Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-16
THE NORTHWESTERN.

Eincent's Work About Completed and
the Track Across the County Line
The Best Built Piece Of Road In Da-
kota.
These balmy Indian summer days are
evidence that the season is aiding our
railroad project and is b%estowing its
sunniest smiles upon the efforts of those
engaged in the work. These encourage
ments give almost positive assurance
that the Northwestern track will be COM
pleted into Yankton before winter tight
ems it's icy grip. The managing en-
gineers and the grading contractor are
in town to-day and they agree that the
grade will be completed in q couple Of
days. The heaviest bridge of the Wolf
creek crossings has been completed and
the other bridges across that stream are
small affairs and will occasion no delay.
The Jim river crossing m next. For
the bridge at this crossing the piles are
to be hauled by teams from the present
terminus of the road and by the time
the track reaches that point the under
pinning will be ready for the bridge TIM
bers, which can be rapidly placed in posi-
ton.
The track has crossed the line between
Clay and Yankton counties in township
ninety-four. range ~dfty-three, and is now
laid wei the most difficult half of the
grade. Three or four miles more OF
work will bring the track upon the Mis-
souri, bottom at Kaucher's mill and tho
| balance of the distance to Yankfon is
over q road-be as level as a floor and
possessing only the Jim river bridge
interruption. The side track at Wa
| konda station has been laid. The work
men are ballasting the track as they pro.
| gress and it will be ready for use when il
reaches Yankton.
Here in Yankton the round house walls
are up and the roof is on, the turn table
is in place and the brick walls OF the de.
pot will be finished by tomorrow. The
grade through the city is completed tc
the round house, with the exception Of
a small strip on the Roland lot, and
everything is in readiness for the ties
The freight depot will not be built unit
after the iaad is finished. 1t is to be
oommodlous' structure, of wood.
There are ~seferal points 10 connection
with the construction of this line upo1
which the public can speculate. I
Will be the best constructed piece 0
road the company has put down in Da
kota, $50 more ties to the mile beipi
used than on other lines. The stee
rails are the heaviest used an& the roa'
bed is being finished up il
Che most substantial manner
Its bridges are to be the most substar
tial structures and its Yankton' turntabl
is a massive specimen Of constructiv
work. Contrary to its custom in til
west, the company is building tive d.
pots here at Yankton and the passenge
depot is of substantial brick with q graz
lite foundation. The plan of the roun
lpucC3 piSo Va Dt1Oh, nAA W VOL ohoii
SO the two stall house completed is on
a beginning of the structure as it is I
, be. The solidlty Of all this constructiy
work is evidence that the extension
the line to Yankton means somethir
more than o mere connection with OF
: CITY. There are evidently plans for tt
future which will make Yankton an ii
. portant point in the great Northwestel
system. What they are is open only
: conjecture. That it Is the intention
the company to push OF without dell
= is apparent. Some of our local gre
makers have been told that they oou
have work west of the city this fall
they wanted it.