The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-17
VOL. v.
RAILROAD NOTES.
How Work is Progressing Along the
Line.

road contractors between Blacks and
Camden. They are bring rg their
work to n close, and making such
progress that through trains from
Charleston to Rutherfordton may be
assured by early autumn.
Capt NJ, G. Lewis who had the con-
tract for all the trestles and bridges
between Rock Hill and Blacks, has
fnished up his work. Some of these
structures are of immense proportions,
and the workmanship on al OF them
is pronounced first-class. While they
have the requisite strength and dura'
bility, they are constructed with nea
ness and accuracy, the timbers being
joined and fitted together in amanntr
that contrasts uo,iceably with many
of ,tc clnmsy pine pole bridges AMI
trestIrs hastily throwh together with.
out regard to loOks or safety. With
the exception Of the timber for the
bridge across the C. c e. A railroad
* al r ok Hill, which WAS Furnish.
oa Nr-I b johnson, the t,mber7 FIR
all the others TN Capt. Lewis contract
was sawed by DR.. j. Wistar Allison,
and Goforth, McClain & Ormad. The
total amount of timber required for
the bridges and trestles was 1865, ,459
feet, hoard measure. The highest
trestle is across Kings Greek, which is
.- 95 feet from the bed of the stream. In
its construction 597. .792 feet OF timber
was used. The longest trestle is across
Bullock's Creek, being lao feet long,
and requiring 409,625 feet of timber.
A portion Of this trestle is built on
piles, the lineal number OF feet driven
being 1912. There are fifteen bridges
and trestles between Blacks and
Rock Hill, some Of the bridges, howev-
er, being for highway crossings over
the railroad track,
Beyond Catawba river the work is
being rapidly closed up. All the grad
ing east of the river will be finished
by next Friday. The trestle across
Waxhaw creek, two miles from the
river. viii be finished by Saturday.
When this is done the track will be
put down without delay to the river,
The timbers for the bridge across the
river are framed and ready to be
moved to the spot for placement on
the masonry, which is also rapidly ap'
preaching completion. There will be
some delay at the river, bdt while the
bridge is being erected the grading on
this side will be finished up, and it il
expected to be ready, as the track
layers progress, after the river is cross
ed.
There is comparatively little to dc
to do between this place and Rocl
Hill, the grading between the two
towns having been commenced las
summer and the most Of it being nov
finished & Mw
Extending westward, Griffin d Cor
ton are pushing theiI work. Th'
heavic st portion Of their work yet q
finish is the cut in Lattas fa'. whicI
IL necessarily slow, by reason Of tn
"long haul" but the progress made i
quite perceptiblc at the close OF escl
weeks work. They are ROW building
the stone ahutments for the iro1
bridge to support the track OF tn
Chester aud Lenoir, under which, O
sub grade at the depth of about thi'
ty feet, the track of the Three O.
runs
TIE next contractors west are Smit
a. Lathrop, who are sanguine Of ha'
ing their work finished before th
tlack-ayers reach them. West I
their contract q considerable stretc
Of grading is finished, until the woI
of Capt. 9. +. Kinsley is reached. H
contract is notonly extensive, exten'
ing about eight miles in this directi0
from Blacks, but much Of it is heay
work He has sub-let \ portion OF
and he, as well as h.s sub-contractoI
are making all possible speed. Gro
by & Jackins, who have section b
ginning at Blacks, commenced mo
ing dirt from under the Air Line trat
last Monday. According TO the g
gineer's plans, the track OF the A
Line will be raised about six feet, Il
roadbed oithe Three C's running u
de: it, Yorkville Enquirer
Col, Matson, chief engineer OF Il
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chica
railroad, was in town on Saturday la
looking after the interest OF the ros
He told us that we might look
trains running through from Csmd
to Blacks by the first of Septemt
next This now seems almost imp
sible, but be is in Il position to knC
and his opinions in such matters I
worthy of attention, as has be
shown from his unprecedented $
cess, i'r the last fifteen years, as r.
road engineer,
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