Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-03-16
IHESIALLESI RAILROAD
suit by Denver Business Man
as a Pastime.
a Lillipnttan Engine and Train Com.
piete In Every Detail and
Capable OF Carrying Sew
eral People.

Begun in an idle moment in order TO
amuse myself, the Lilliputian train that
has caused so much curious comment
| throughout the country grew 10 be a
! practical working model that is a good
/ deal more thar toy. Ii took = eng time
| 10 grow, for had not been long anus
ing m self in the building Of the train
before the occupation paieG upon me
ami threw it aside. half dnshed.
year later came across Tie locomo-
tive piaing itself TO pieces in a corner
| Of my Workshop, and decided 10 con-
| uLEe my first incomplete s1fort at en-
! 2lne making and see what would come
CT H. made the patterns carefully and
had them cast. Then | put them toseth-
! er, buili a miniature track, filled the
boiler with water lighted the fire in the
| furnace, and away went my little en-
gihe under Il full Roadway Of steam,
| putting and blowing and screening,
Ike real live full-grown locomotive.
II stephenson felt half as happy over
his clumsy locomotives as did ever my
| neat lit;le miniature one, then he must
have been considerably elated.
But an engine without cars is use
| less piece Of machinery, and began TO
have glimmer Of hope that nay toy
vas ltstiEed 10 be of some value. SO
sci about constructing a regular train
Of ears. When l had thea finished |
feGnl that my locomotive was capable
CT drawing eight cars, and furthermore,
| that the cars could be loaded with pas
senGers, and my little engine could still
pGll them along at a good speed. Then
| extended my track, giving the engine
| ard cars run of 400 feet in a circle.
Zach OF my cars could carry three chit
dren or two adults, so you will see that
lie locomotive built in nay spare time
Was no slouch when it came to drawing
! lower. | have carried as many as 1s
| passengers in one load, and the loeomo-
tive las shown no signs of being over
bardcned.
Tie weight of the engine is $50
roands, the size of the cylinder 1IX9H
inches. The size Of the drive wheel is
) inches, md the length OF the engine
aid telder feet 7ls inches. Eight ears
make Il full train.
The cars are ii inches wide and AZ
inches ,org. The sides are four inches
igh, with n seat at each end. Two OF
IL cars are Il inches long ard are plo-
idcd VITA three seats. The total
weight Of the train, including the cars,
s about 900 pounds. The gauge OF The
lack is 81 inches. The tank eff the
locomotive holds six gallons Of water,
nd the boiler is capable Of Standing 8
pressure Of from $50 10 175 FourG&.
am manager, engineer, ticket agent
and conductor Of The train, and have
! pet To knew the reculiari,ics of the
| .itt,e locomotive so well thai the erea-
.isn e pay own hands seems to lie to be
- be-i friend have IN the wori1.
flea E.sh that could reduce n.es, If
% so 2-na'l ! compass as 10 DE as to
.r.cr tie diminutive caboose and run
tae engine, as does The engineer of an
orGincty sized train. 1t is un cGd fan
! =. hut il sec MS to Inc that should be
solae 50 much more c,osc,y acquainted
Nth ray baby locomotive, a8d The cios-
= become acquainted with ii the bet
;er ! Ike it. Bat this btieg an imncs
.iEi.;ty. l get rs close as | lGa u oetG-
line The car next 10 tie t,rGCr.
..at2!;ep here | start and stop TIE
an ard rc cn.ate her spFtd.
There was i;eyel a railroad n-ore rep
ar iAau uire. Judging frcru the
rcW5s TIM; hccL around me every time
50 oil 10 my little railroad track, i:
'9yhs C. t,cugh there Wax more fun
- lie gol,cu cut CT my +H0 feet CT rails
md SEQ pounds CT train than rrcm any
,tJle CT travel yet inverted. /; Nigh;
ha supposed Chat only cl..G.sa H.c:i@
be amused Ar the Liliipu'.a ,.aia, Ut
III The contrary adults seem 10 find
mere amusement in a ride on orc C
ny li,te cars than do the children. !
lri rt@ef short Of passengers. The diff
| NY is h accommodate the tnofmcns
1ambeg OF people that CONE c'ameliak
for ride from nowhere TO nowhere ant
back again on a train thai isn't any
earthly use, except to furnish amuse-
| meat 10 women aud children.
Is We can't have too much OF good
thing. have decided 10 boi'6 L secoud
L9lputiaa train which viii he an exact
duplicate Of The first, with the exception
Of the cylGder, which intend to i'm
prove hy making it three-siXleenihs
larger in the bore. Then | VIII make
a fresh train. of cars and hire aaetter
eaeircor, elect myself president ard
hoard of directors of the enlarged rail-
road. a'a at the end OF six months, II
business keeps up as IL has done IN The
ras,. ! elall be able to declare hard
ssme dividend and add further ~ The
rolling stock of the Liliipltian Train
compauy.--L II. Schriver. In y. \. Ilar-
| aid.
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