The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-20
RAILROAD ITEMS,

THE Union Pacific is so crowded with emf.
grants and other passengers along the line that
the road Is short of cars to carry then.
The Northern Pacitc road has met with Gem.
plete success In its experiments with artesian
wells In Dakota. Water nearly MS pure as that
from Lake Superior flows thirty feet above tho
ground NJ Tower City,
The estimated gross earnings OF the Louis.
VILE x Nashville railroad company for the first
week of April We're; $50 on 2,025 miles S2l3 9i7;
1881, on 1871 miles, SlS7.s0O increase, s36 lI7
January to April q 1882, 81, 3D. 5; 1851, s. 1885,
DOL; increase, si69, 25i.
The Northern Pacific railway reports 1854. 900
gross earnings for March and s3,6702a3 for the
nine months of the fiscal year TO the close Of
March, compared with s2,0j35sO for the same
time last year. There are 972 miles operated
now against ~ miles then,
A large force of workmen are engaged OF In.
do station on the desert of southern Califor.
MA about half way between Los Angeles and
Yuma, putting mp an eating.house bunk
locomotive stalls. Indie is 10 be made the end
OF freight division, and will no doubt prove Il
great relief to railroad men.
George W. GIL, of Worcester Massachusetts
widely known as manufacturer of railroad
iron, died yesterday of heart disease.
When lad, he went to Worcester with all
his worldly goods tied up IN cotton haudker.
chief and has left TO his heirs an estate valued
at g. 50Oo 600. He was u director in dozen or
more railroads.
There are many expensive bridges and trestles
between Binghamton and Elmira on the Lacka.
wanna road. Near Waverly there Is bridge
600 feet long, approached with 1900 feet OF
trestle, which cost sl50,'eO. About six miles
west II that place is abrdge COO feet long with
$50 feet " trestle. There are two or three 9th
ers about the same length within short dis-
lance OF each other.
Active work, says the Portland orcgonan, In
the survey for the final location of the anadlan
Pacific railway through the Rocky mountains
and the ranges OF British Columbia Is TO com
mcnce with the opening of spring. 1t lie
about decided to adopt the Moberly or
Columbia-rver route, which will cross the
mountains about one hundred miles north Of
the boundary line instead OF the more nothery
route heretofore favored. The Moberly route
will cross the Co umbia river twice at the great
bend, and It Is this which makes II Il matter of
commercial importance to Portland and Wash.
| ingtOn Territory, for by means of the Columbia
| river and the Northern Pacific railroad company
supplies for the working parties In the noun.
tainS can be most easily and checrfully FUR.
uishcd
Tits estimated that fully 5000 men are en-
| gagged on the entire work of the Mexican Pacific
extension, work going on at each end. Those
day, and those ON the west end 81 y. The total
daily expenses for labor alone are
estimated at $4,000, which does not in.
cludc transportation, cost of Supplies clerical
aud engineering wages. etc. Adding these, tho
daily cost this gigantic enterprise Is not short
Of 5000 per day. The work was commenced
| from Devils river west the ith Of last November,
since which time the cost has been. includins
both ends Of the line, about $4,000 a month
which would make the amount expended mp to
the present time upward OF sa,0l0,O0j for labOi
alone.
Mr. buckley, president of the Philadelphia
| WILMINGTON Baltimore road contends that III
stretch of BcS. cmer steel rails laid ON his road
eighteen years ago that the greater portion O
them are yet doing service on the track
The locomotives on the Balachanskoi railway
lt tl.n
is introduced into the tender as It comes frul
the wells, and mp Ia the present time no acct
dents have resulted nom us use. The vessel
on tho Caspian sea are also heated with th
liquid Coubuslihlc, aud the cost is said 10 Il,
only half ~ great MS that OF coal Experiment.
which have been made upon some of the rail
waysShow that u hlogram z > lbs OF naphthi
isCquivNlcnt 10 ~ kg, lS.5 lbs) of wood, NJ
, though the theoretical heating power is onll
three times as great lnlcclots arr used for III,
introduction Of the petroleum Into the furnaces
and the combustion can be regulated with IN,
greatest case. The furnaces last much longe
4 on account OF the absence Of sulphur; there ar,
Q no ciuders smoke or sparks, and the work of tn,
s,nkcr is greatly simplihcd.
Q The senate has spent u good deal OF time II
the discussion OF the right VI way across lndial
Q Territory sought To be obtained by the St Loui
G 4 san lfantsco railroad First there came
bill before that body to ratify tue act Of the gen
eral council of the Chootaw nation. Then Their
' arose dispute as TO whether the consent OF tn
thocthWs WAS NghNy kNtus ahN Nuulu NH'
{ was then opposed TO rie measure, brought OF
the ChickAsaws to protest that their consent ha,
:. not been given, Later could bought into the ~
7 Louis \ san Francisco aud became IN advocate
/ of the bill To make the Stua
i ton consistent however the old Till wa
|. dropped aud n measure before the scnntc wa
}. reported from the committee ON railroads givn
the absolute rightof.way through the territory
] whether the Indians should consent or not TIL
d. measure Is fortified by sections permitting othc
y roads TO come through upon the payment Z
u rental, 10 be agreed upon by both parties Intel
u ested. In case VI disagreement the difference
i win bc referred 10 and settled by board Of a
bitraiien. The tailtoad also agrees to proyld
!. sufficient humber OF Tracks TO do the businci
that may be offered, Thu measure was mo-
10 vigorously opposed by Senator ingalls,, wi
9 claims that the Indians own their proper
y In fee simple where they are, maintaining eli
" caiional institutions, building churches. dcy,
: oping their farms, and In every way showii
% seatinproyement They are sclf.suppor,lnr, M
lr government contributes In no way Anythinv Ii /,
people occupyins Indian Territory, Instead