The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-04
BRIDGING An ma.


We have in times past e
of wonderful feats IN
and much has been vr;tt.
gineering skill and darn i
the course of the iron ~.
plains and mountains thss r11
the Missouri river and the
I'm the grandeur and mr.
undertaking, the Union -
Pacific has never been -,
energy and perseverance NJ
work was urged forward
pidity with which Il Va
without a parallel in histo,~s
statements OF the special go..
missioners to the Secretary >
terror
Thirty-five years aeo th.,.-
to spend on work similar q q
has just been completed. II.
was watching while the ha;li
Union Pacific and Centrsl -
for supremacy. II was a m.s.:e-
test, but nowadays the 49,
road have been brought Ia 49,,
problems. One of these res.-.:s.l G
solution of the grade au.ss;.-
Strengthening Of the track
One Of the most inter..,;.. e
cult feats OF railroad enGns.
undertaken has just been ee~a,
the owners of The Oye,i.,3
Union Pacific and Southern P,.;s. r.
road-the building of a br;de -
Great Salt Lake between -
and Lucin, Nevada.
The work being practie,llv
the new track was formaIIr 49,.
Thanksgiving Day when M
rIman, head Of the Hartman I.-.
. big party of railroad maanst.. .
Of Thanksgiving Day dinner
die of Great Salt Lake.
The Ogden-Lucin "Cut ~.
miles in length, = miles ON IL
miles on .restle work and SIR. -
waters of Great Salt Iahe 4
. practically level track excrpt q. . w
distance on the west end ne1r ~
vada, where . slight er.de s S
tered.
The use of this cut Of N e.
the trans-continental traf6c O.
line from Ogden to Lucin. Mr.. -
the Lake This strip Of ~ =
Of the most expensive Of a. -
system, the maximum md -
long Promontory hill d ia e.
mile and helper engines are o. q.
sary. The elimination of IL - =
engines Will mean the savine z = r.
q 5000 . day in operating o.
also . saving Il several hcm
time.
Active work was commeno.1 /.
and thus the almost impour;hIe -
completed in about . mon1ia ~
pile was driven during the r. r.
October. This great work - - =
- 200, 10000.
The cut of runs from O.
miles over level country Mn A
the lake proper, then seruo T. p ?
Of the Lake Q miles to PronsofnT Is
ave miles of solid road ID - 7
miles west over the west an r r.
toward Lucin and thence adp1 r. T.
Salt Lake Desert to Lnkin r.
Across the east arm Of IL LII
be almost q continuous In
by trestle. Near the middIe r
be . gsp of 600 feet Of op0 49,
left for the waters Of the bms mn +
dow into the arm of the Lahe.
Across Promontory Pat
miles of solid road bed snd ~
work was encountered. u -
feet long In sand and nj e
blum being necessary. A - -
most beautiful on this - -
veys have been made for q
mer resort
Across the west am q - n
niles of trestle worf ~ =
preach at each end a GGei
completing the work Of 90
one great difficulty Was encunl
the, east arm by the settlne q
trestle work. This Vas ou1 II <
Of the flow of the Bear NV -
kcted fox centuries ov1 -
the Lake and having f6l1h1 4
Il 100 feet. It took H. -
paes which appear to heSo -
bottom Of the Lake proper
resulted in . firm and - -
In . speech which y ~ : RI.
Club, Salt Lake City, = ~ e
opening Of the "Cnt o.,
said: go
The eompletion Of - -
wi0 reduce the Distance -
Francisco and Salt Lake y =
VIII eventually bring The -
the two cities down to = 49,
1T 10 intended to rednel -
time from Salt Lake 70 c.
hours, and put passenger -
IN 50 hours from Salt Lax.
These two railroads UGm
Southern Pacific-have spet
three yean somewhere. -
10000 IN repairs and inpgUvs
from the expeness q sp0oe
tenance."