The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-08-13

gard to the operations Of that compa-
NY
On the west side the entire line
from Dayton TO Dallas distance of
% miles, and 10 Sheridan, distance
of % miles, has been reconstructed
entirely, the bridges have nearly all
been removed and the grades Inn
proved at considerable cost. A new
telegraph line has been constructed
To Dallas and Is now being extended
to Sheridan, tho Instruments and
batteries for which (and for n further
extension from Dayton TO Rays fer
~ to connect with the east side di-
vision and with the compauy's steam-
ers at that place and thence 10
Brownsville via Scio), arrived on the
State IF California. A large portion
of this west side division Is being bal
lasted with gravel, the now rolling
stock FOR which arrived on Saturday,
by the barkentine Rirai, consisting or
locomotives, two passenger coaches
and some 80 freight cars.
One locomotive was taken UP on
Saturday morning for tho east side
division at Rays Ferry aud another
locomotive goes up TO Dayton to NOR
row with one extra passenger car.
Two now stations are being opened
Mt Armstrong;, five miles from Day
ton, and at the Western Oregon
crossing, ut both of which points the
company are about TO construct two
warehouses for the convenience and
at the special desire Of the farmers To-
Gated around these places.
On the east side division of tho
company's line greater progress has
made. Tho entire line from Rays
ferry on the Willamette river TO Sill
verton has been graded, the ties all
ready, and portion of tho iron re-
quired to complete the road TO Waldo
Hills has already heen taken up by
the company. The balance OF the
iron for this extension is laying at
Flanders dock, and within fort
night 800 tons moro will arrive from
San Francisco. An advance body OF
graders and hewers are working be-
yond Silverton, ana the engineers are
locating line via Gecr's for further
extension.
If the ChiiicrS arrives within four
teen days, enough iron viii then be
on hand to carry the road 10 North
Santiam river. Two miles OF track
from Rays ferry has been
made, and the traeklayers are work
ing at the rate of mile day, and
the contractor, Dir. Montgomery, as
sumes Us that lie will get into Silver
ton with "A train before the first of
September
The bridge timber Tor the North
Santiam bridge, (Which except the
bridge across the Yillameite) Is the
largest bridge on tho route, has been
ordered some time ago, and portion
Of II Is already cut and ready for de-
livery, while 10000 tiea arc being
delivered near Stayton ON the Santi-
ann for the extension into Scio, the
contractor having guaranteed TO reach
that town by the 18th of October.
A new contract was let 10 J. i.
Montgomery * Co, the contractors,
Ten days ago, in which that firm
guarantees to have tho road compile
ted into Brownsville distance OF -
miles from Rays Ferry, by the 5th of
November. Accordingly, force of
graders and teamStcrs started on
Thursday last at Brownsville, working
northwards TO meet the other parties
working southwards. The Oregon
ian Railway Company have aItogeth-
er close on 900 men now constructing
their railways, but find difficulty In
getting sufficient teams on account OF
harvest operations. The located
route from Brownsville IS close to and
at the foot or Wards Butte, thence
to Sand Ridge and runs dIagonally
across the Albany * Lebanon branch
Of the o. & G. X. II. (now under
constructionl but keeps away a
distance Of two miles and half west
from the town OF Lebanon, then
makes for the South Santiam river
and the Crabiree fora. The graders
and bridge builders working from
Brownsville northerly TO Scio will
have everything completed 10 Scio
by the Ist Of October-thc time when
the tracklayers have TO reach that
city-so that tracklaying sou;herly.
to Brownsville,a distance or p miles
will be extended at the rate Of mile
a day, as they are now doing on the
F.ench prairie.
The second English vessel with
rails-the San Luis-is due about the
18th Of September, with sufficient
iron to complete the entire extension
to Brownsville.
On Friday two more locomotives
and thirty more freight cars arrived
overland at San Francisco and will tie
dispatched to Portland Immediately,
while twenty-four freight ears, or
dered from the Seattle car works, will
be delivered here before the Ist OF
September, (of the same design as
used on the Seattle and Walla WalIa
railroad,) 124 freight five, passenger
cars and three baggage ears in rum
ming operation on the Narrow Gauge
Company's. railways before the lst
day of November next.
The company's steamers the City
Of iSalem and Ohio have been over
hauled and repaired, and are busy
carrying railroad material 10 the
front. The CITY Of Quincy, which is
now in the company, is 10 be laid Off
for few days for repairs, and will
then be placed on the route (nainly
for the passenger trdde) in conjunc-
tion with Salem and Ohio.
Altogether the progress made by
the Oregonian Railway Company in