Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-04
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON RoA D
Progress of the Work-TIme of the Conn
pletion of the Road.


A big blast was set off at Upper Soda
Springs last Saturday evening, and did not
cause over 500 damage One large piece
of rock went through the barn, with the
other outhouses more or less damaged from
flying rock. A heavy blast was also set off
in the canyon, between Soda Springs and
Berryvale, few days ago, where the deep
open cut is to be made through the ridge
in place of tunnel as first proposed The
foundations for the bridges at and below
Bailey's are completed bat the bridges had
not arrived at last accounts, although eX-
pected, daily from the East. As soon as
the bridges are finished, the track can be
speedily laid for several mites in this
county toward the Upper Soda Springs.
The pot-holers have sunk several holes
in the hilsides below Soda Springs, for
blasting out the roadway for the road and
in very short time the graders will be as
busy as bees along the route between
BaiIey's and Upper Soda Springs, and also
in the Big Canyon between Soda Springs
and Berryvale wnere blasting is now car
ried on to prepare for grading.
The heavy blast OF ten tons of powder,
to be set of near Soda Springs by electric
ity, has not yet been exploded. as the pow
der has not yet arrived, and the man en-
gineering the JOB has gone to San Fran
rangements.
The surveyors and construction superin-
tendents intend 10 reach Strawberry Valley
before the snow storms commence, if the
calvert work can be finished, but every ef-
fort has been made to get all the skilled la
Dor possible, and il is doubtful whether the
work can be pushed along fast enough for
such rapid railroad building.
Scobie has established his camp at fat
about mile south of Uncle Dicks Soda
Springs, where the railroad company has
fenced i'll the ground This place will un-
6oubte1ly be the next station above South
ern's for delivery OF freight and passengers,
as there is no chance TO gain any station
room further north until Strawberry Valley
is reached This new station below Uncle
Dicks will no doubt be the stOpping-place
for ell winter Walbridge has located his
store at this place, and other buildings are
being put up to make quite little town.
The track will he completed to this point
by September Ist.
In the canyon between Uncle Dicks and
Soda Springs, the road rRns back about two
miles and half, making three tracks
within widthof three miles, and crosses
the Sacramento river twice above Uncle
Dicks Soda Springs.
The culverts are all completed up to
being hauled as rapidly IS possible for
points above in crowding the work. Next
summer we may anticipate railroad build
ing in Shasta valley, and before another
winter conDectiOn with the Oregon road
will undoubtedly be effected.
1t is believed that as soon as the first
freshet occurs in the Sacramento river the
coming winter, the bridge at Soda Springs
will be carried away as the river is full of
trees and logs cut doWD by the right-of-
wav force, in clearing the railroad route.
The steep hillsides in many places pre-
verted any chance Of emitting up the trees
into small sections, hence the entire trees
rcsled down into The stream. After the
dgbris is swept away. however, it VIII take
Int little time 10 pEi III a new bridge, es-
secially if built by the railroad company s
men. probably not more than day
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