, 1881-06-25
TIE, RAIL, AND SPIKE
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DAYTON viii have a railroad by the Fonr'h
Of July.
The Dayton extension track is out Il
mi es.
Two heavy new engines for the o. K. 4
n. Co, have arrived in Portland
The Office Of train master has been abolish
ed and now II Is substituted by train. dis
pa cher.
asa span Queen lrnss bridge was built
over Dry creek III cne-half day. This 's
bridge building.
We are informed that ties will he trans
pc tel from the Cascades until the fume
Is ii running order.
The ThieIson hume is working well. We
W, re rlisinformed on Saturday last when We
sal that it lad collapsed.
The advance camp of the Baker City d.
vision is within nine miles OF Pendiet'n-
| Tie rear oue within twelve miles.
Engineer Wilson OF the UmatilIa Division
wi take charge OF the track laying GA the
De-, TIN and Grange City extension
Ir. Chase, secretary of the Coinntia
River and Walla Walla railway, Low fe-
! joi es in fine glass case around ms desk.
The DAYTON depot building will be rap
ii pushed forward aid the company viii
try aud have the track laid by the Fourth Of
Ju4y.
Another construction train has been add
ed IT, the Dayton extension line. OEe tram
makes its tIip IN the day time and the other
in he night.
The iounda ion for the new delo has been
lad. Much Of the -inishings such as brac-
ke.s, etc, are lying at the new depot ready
to be pat up.
Track laying on the Dayton extension Is
completed to about one n.ile beyond Dry
Cr. ek. Work is progressing at about one
mile per day.
The plans for the l06 foot span Howe
truss bridge across the Touchet is now in the
hands of the draughtsman in the engineers
Office in this city.
The foundation Of the new depot has been
/ lard. Work on raising the building Will
b, IN Immediately. The buiidins viii be com
| p ted in about four weeks.
| The Blaloek Flume has entirely given ou'
probably on account OF a lack OF waller Thls
VIII have tendency OF delaying the work
of the Dayton and Grange City division
The graders on the Baker City line are
nov ou a thorough cut of basaltic rock.
| The cut is y feet deep and several hundred
| feet long, and ii Is estimated that two
months Will be spent getting through the
work.
Around the Dayton depot Will be a scene
| a
dozen ~ branches, with tracks between
each branch. This is done III order to DIS
tribute the ties, etc, over the companies
yards
Thps. 4. Porter, assistant engineer on the
| Oregon Railway ( Navigation compsnys
! stramer oregon, has been promoted to be
chief engineer, and has gone to bring out the
| company new steamer Wdta UaLa, which
VIII lie due here about the hrst of October.
Twenty-Five bridges have already been
| built On the Dayton extension. Two 40
| foot span Howe truss bridges will have Ia be
built across the Touohet, but this VIII not
delay track laying as false works viii be
built to allow trains to pass. There viii be
no delay occasioned by the bridge builders.
! Mr.. Spencer, diver, Is now engaged div
| lnS IN the Snake rlver near Gran5e CIty,
pref ar.ng the foundation for the building of
piers. The bridge viii be an immense struc-
ture, consisting of ten spans besides the
draw, which is to be made OF i;on by some
eastern builders. The piers are to be Of
sold masonry.
Railroads and cattle are tHO things-so To
! speak-but there are railroad c4ttle-that is
| they know the ropes. Some time ago two
cattle guards were erected at the depot
the same guards are in use throughout Texas
with success-but somehow they didn't work
here The cattle by some means or ether
passed by. Watch was kept on the animals
and TO the surprise of all they were seen to
walk the track. This little story is going
| the rounds of the enuineers Office