Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-09
SCENIC CHANGES.
TRANSFORMATIONS GOING ON III THg VALLEY
OF THE CREEK.


The valley of the creek, from tn
mouth of coal run, is a scene Of hust
ling activity during the present excel
lent weather, and in week or so oil
residents will hardly know the locality
What was formerly a dumping grounC
for all sorts Of rubbish and filth, or
barren and uninviting vista Of asl
piles, with picturesqe ornamentation o.
old tin cans. and pdsse barrels anC
boxes, has been very largely trans
formed by the two or three hundred
working men who have been laborine
as the weather would permit for month:
past, and what has been done affords a
very fair indication of what is coming
IN the way of further improvements.
The b. & o. still has a force Of men
at work making Improvements to their
passenger station over the creek, but
the idea of erecting a new iron bridge
on the site of the present wooden Struc-
ture has been abandoned.
At the site OF the new stone bridge
the north excavation has been finished,
and is kept dry and clear Of water by Il
steam syphon OF large capacity. The
tramway for delivering stone within
reach of the derricks is about ready
and the masonS are liable to go TO work
at any time-certainly within a few
DAYS. Ga the south side of the creek n
considerable amount of work has been
done in the way of excavation, and
between the two pits the bed
of the stream has been pretty well Tiled
up. A road way has been completed on
the north side of the creek, from the
stone yard to the excavation being made
for the retaining wall at the Market
street bridge. This excavation is pro-
crossing very fast, but the bank eX-
hibts disposition TO slip and new
cracks appeared yesterday in the street
above.
East of Market street, the railroad
contractors have got the railroad ties
upon the outside treStle, and pile
driver is at work putting in the founda-
tions for second line of track. inside
the first. One of the frame buildings at
the corner of Eighteenth street has
been moved out of its location on rollers,
and now stands In the street, and the
house and Sundry piles of lumber and
railroad ties have about closed up this
street
In the rear of the Gas Works the
stone masons have got the north pier
and the north abutment of the new rail-
road bridge well above the water mark.
and big force is ut work here. Stones
are being hauled from the cars ont
| Twentieth street with teams. and are
yanked across the creek by big long
armed derrick.
Another force of maSOnS are putting
the coping on the big wall in front OF
the Whitaker mill, and about one
fourth of this job has been completed.
East of Jacob street, the bottom land
! has been well filled up with trestling,
and as soon as the iron superStructurf
of the bridge is up, tracks will be laid
down all the work except at The oil re
| fnery, where the continuance OF litiga
tions block operations at present.
On the south side Of the creek, work
men are putting the finishing touche:
on the tunnel, and the track Will g
down through it very shortly.
The whole locality is full Of life and
| hustle, and a tour along the creek Is al
interesting, although dirty, trip.