The new North-west., 1882-05-19
EXPENSE EACH WORKING DAY.

The "A men at SO each include the ii iron
men, ~ spikers, aud the tool man. ......
The four men ut S2.25 are the camp boss,
the blacksmith, and the two night watches.
The teamsters get $50 per month and
board. go .s-@a.'. .~ % ~.~S-.
The I forsmen iAclHde the wagonmaster !;
and the water boys include for the team
sters; and supposing the amount paid by the
men for board will balance the expense
stksrsby incurred, No account Is taken of the
lsber and store bill Of the boarding train,
but $3.50 per week per nan will just enly
pay out.
WORKING THE ABOVE FORCE.
The panel spAcsr, with his 80 fsot pole and
pick, keeps far enough ahead 10 do duty as
ths road maker. -.- 81.
The q unloades In the irsn gang assist In
loading the iron car, and while this IL being
laid they threw of frsn the fats another
iron car load OF 80 rails.
The front gangs OF spikcs n pair on each
rally spike three ties In each panel, always
the joint and the sixth aud eleventh ties,
skipping ties each time. ..
or the u strappen, untrims the plates,
leaving plates, nuts, and bolts on the joint
tie, and the other 4, working two Oh side,
strap up and boltthe joints. .... ..-a--
lhe Lle lOhnefS Also HHioAu Tue Ties from
the fats ss fast as needed.
Should the back spkers get behind they
are assisted by the front spikers whenever
material runs short. a.- .@ 49,. ..s"
Should the back filters get behind they can
be re-enforced by The tie gangs, and the iron
gang and strappers can put In the sidlngs.
The 10 teams have IA loads of IL ties each
per day, making 2,6Ss ties. e ......ssf '....a.
THE MATERIAL TRAIN.
As the ties and steel are delivered TO the
track contractor at the last side track, and
these are about 8 miles apart, the haul is
never lsng TO the front. .-. f.---.e
The train is made up Of 10 cars Of ties In
the rear and cars of steel In the front OF
the locomotive, or just enough material for
q skalf-nile, and 10 at the boarding train ut 9
q. M, in lime TO take the force 10 the front
rs sooR a. they breakfast. .M-s
The back filters, liners, and back spikers
are dropped where they stopped work, and
the 10 cars OF ties are left far enough back TO
give the train room TO PUN of the anloaded
steel for the iron car 10 get ut 1t. ys J..
The 10 cars Of ties are msyed up rs fast ~
the track will allsw, so ~ 10 make the haul
as short ~ possible, and only enough are un-
loaded at each time TO keep the wagons busy
and prevent any delay. .s..
At noon the train carries the fsrcs back TO
dinner, and the empty fats are side tracked,
and another load Of 10 cars Of ties and ) or
steel brought up TO the boarding train In
time to take the men back amer dinner.
The ties are loaded, generally, 135 70 q
ear, or 20 cars 10 the mile while the steel Is
loaded 20 bars to the car, or 0 cars to The
Mile. a. ta aa>Ha Fl sgssisa sBa H PIE
In loading the iron car, emily 80 rails are
put on each trip. -s
Only ems train Ia. used In this work and
where water may be scarce, O 100 barrel
water car 10 added. -
The hauling Of all bridge, depot, tank, tel
cgraph, and other material, IL left 70 the
trains that supply ties and steel " the cor
tractsr. n. r.a 1 H. s.saraa asg s.aa -s.s
The track IL not surfaced by this force;
but enough material Is put on the track to
keep the ties squared and spaced. ;.
The back spiksrs q gangs on . side) spike
ties each, instead of ., - with the
front spiken, and In this way seem to do
double duty; but, M they are not detained
by the movements Of the train, or the iron |
car, they accomplish 1t.
A push car accompanies them 10 pick up
Ill lsose spikes, nuts, bolts, etc., thus re- |
suiring spike peddles. '1.
As the front spikers spiked the frst Goint),
Ilxth, and eIevsHth tie In each rail, there are |
II ties left for the back spikers; the front pair
,pike the third, 9Th, eighth, tenth, thir-
.oenth, and Afteenth ties, leaving as many
more fer the ether pair.
The teanstsrs' camp Is moved up every |
Sunday to SEINE suitable place about four |
miles Beyond the end Of track.
The force - above organized can lay ID
miles steel per day, but can not keep up the
back work and lay much over mile.
GENERAL nEMARKs. t.t
We are laying 80 pound steel rail, square
and supported joints, fish plates, no nut |
locks, ties al full spiked, Ii to the 30 fest
rail, spaced two foot centers, square to the
Track, laid TO . line On the right hand side.