fast as the supply Of lumber and other
building materials Will admit. lt It, Two coal
platforms, size 24x104 feet, have just been
completed, with total capacity Of about
$50 tons of coal; also large stable for the
horses used by the bridge contractors, size
3Ox6O. Men are now at work upon the
engine house, which will have two stalls
and is to be 30x60 feet, and the civil engl-
neers office, two-story frame building,
to be lathed and plastered, size 24x34
Gen. Rosser is having a Y switch and u
long side-track, $500 feet) laid at this
point and is contemplating the building OF
number OF
r ADDITIONAL TRACKS
at an early day. The Gen'l has moved
<lor a -.
ALWAYS be found where the work IS the
the most important, or at his once III
special car '4O01.''
The amount Of track now laid beyond
Bismarck is about five and onc-quarter
miles, exclusive of side.tracks, etc.
y MANDAN TowNs1TE
is about three and one-quarter miles west
Of the Missouri River, and borders on the
Little Heart ltiver. 1t is beautifully stu
ated at the base Of a scmi-circular range
Of hills which form a natural barrier
against wind and other storms on the north
and northeast sides, while the heavy belt
of timber on the Little Heartsgives ample
nrotection from similar assaults On the
southern side.
4 III ;5s$ THE5aBUsINEss OUTLOOK
ssfEprs ManI an City is certainly very encoHr-
as II 8. and of "A siness and
dwelling houses are being buii and seveT-s
al large wholesale firms will engage in
business here early in the spring. i5E
y The railroad employees are all very
busy, Yardmaster Woods remaining at his
duties early and late. Transfer engine No.
50, in charge Of Engineer J. E. Burke, is
keeping all material moving at a rapid
rate, and under such a competent master
is good for any amount OF work.
H1NDERED BY SNOW.
The snow blockade during a portion OF
the past week has retarded the building
considerably, but all distractions are now
removed and Gen. Rosser wears peaceful
and contented smile
Among the business interests soon TO DC
renresenied are the following: 2 grocery
stores, blacksmith shop, 2 carpenter
shops, 2 saloons, l hardware store, dairy
and 1 butcher. The population is now
about 23O and is rapidly increasing.