, 1889-02-26
They Are to Work on the Carbon
Cutoff and C. & N.
The Northwestern and Burlington
in Wyoming.
E ORDERS.

time this week, when they will be open to
the inspection of contractors who wish to
compete for the work, including Cheyenne
builders. The chief engineer will have
charge Of the construction OF the shops,
although George w. Gushing, superin-
tendent of machinery has been his co.
worker and advisor in making the plans
and was here yesterday looking over the
field. Immediately on completion the
shops will be placed at the disposal of Mr..
Gushing for furnishing.
Here is a partial list of material already
ordered for the use of the shop builders:
Brick, 1850. 900.
Fire-brick, $1,000.
Stone, los, 900 cubic feet.
Lumber and timber. ASS, 900 feet.
The delivery of the material is to COM
mence at once. There will be several
train loads of it.
A FOUNDRY.
1t has been definitely decided to con-
struct still another shop building here this
year. and one not contemplated by either
set of plans. 1t will be nothing more nor
less than a car wheel foundry. This ad-
ditional plant will be a tolerably large
thing Of itself, employing quite a force of
skilled workmen. The foundry is to be
built on the personal advice of Vice
President Holcomb, who argued that it
was an urgent necessity.
Two OUTFITS oUTFITTED.
Cheyenne is the Union Pacifc's western
headquarters in every sense of the term.
Yesterday two surveying corps were put
fitted at this point. They leave the city
this morning and will remain in the field
several weeks. One goes north; one east.
One to the starting point for the Carbon
cutoff; one to the terminus of the Chey-
enne & Northern. The Carbon cutoff
will be built this year. The Cheyenne &
Northern will be extended this year and
will be pretty close to the great northern
town of Buffalo when the season of 1889
closes.
The Carbon Cutoff railway is to be a
series of spurs to coal mines in Carbon
county, and In all probability will eventu-
tally tap the rich region north of Rawlins,
including the famed valley of the Po-po-
ages, where nature smiles always.
The Cheyenne & Northern-the Magic
Cltys own railway-wll penetrate the
northern territory even now tributary to
Cheyenne. 1t will strike Douglas, ''the
future great, pretty early in the season
and speed through the oil fields to the
fertile lands OF fair johnson, atfording the
enterprislng people OF progressive Buffalo
direct railway communication with the
territorial capital and metropolis.
Inc subject OF johnson and Sheridan
counties mas received thorough Invcstiga-
tion at the and OF the Union Pacific
agents. From these. reports, which have
now been on hle Tor nearly a year, the
oihcials are perfectly satisfied that the
building OF a road into Buffalo will prove
a ten strike. The region is rich not only
in agricultural advantages but in mineral
as well. and considering its great distance
from railroad mmunlcatlo is growing
wonderfully populous.
UNION PACIFIC AND NORTHWESTERN
BY the extension OF the CHEYENNE u
Northern a pair OF very friendly lines
Will effect a junction at a most desirable
point-Dougias the seat OF government
Tor Convers county, one OF the most
promising SUBDIVISIONS OF the territory.