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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
DENVER TO SALT LAKE. CITY
VIA THE UNION PACIFIC ny.

Green River and Bryan, lie Roy and
Evanston. Altogether there have been
built 1856 miles of absolutely new
track, there has been saving of
thirty-one miles in distance and the
grade has been reduced to forty-three
feet to the mile.
All of Wednesday was spent In ex-
aiming the improvements between
Cheyenne and Rawlins. OF especial
interest to all was the powerful steam
shovel which was at work on Sherman
hill filling long train Of freight cars
with the wonderful disintegrated
granite with which that region
abounds. Nearly cubic yard would
be taken at one scoop, and a freight
car would be filled every two minutes.
This disintegrated granite is wonder
full material. II is not rotten rock. as
some may suppose, but live, bright
granite with sharp edges. 1t has sim
ply been subjected by nature to an
enormous crushing and grinding force,
which has broken 1t in bits varying In
size from small shot to pieces as large
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

time immemorial, been the refuge of
outlaws and bandits. The legend sub
sisted for some days, and ex-
cited a new interest in life in Cor
sica, and quite a large demand for
copies of Colombia" But a converse
ton which I had with the JUICE din
struction who had investigated the
case proved that it was, after all. as
ne expressed it, a crime vulgaire, and
not, as we had hoped. a crime corse.
we afterward had the satisfaction of
seeing the malefactor led in chains
between two mounted policemen on
his way into Ajaccio. whereas. the ira
ditional bandit would have been fed
and supplied with powder and shot by
the country people, who would have
rather gone to the stake than BETRAYED
his hiding place to the authorities.
Here and there vendetta may still lin
ger in the island, but 1t has now be-
come a means of attracting the tour
list, who is invited to buy bloodthirsty-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

as a pigeons egg. 1t makes an abso
| lutely perfect ballast for railroad
as 1t will not blow away nor slip and
| slide, but packs into solid, homo
geneous mass. 1t is gradually coming
into use also for paving city streets
Denver has several so paved, Omaha
is experimenting with it, and recently
| an expert from far-off Buffalo visited
the deposits for the purpose of deter
mining whether ii would stand trans
portation SO great distance as to
that city.
Wednesday night was passed at
Rawlins, and on Thursday the train
got as far west as Spring Valley. The
principal stops were made at Rock
Springs and Green River. At the
former place are worked the most ex-
tensive coal mines in the West. Be-
tween two and three hundred car
loads day are shipped out the year
around. The company were taken
through one of the larger mines and
saw for themselves how the thing was
done. A short stop was also made at
Fish Cut, little west of Green River.
where there are wonderful fossil beds.
IL was here Professor Marsh of Yale
college made his principal discoveries.
Near this point is one of the most re-
markable cuts on the entire line. the
whole lace of mountain having been
sliced of to get room for the track.
AS noted above, Thursday night was
passed at Spring Valley, a new town
that has sprung up at the eastern end
OF the Aspen mountain tunnel. This
tunnel is not yet completed. the head
ings being about 600 feet apart, but
both ends were visited by the party
on Friday morning. This tunnel is
the most expensive improvement on
the entire line. and its completion will
save greater distance than any
other. 1t is very remarkable tunnel
IN many respects. In fact 1t is claimed
by the railroad officials to be the most
daring piece of railroad engineering
ever. attempted on this continent.
They make this claim on account of
the difficulties encountered in prose
cutting the work. 1t was supposed the
mountain through which the tunnel
passes was of ordinary granite and
the contract was let on this basis. It
has proven. however. to be veritable
OF wonders, each of which
taxed to the utmost the ingenuity of
the contractors. The first serious diff |
hculty was huge mass of moving
shale. struck within 500 feet of the
western entrance to the tunnel. This |
shale when exposed to the air swelled
up like sponge, and its expansive
power was simply irresistible. Great
oregon timbers twelve inches square
set as close together as they would |
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THE UNION


sity. The latter has national repu.
tation as geologist and paleologist,
and added much to the pleasure of the
company by his description of the diff
ferent formations they examined. All
OF the above gentlemen exerted them
selves to the utmost to make the trip
pleasant one to their guests, and we
believe have the assurance that their
efforts were fully appreciated.
The train only moved in the day
time. The first night was spent in
Cheyenne. After breakfast Wednes-
day morning the whole crowd found
seats in the observation car, which
was pushed in front of the engine.
with Superintendent Parke's private
car between them and prepared them
selves ito be shown"
Heretofore one of the most difficult
pieces OF track on the entire line was
that between Cheyenne and Laramie.
Cheyenne has an elevation of 6.O5O
Feet above sea level. Sherman. thirty
three miles west, the top of the divide
ana the highest point between Omaha
and Ogden, has an elevation of S.247
feet This made rise of 1900 feet
In thirty-three miles, an average grade
OF sfxty-six feet to the mile, while the
maximum was over lightweight feet.
Although even this is less than that
encountered by any other railroad
crossing the mountains, still it is a
pretty stin climb, and large number
OF extra engines were kept constantly
employed In helping trains over the
nil. AS Will be seen by the map ac-
companying this article, a very large
part or this line was entirely rebuilt.
Inc work required the handling and
moving of 100000 cubic yards of
sherman gravel and 100000 cubic
yards OF hard granite rock. and the
boring of tunnel 300 feet long. To
the average reader these figures con-
vey but little meaning. Some idea of
the immensely of the work may, how
ever. be obtained when one is told that
there are three fills within a single
mile of track which contain enough
rock and disintegrated granite to bal
last the New York Central road from
New York to Chicago. Some idea of
the cost may also be realized when
we are told that the contractors who
bored the tunnel received a bonus of
Sl6o.0OO more than the contract called
for because they competed the work
several months earlier than was
specified in the contract. AS a result
OF all this change the grade has been
reduced to forty-three feet to the mile.
An engine that before required a
helper to haul twenty freight cars
over the hill can now pull forty with.
out help. The saving in fuel. in wages
and In repair of rolling stock is pro
digious.
Like changes, with grade revisions.
nave been made between Howell and
Hutton's station, Lookout station and
Medicine Bow, Hanna and Dana
Cooper's Lake and Lookout Walcott
and Fort Steele. Rawlins and Tipton
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
6be CroubIe IN Liriinfc

Virginia has a state constitutional
convention in session. 1t was called
primarily to regulate the suffrage
question but the question of sectarian-
ism became involved and its settle
ment required much effort.
The present constitution of Virginia
recognizes religion by describing it as
the duty which we owe to our Gre
ator." The manner of discharging
this duty, it says, should be directed
only by reason and conviction, not by
force and violence" Therefore, all
men are entitled to free exercise of
religion according to the dict tes of
conscience. Then comes this para
graph
And that it is the mutual duty of
all to practice Christian forbehranee,
love and charity toward each other"
leading member of the convention,
in the interest of nonsectarianism,
moved to strike the word Christian"
out of this paragraph. On this ques-
ton Rabbi +. n. Calisch, distin-
guished Jewish scholar. was invited to
address the convention. He spok Ike with
persuasive eloquence and sharply ana
lyzed the phraseology of the section.
de said that the use of the word I'M
der discussion made the sectio IN con-
tradiet its own terms
Other speakers said that the phrase
Christian forbearance' was entirely
destitute of sectarian significance
that it was as unsectarian as the
phrase, Mosaic meekness," or Mil
tonic simplicity" or "Websterihn elo-
quence. But the other argumen mt pre-
vailed and the entire clause wa elm
mated, leaving only the definition of
rellglon and the declaration for free
dom of conscience.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

drill or short circuit in the electric
wiring Is liable to set it off any mo-
ment.
! This oil, by the way, although so
troublesome to the contractors, Is
! likely to be the cause of rapidly devel-
oping the surrounding country. The
oil has paraffine base and is ex-
tremely valuable. Already a number
of companies have been formed to
prospect the neighboring hills.
What will be encountered in the re-
naming 900 feet no one can tell. We
understand that bets are even between
the laborers who prophesy Milwaukee
beer and those who are looking for
what is known in Kentucky as Noun
tain Dew.
The length of this tunnel will be
about $500 feet, and the cost some
thing prodigious, but when completed
1t will be a monument to the enter
prise and perseverance of the Union
Pacific officials that will apparently
endure for thousands of years.
The rest of Friday was spent on the
run to Salt Lake City. short stops be-
ing made at Evanston and Ogden.
Over $15,000.00 have been expend-
ed in these various improvements. AS
result of them the Union Pacific has
not only much the shortest line across
the Rockies, but one simply incompar-
able for the ease of its grades and the
smoothness of its tracks. 1t is said
that the fuel consumed by a railroad
averages forty per cent. of the entire
operating expenses. 1t will be seen.
therefore. what an enormous saving
there must be when this bill can be
cut right in two. This the Union Pa
cific has succeeded in doing.
To President Burt, more than to all
others, is due the credit for these
changes. 1t was he who had the
nerve to go before a board of directors
and ask for the enormous sum men
toned above. not to open up new ter
r1tory or to build new lines, but sim
ply to improve an already existing
line. Railroading is, more than almost
any other business of today. Off
Gals and boards of directors are con
stantly changing. Not one of those
connected with the road today NAV
be with 1t five years hence. For this
reason Mr.. Burt's daring and success
is the more noteworthy 1t can be ex-
planned in only one way, and that is
that the money kings of the East have
prodigious confidence in the quick
development of this western country,
and in the enormous growth of our
trade with the Orient
The people of Denver and Colorado
should be especially interested in
these improvements. ANYTHING that
adds to the ease of communication be-
tween Colorado and Utah benefits
both. Three things are essential to
ideal railroad traveling-safety. com
fort and speed. In each of these re-.
spects no other line can compare with
the Overland Route"
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PiIofS' ExcfuSfCe Club.

The Sandy Hook Pilots club is not
in the social register, yet it is the most
exclusive club in New York. You
might apply for admission to member
ship now, but you wouldn't get in for
ten or twelve years-and you would be
more fortunate than some present
members If you got in even then. For,
unlike the Authors club, which is not
all author, or the Golf club, which is
not entirely golfer, or the athletic club,
which is not wholly athlete, the Pilot
club is all pilot. And to be pilot you
must serve, first, two years before the
mast, then six years as an apprentice
on pilot boat, then one or two years
as pilot. So that usually twelve years
pass before a pilot gets full license
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

We doubt II more sumptuously
equipped train ever left Denver than
that which pulled out of the Union
depot Tuesday evening, July 23d con-
tanning about fifty newspaper men,
mostly from eastern cities. who had
been invited by the Union Pacific rail-
way to be their guests on trip from
Denver to Salt Lake City and return,
with the special object Of noting the
improvements recently completed and
in progress along that line. The train
consisted of three Pullman sleepers,
a dining car and the private car of
General Passenger Agent Lomax. At
Cheyenne the next morning there was
added an observation car and the pri-
vate car of Superintendent Parke AS
thus composed the train was carried
unbroken to Salt Lake City. Accom-
panying the party there were, in ad-
dition to Mr.. Lomax and Mr.. Parke,
Mr.. Griffin, the general agent of the
company at Denver Mr.. Darlow, the
agent of the road, and
Professor Knight of Wyoming univer-
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
M MGMgSR2 oF FROM s1AsNIP5Wicl|
Cured of Catarrh of the Stomach
by Pe-ru-na.

people VINO are suffering from c.,.
OF the stomach who are WASTING nn
Gus time, and enduring needless p,eci'
ing. The remedies thew trv on,, sanef'
porarily palliate the distress hrt ZEN
erect a cure. Remedies for dysn.r.s
nave multiplied SO rapidly that thaa
are becoming as numerous as the ,ss saV
OF the forest, and yet dyspepsia s .as
tinues to flourish in spite of thar on.
This is due to the fact that the can..l.
dyspepsia is not recognized as catssw
III there Is remedy in the NH.
range OF medicinal preparations tha. '.'
In every particular adapted 10 dvsns
STA, that remedy is Peruna. This r
edy is well nigh invincible in thaa.
cases. 'ueSe
DR.. Hartman, President OF The Va.
man Sanitarium, Columbus, O.. saw.
"In my large practice and corresnon
dence have yet to learn of SIM.
case OF atomic dyspepsia which has ns
either been greatly benefited or curs
by Peruna."
NO one suffering with catarrh of thu
ssoinacn or dyspepsia, however sliEh|
can oe well or happy. 1t is the causy
vi so many distressing symptoms thu
II Is a most dreaded disease. Peruu
acts Immediately on the seat NJ n.
trouble, the intiamed mucous mem
branes lining the stomach and los.
ing cure is effected. -'''
II you do not derive prompt and ss,
isfactory results from the use Of ps.
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman
giving full statement of your cass
and he will be pleased to give YOU NJ
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus a
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
South Dakota Fu rms.

Is the title OF an illustrated booklet
Just issued by the Chicas 20, Milwaukee
q 81. PAU Railway, descriptive Of the
country between Aberdeen and the
missouri River, section heretofore
unprovided with railway facilities, but
wnich 10 now reached by a new line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway. Everyone con templating a
cnange OF location will be interested
In the information contained in 1t, and
copy may be had by sending a two
cent stamp to F. A. Miller, General
Passenger Agent, CHICAGO, Ill.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

NO trees grow anywhere on the
coasts OF western or northern Alaska.
and yet these shores for thousands of
miles and the Islands of Boring sea
are strewn with immense quantities OF
oriftwood, in places piled high on the
peach. bearing good testimony to the
WORK OF the rivers. This drift is the
salvation OF the Eskimo, furnishing
MN with fuel and material for houses,
boats and sleds. The entire northeast
ern half OF Boring sea is very shoal
less than 500 feet in depth, while the
southwestern half is IL. 900 feet deep
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

tween the steel and the walls ON all
sides to make q thick backing of Port.
land cement. The bore OF this part of
the tunnel was also changed to an egg
shape form, as being best able to re
sist pressure. This shale extended
for 700 feet, and increased the cost of
the tunnel by hundreds of thousands
of dollars. The visitors were shown a
five-acre lot which was covered over
thick with the broken and twisted
beams taken from this part of the tun-
mel.
Soon after the shale had been
passed through a large flow of water
was encountered, and as in this end
OF the tunnel the grade is toward the
breast, an expensive pumping plant
had to be installed.
The next obstacle was strong vein
OF oil, accompanied by dangerous
gases. Notwithstanding the utmost
precautions, several serious explo-
sions have already occurred. 1t gath
ers in dense clouds along the roof of
the tunnel, where a spark struck by
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
Thinks Aba.ement ITnneoe...ry.

Bishop Courtney of Halifax, NJ s.,
recently knocked off the hat of a man
in the street who failed to take 1t off
when band played God Save the
King" At first the man was inclined
to prosecute the bishop, but finally
contented himself with writing letter
to the Halifax Herald, saying that
while he yielded In Loyalty to no man
he did not deem II neces sary to remove
his hat when on the str Get every time
ne happened to hear the national an
them. Public opinion IN Halifax ap-
pears to be against the bisbop,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
The Lion and tho SUM-"

be1ore his departure from Persia
heroert " Bowen, the retiring min
lister to that country, was decorated
with the grand gordon of the Lion and
ouh' the most ancient end honorable
order of Persia, by the shah, who also
presented Mr.. Bowen with a massive
SOU shuH oox studded with fifty dia-
monds and decorated with picture OF
eisia ruler These will be deposited
III Tue vaults at the State Department
un.,i congress authorizes the recipient
OF the gifts to accept the m.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
VENDETTA IN CORSICA.
ancient. Bloody Custom of That Coun-
try Has Greatly Diminished.

Persons who derive their ideas of
Corsica as 1t is today from Prosper
Merimee's novel, Colombia" will be
doomed to some disappointment. Man
ners and customs have changed a great
deal In the island since the date,
shortly after the battle of Waterloo.
when the gallant British officer and
MS daughter visited COLOMBIA In her
ancestral castle at Pietranera. The
vendetta, which is the, theme of that
thrilling story, has greatly dimin-
ished. During the carnival we fam
cied that we had come upon a real
instance of this picturesque barbar-
ism. One workman killed another in
cafe, and then, In the expressive
Corsican phrase, took to the maquis. :"
OF orushwood. which covers large
portion of the island, and has, from
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

Texas is becoming VI cry gay. State
Geologist Dumble has disclosed to the
people of that state sources of mineral
wealth that are astounding. He says
that In one county alone, that of Cher
okee, there are $1,000 900 tons OF rich
Iron ore in sight, and that in east
Texas. as whole, Their are 1000. 0Oo,-
600 tons. And by the side of this ore
lies all the coal necessary to work the
ore into shape. The geologist makes
the fat statement that mo country in
the world has cheaper material for
something iron than east Texas"
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
An UNIQUE Ipdustry.

An unique industry is followed at
Atlantic City. l was passing along
the board walk there not long ago and
| saw sign which read as follows:
Children carefully cared for; five
cents per hour" The man who man
aged the enterprise had several assist
ants and was doing a thriving bust
ness. Many tired mothers left their
children with him while they took a
bath, and nurses sometimes shift their
responsibility at the rate OF five cents
an hour.-Washingtou Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

looking knives and daggers, bearing
such choice inscriptions as Vendetta
Corsa; morte al nemico" ("death to
the enemy; or, even still more grew
some: IVA diritto al cuore del nem-
ico' eco straight to the heart of the
enemyO. These choice weapons form,
together with gourds engraved with
portraits OF Napoleon, or the negro's
head, which is the Corsican crest, the
stable industry of MISUNDERSTANDING
ster Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

The Vatican, the largest palace in
the world, will soon receive another
addition to its bulk. which will bring
up the number of It's rooms to 1900.
The Pope has decided to erect three
new buildings. One. containing 500
rooms, will be used to house the pill
grims coming to Rome, while the
other two. which will be much smaller,
Will be added to the Vatican Museum.
In the last mentioned buildings will
be placed all the artistic offerings that
Leo XIII. has received during his Pom
tificate.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

tues have been coupled with pluck and
patience. 1t is a field that not many
women have entered, but there is no
reason why women should not fill the
place of an architect most creditably
with her naturally artistic ternpera-
ment her love of the harmonious and
beautiful, and her inherent womanly
ideas of suitability.
Miss Chapman lives in Boston, in a
building occupied entirely by artists,
as there she finds an atmosphere suit
ed to her work. Her associates are
those who have interests in common
with her own, and she feels this is
helpful.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
No: Only Bay Rum.

The hottest places are the barber
shops. 1t makes no difference how
much clothes customer may take Of
when he lies in a chair for shave or
beard-trim, or sits up TOR hair cut.
He must be encompassed with hot
towels. hot aprons and hot air. A hot
barber hangs over him exuding Gallo
ric. The hair and beard clippings
cling tenaciously to the perspiring
neck, or ind safe lods ing places in
eyes and ears. Is there no balm in
Gilead New York Pre- So
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
Cottouseed and Cotton.

American cottonseed is responsible
for tremendous increase in the pro-
duction Of cotton in Russia, middle
Asia. Bokhara, and Khiva. The year
lsoo shows an increase of A per cent
over 1899 in the Asiatic lands. and the
increase in the Russian district is 2s
per cent. Most Of the former corn
nelds were planted with cotton.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

uoa INDUSTRIAL Possibilities" are
'o'" III an Illustrate article con-
W tue review Of Reviews for
August by Mr.. Albert d; Rohinson
correspondent who has
f -. mug" time In Gu pa and is fa-
- VII" the resources of the is.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08

Hon. Robert W. Wilcox, Delegate
to Congress from Hawaii and the Sand
witch Islands, in recent letter from
Washington, d. c., writes:
al have used Peruna for dyspepsia
and cheerfuI!y give you this fesfi-
moniaL Am satisfied If II Is used
properly 1t will be of great benefit to
our people. can conscienfiousIy rec
0mmcnd 1t to anyone who Is suffering
with stomach or catarrhal troubles. |"
R. w. Wilcox.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-08-08
A Fortune to be Given Away.

A noted philanthropist has decided to
give away his fortune to charities and no
doubt much good will ba accomplished.
There Is another agency that has also ac-
complished much good, namely, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, the medicine with
fifty years of cures back of IT, 1t pro-
notes appetite, insures digestion, cures
dyspepsia regulates the liver and Keeps
the bowels regular. also prevents belch-
Ing. heartburn or f1atulerlcy. Don't fail
to try 1t. but be sure you get the genuine.