, 1882-02-18
rHfouGH 81 DAYLIGHT.
That n Nhen Close Connections are Made
with Portland oy Ra1l

EprroR SrATEsMaN As yea requested
me on yocr las, visit 10 the metropolis to
c,ve Won An occasional letter when passing
OVER the lines Of the o. T. 1N. Co., hasten
70 make, [ fear q rather tariy eomplitnee
with your wish. Bat yet in extenuation
must say in the language of the itinerien'
peanut vender, the news viii be "iresh ana
hot from tie oven," having Just returned
f,,m over the work mounted Oh bzTro,
having hardly given time for the snow {"
thaw on my boots. | presume the STATES
MAN readers will hardly he satisfied unless
they have the alpha and omega Of railroad
news. This | will endesycr TO do, but as
an neither director or bioated stockhoider
I will for reasons OF delicacy forego diving
ing the intinitesimal secrets OF the corpora
tiou, knowing fall well that the reporters o.
the STATESMAN delay but little in making
public that which interests the public a!te'f
following the narrow course OF true Jour
nalism. doubt no; bus what my prologue
Is rather tiresome and as the construcu5n
train is approachin. the Cosmopolitan a.
TIE DALLss,
We will board il and make flyer t. 'fsit 5
point On our arrival We met Ar. NJ v
Dopley the general superintendent cf bridges
ana buildings, who as usual was actively en-
gagged in Strengthening the numerous crooks
| that daily occar among the lesser oihcials.
Here We found quite large force Of earPen-
ters and laborers framing raising and put
ting together bents in mAnnsr which would
impress the average reader as regardless OF
cost. and bids fair, should they keep On the
even tenor Of their way, to find themselves
"aysnt" the tunnels with work completed.
Passing the tunnels, having in the meantime
mounted my scriptural charger, which Tor
politencss sake | Will designate mule oi d.
minutive size, | arrive at Wells Il White ;
contract camp. Here again We found large
gtng Of carpenters, ''bridging the mighty
chasm." These gentlemen have contract
for building two trestles- The general opin-
ION prevails that the contract work compares
IN nowise with that done by the company.
Leaving the contractors TO their huge TIM
bers We proceed for short distance over IN
dulating lands surrounding Mosiers. and
from thence for two miles on a continuous
cut in the towering basalticpalisades-awork
that for years vii remain = monument 10
the king of builders, superintendent of CON
struc,Iun
J. L. HALLETT,
Who now is awakening the echoes mid the
shades of the tall pines, and the mnrmurs OF
the waters of Lake Pen dOreille- But
forbear. Let faney's brash paint the pietures
Of mons ialomitable pluck cutting through
natures matwork Of obstacles. A. We were
thus musing the .udden halt of nay ''loco,
motive made me aware OF the !a'' that
was confronting The outposts p.ckets-as 1t
were-oi Clucas' bridge building gang, bus
lily engaged IN raising bents on hridSe Io9-
IL may be truly said OF Clucas' outht that
they are the flower of the army, 50 10
speak, having within two weeks Trained and
raised ll0 beats, a feat unpara!led IN Oregon
railroad history. This was done With s.
men. mechanic, and laborers. We met
Bill" as Clucss is familiar.y called by his
friends, on the work dir, citing the move.
Iuen.s Of his men. His entire outfit are move
scattered over five miles Of road and tbs
active man makes tonr daily trips over his
beat besides attending to tie many details
that naturally fail on mln holding HIS re-
spon5ible position. | heard 1t rumor'd at
the ST. George III Portland the O.her even
ing tha. Clucas was TO be tie coming maH
on the