The Mineral argus., 1883-10-25
NEWS or THE RATLROADS.

tion Is accepted.
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
Work upoA the 81. Paul & Northern Pa.
ciho between st. Paul and Sank Rapids,
Minn., Is being carried along as rapidly AZ
circumstances will permit. The track il
now completed from the luncti with the
Manitoba road to the site for the bridge
over the Mississippi in Minneapolis, and
the work Of grading is being carried on all
along the line between Minneapolis and
/ Sank Bapids. The contract for the culyert
over Basset's creek in Minneapolis has Deen
closed and work thereon will be COM
menoed soon. The oulvert and accompany
! ing construction At this point will prob
ably cost In the neiehborhood of $40 900.
aud the work will occupy two or
three months. Work has been
begun upon the foundations for the bridge
over the river aad IL Is expected that in a
few days the erection of the peers and OUT
ments will be commenced. 1fno anforseen
accident occurs the iron work of the struc-
ture will be- in place by February. and
the bridge will be ready for opening some
time next spring. A force of workmen has
been engaged for the past two weeks in
moving the fence along the line Of the old
Manitoba road. On the whole, matters are
lANANfNAAAk WY nhlAHfEtNOIliNs ana III the
weather holds open late, great progress will
he made this fall. The length OF track fully
completed in Minneapolis-irom the june.
ton with the Manitoba road to the bridge
site-is two miles.
A party of drunken tracklayers on tn.
Illinois Eastern railroad raided the store o
Frank A. Miller, Mt smithsboro. reoeptly do
ing about 5000 worth ofdamage to the stock
and building, The sheriff with a strong
posse from Greenville, repaired TO the
scene aud arrested dozen of the rioters
and restored order.
A Larimore paper says that It looks now
as though Larimore would be the winter
terminus OF the st. Paul, Minneapolis ana
Manitoba road the same as last wear.
Travel to Devfl's lake is not liable 10 be
very heavy this winter, and il would NOT
De surprising ifa mixed train once or twice
week, for the accommodation of local
traffic merely, would be all the company
would attempt TO run.
A special rom Brownsville, Tex. states
that the progress OF a train on the Merida
railroad fucaton' was delayed many hours
by immense swarm 4 locusts, which COW
cred the rack, and " en- the wheels crushed
them made such lubricant that the iric.
ZION between the wheels and rail was de
sIroyed and progress was impossible.
1t is estimated that during the season of
1883, 9i6 miles of road will be constructed
BY tSe Canadian Pacific. This, il is said
Will make record without parallel in the
history Of railroad building. The total
number OF miles now compl eted is 1 qO2
and the number of miles under construc.
ton 9S4.
The railroads are beginnins to make
heavy shipments OF coal for the winter
supply. The Duluth mad takes or an
average about 100 car loads per day out of |
Duluth, all being intended ior domestic |
purposes.
Il Is rumored at Des Moines, on good su-
hority, that the new Canadian. La Crosse 4 |
sou .hwestern road is negotiating tor the 81.
Louis, Des Moiues 4 Northern road. now
.unh'ng iron Des Moines to Boone.
J. {. Ernest, general passenger agent of
he Pan Hsudle route, announces until fur
her notice bis line will make the rate Al
rom Chicago TO Louisville.
The Canadian Pacific las deipitelv
bandoned Kicking Horse pass through the
cks IN favor OF u route eight miles TO the
Orth of IT,