Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-13
MEXIC TO GLASGOW.
Flfty-six Miles Of Good Road.
A ledger Reporter Visits tEae
KssEiEas of the Glasgow
Bridge.
$50. 900 loss to she American
Bridge Company, OF Chicago.
---Dne Months Delay.

--sBne Months Delay.
Receiving a telegram last Monday
evening, to the effect that the Glas-
gov bridge had fallen into the river,
and at an invitation from one of the
officials, wishing to give our readers
the news, we visited the wreck Tues
day morning.
Boarding conductor McbIath's ac-
c~ommodation train, pulled by engine
No. 8, Frank Wheeler engineer, at
S:15 a. m. Tuesday, we left Mexico.
And by the way, Mem ath's crew is
one of the best on the road. Char
lie is one of the most reliable and &C
commodating conductors working for
the company and meets with but few
accidents. To McAIath and his accom-
modating assistant, jim Gregg, we
owe u thanks for favors, for we
know it is a bore for railroad men to
be bothered Ey questioning newspaper
reporters. Being %congenial gentle
men we enjoyed their company very
much.
Arriving at Thompson we found
HAL OF HI TOWN IN ASHES.
III, to,n - AU,l, q (N,Itol,~ h.
ing burned down the night before.
The fire, in proportion to the size
of the respective cities, is a greater
loss to Thompson than the great Chi
cago fire was to Chicago. Pulling
out from Thompson, we were amused
by a plug horse breaking away from
the fence, and in a race trying to out
speed the train, but as ''blood will
tell and we had a blooded crew,
we soon left the Dexter side track
ed in a brush fence. At Contra
liza,
THE PRAIRIE CITY,
we found the railroad company had
built a most excellent new two-story
depot, the upper story for the dwell
ing apartments of the agent, which
we think is a very good plan; and
by the way, c. NJ. Morse, division
superintendent, was making his round
to receive the new depots on the ex-
tension, on Jul train. At Centralia
the CO Asextension makes connec-
ton with the Columbia branch. AS
far Is this point the extension runs
parallel with, and only 100 feet from
the St. Louis, Kansas City & North
ern r. R., but at this point it verges
to the North, crossing the county
road Just two miles North of Stur-
geon, at which place a new depot
vii, soon be built. From this point
the new road veers a little to the
South, crossing the Kansas City &
Northern r, r. at Clark's Switch, 26
miles from Mexico, at which point
there is a side track and a switch to
the Kansas City & Northern railroad
track. Three and ,one-half miles
beyond Clark's Switch we stopped at
ID. a. Blair & Co.'S coal shaft, which
supplies the West end with coal.
This is q point 2 miles South of Rem
lex and supposed to be the same vein
which is being worked so successful
ly at that place. The country to the
South of this place is called Back
foot, and we surely think this is a
good name for that country, for we
cannot think Of anything it could be
good for except to locate Malinda
Allen Mines on. The country is very
hilly and there is more dirt in a square
acre of land in that country than any
where else we know of. just beyond
this point, at Hardin station. we 10
ticed about 6j, 200 railroad ties which
are being carried to the front.
HIGBEE,
the next station, which is at the
junction of the extension with the Nj.
X. & L. X. r.. is Sc miles from
Nexico and 10 miles South of Mo-
berry. The old NJ. X. & L. depot
will be moved TO the junction and
made a Union depot.
At Armstrong, which is 46 miles
from Mexico, we found another good
two story depot and at Steinmetz
which is 81 miles from Mexico and
is named after a rich German farmer
living near, we noticed another de-
pot of the same kind. The depots
ON the extension will be all alike and
most comfortable and accommodating
as well as handsome. The road
from Mexico to Glasgow, which is
Sc miles distant, is exceptionally
good, being very level and having a
firm bed, After ~partaking of a sump-
tuous dinner at the "Palmer House,
and taking in the Glasgow Journal
office, we visited the
BRIDGE RUINS,
where we found all hustle and eX-
citement.
1t appears that for some time the
contractors have feared that the ice
would break up and knock the false
work from under the bridge. A
double force of hands have been
worked for some time, working all
day last Sunday and the most ofSun-
day night, by torch light. (The
ministers will now preach on the re-