The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-04-30
TIE c., c. g. N. RAILWAY.
Progress in Grading and Track Lay
inG.

Progress in Grading and Track Lay
ing.
The cars now run TO the Tiger river, six
miles west OF Fish Dam, or about twenty-four
miles this side of Chester.
The track WAS finished to Fish Dam last
Monday week.
There will, Of course be some delay in put
ling up the bridge across the Tiger.
We believe the grading is nearly finished
from the Tiger To- the SalGa.
Comm" this way from the Saluda. all The
work has been finished, except Immediately
under tie tracks of the {. u Ii. and the y. "
Is. roads. The piers are now going up, and il
is thought that work will bc finished by this
day week.
The frog for the joining of the \. e X. with
the e., G. IL y. was put in last Friday evening,
some three or four miles this side of Green
wood.
The construction force arrived on the same
evening and pitched tents.
About twenty miles OF iron is now nj Port
Royal waiting shipment, and train load o!
4 vas expected to arrive ut the frog Friday
night. when the construction force would I'M
mcdiately commence the work of laying the
track.
The tract; runs parallel with the \. & X.
road for about four miles, this side OF Green
wood.
Tlc cross ties are already on a portion of the
track.
Iron will hc laid from the junction or frog
toward Greenwood. the track ayers Nrccting
TO reach Greenwood by the time the track iS
ready, when the irUn-layiug furcr will proceed
TO the Saluda. without interruption. aud in
time to have the bridge placed in position by
the time the trick-laying force from Chester
reaches that p0int.
While the bridge builders are putting the
bridge across the SaluLa, the track layers will
return and lay track this way, making ready
:or the putting in Of the bridges ut Curl Tail
and Long Cane creeks.
The Supposition is, that the track will be
completed TO Ahbevi!c by the time the track
,i.l,ng
when the train on the Eastern end OF the line
is ready to cross the Saiuta thc track will be
in readiness Tor 1t to proceed right along 10
ADhcviilp when II viii be hurried Westward
TO Little River.
Another company OF track layers will soon
begin work from The savannah Valley road,
some fourteen or fifteen miles west OF 4 bbe.
vile. The graders have been ordered to make
preparation for connecting the two roads.
This connection Is made for the purpose of en-
peditIng the track layinsaud bridge building.
Coming this way from the Savannah Valley
road q few miles Little River Is reached where
;he stone piers are going up, AMI by the time
The track laying from The east side of the Su-
vannah Valley road Reaches the river, the
rock nnsonS will be ready for the bridge.
In the meantime The track LAY ing on this
side OF that river will be pushed westward.
With two track-laying forces now on the
line and with another soon 10 go 10 work the
public may cXpe:t rapid work in Abbevile
and laurenS counties. Many hands make
light work.
The grading frce about Abbcville is max.
ing reasonable progress, and it Is thought that
all the work Will be- finished before the first of
August. With track li-lHycrS coming from both
ends OF the line they won!G need to hasten.
the grading cast from the Fair Grounds To
Long Cane. four miles, is Ii:ht, aud the hands
are already at work. Waterways have been
put in and some dirt has hccn thrown.
The work which has been done Is iirst class
and the lines which haze been la id cut are as
straight rs possible, without apparent regard
for expense IN cutting through the hills.
AS evidence Of the wOr; OF the cu. .iiIcrrS in
.crklnga straight line We would cilc the fact
that they have found line sui:lr four miles
nearer than the wagon way To The Savannah
The nearest route to the river Of winch we
nave any knowledge Is about twenly-one
miles. liy the railroad it il less than seven.
teen miles. For about four mites this side OF
the Savannah Valley road is an air line