The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-11-25

Grndlng stepped nntii next sprina.-.sar'
yeying ktiii ContInues..sA Tewn HselnR
Enyed out on tae Einy..-The work
Next Ycar-.sFhnt VIII re Done.

Certain papers In Portland have been
very jubllant lately for the reason that
work on tho Oregon Pacific ilallroad
has been suspended, and DO not hesl-
tate TO say that IL Ii probable IL will
never be resumed again. Well, they
are partly correet-gradlng has ceased
on the Oregon Pacific. Any one who
knows anything OF our Oregon weather
knows that grading cannot be done 10
advantage Ia tho winter. Work on
the tunnels has also been discontinued
as they are all in tho mountains, and
the roads are so bad that timbera cam-
not be provided. Only about 800 men
are now In tho employ OF the Company.
A part OF this force ig ut work on u
| rock cut about 90 miles west Of Cor.
wallis another gang Il engaged In
similar work near Toledo, and still an.
other IA now engaged In laying out and
leYellng of the site OF tho future wes.
tern terminus of the road at point on
the Bay between Oneatta and Fori's
felnt. still more OF them are busIIy
engaged iu getting matters ready for
tho bul lding Il docks Ut thIa latter
place.
The imple metits, tools, etc, used by
the graders are now stored at Eewton's
Gap In houses built for that purpose.
Grading has been completed from
Corvallis TO n point some Is miles dis.
taut. and considerable clearing and
work on rock cuts has been done he.
yond that point.
Four CT i've Surveying parties are
now locating .tls road finally betwecn
the wettern end OF the grade aud the
Bay, aud as soon as that work Is finish.
ed they have their erdors 10 proceed
to Corvallis aud commence at once the
work Of survey Ing the route from that
point through the Valley aud across
the Cascades into Eastern Oregon.
The Company now has four saw mills
la operation between the BAY and Cor.
Wallis getting out bridge umbers, tses,
etc, and two more mills have been
ordered and will be put In running
order by Jan. ist. By tho tiuae work
can open up next spring all tliel5rIdge,
culvert and tunael timbers needed
for the first CO miles will be cut out
and framed ready for putting together.
Two piio drivers have been placed
upon SEQ Ms aud la about two weeks
will commence driving piles for the
wharves and docks 1T the western ter.
minus OF tho road. A large warehouse
Is being built al this point, nnd when
completed will be filled with stores
for the usc Of the laboreys on the road
next spring. II VIII be their base Of
supplies hereafter.
Next spring the work o, the road
viii be resumed with renewed energy
as soon as the weather will permit.
The Company will probably commence
at the Dag snd work this way. AR.
rapgements have already been made
with Chinese contractors 10 furnish
5000 Chinese laborers, and they will
probably be on tho lfae By May ist.
The Company will also have employ
ment for as many as 5000 white labor
ers, besides about 2000 teamsters aud
teams.
Wo have IL frcm authority which
cannot be questioned that The Com
pany has already purchased steel rails
sufiicientto lay li5 miles Of road. Yes
sells have been chartered 10 bring this To
San Francisco. and IL has all either ar.
rived or II How under way. Three
vessels have already arrived, aud there
u now about coo tons ~ rails In San
iffancIsco, besides large quantities or
tisi plates. hsll-, ani other railroad
iron
several vessels have been secured to
transfer material frcm San Francisco
10 Yaqaiua Bay, aud they will supply
IL rs ms. NJ !. can be used. We under.
stand they come from the East, and
viii arrive Ia time to lay gsod part
OF the material down a. Yaquina BAY
before work can begin In the sprIng.
Six large anil magnificent locomo.
lives, the very best that could be had,
have been purchased and will arrive
in time to'be put upon the track a.
soon as any Is laid. Emigrants will
DO bought from Europe, at low rates
on the same vessels bringing the iron,
and they can pay the price OF their
passage In work on the road. They
can also buy the companys lands or the
same terE:s The officers OF the Com
pany say 1t Is their Erm intention 10
have ono hundred and d,irfy:Jfus miles ofAe
road bait, equipped and ia use by he 1T oil
January 1887, so that should the work
on the bar at the mouth of Yaquina
Bay be rushed forward, rs wo have
every reason now 10 believe IL will be,
part OF our next years wheat crop
can start from YaqGlna Bay for the
markets Of the world. At the present
time the work on the bar Is being pros
ecuted rapidly under the management
of Government officers, and the labor
Is being paid for out OF the funds sub
scribed by the people of this valley.
Sufficient money has not yet been
subscribed to continue the work up TO
tho tirae when the appropriation whieh
we seek from Congress will become
available, and every one who can
should come forward and add his con-
tribution SD that there may be no
cessation on the work. We are alE
alike interested In this and no one
should hing back. Dent wait to be
hunted up but come forward and do
what.you can.