The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-03-11

We have in time g.
Of wonderful feats
and much has been - ~, i..h
glneering skill and d,,;.sse
the course of the iro.
plains and mounta;n.a =
the Missouri river and , -
In the grandeur and =
undertaking, the Un;oa
energy and perseverane.. g SO
work was urged forv,,a e
pidity with which Il -
without a parallel n ~ ~ -
statements of the speci.I ~
missioners to the Secr,t.e
terror. p
Thirty-ive years .eo A.,
to spend on work sm;is, -
has just been complete
was watching while Il. -
Union Pacific and Cent? g. 4
for supremacy. It was ! =
test; but nowadays the 49,
road have been brought !. 49,
problems. One of t6ese :, ~. y.
solution of the grade Co.. -
strengthening of the traeE
One Of the most inssr...:
cult feats of railroad 80
undertaken has lust ~
Che owners of The g.
Union Pacific and SoutS.,.
Ioad-the building Of i No.
Great Salt Lake betv.s
and Lucin, Nevada.
The work being pracf;..n.
the new track was formsE
Thanksgiving Day when Ns
riman, head of the Har,;...7 81
. big party of railroad ms...1.
OF Thanksgiving Day dinps
die of Great Salt Lake.
The Ogden-Lucin .iCst =. ]
miles in length, = mIIes 49,
miles on trestle work and rs. !
waters OF Great Salt Late. +
q practically level track err-4
distance on the west end ~. Z.
tered.
The use of this cut a :. -
the trans-continental trs6e -.
line from Ogden to Luciin Nsss5
the Lake. This strip 4 ~.
of the most expensive q Re
system, the maximum nj r.
long Promontory hin = ri r.
mile and helper engines a. r.
sary. The elimination a IL -.
engines win mean tie uyis p =
81 10000 q day in oper,tins -
also a saving Of several - - =
time.
Active work was coune.o,a q
and thus the almost impoG7i. -
completed in about q n~1fs
pile was driven during g - r
October. This great vork =
-. III, OO0.W. g.
The cut off runs frum o.
miles over level country -
the lake proper. then acru1 1Is
Of the Lakes miles to Prun111I1775
i've miles of solid nd - ~7 i
miles west over the wet = r r
toward Lucin and thence - f.
Salt Lake Desert 20 LlcH
Across the east arm of Il / -
be almost q continues m1n
by trestle. Near the nj =
be a gap of 600 feet q - l17
left for the waters Of tie huns p
how into the arm Of tie LII
Across Promontory nsat =
miles of solid road bed - -
work was encountered. 80
Eeet long in sand and ~
bluff being necessary. At -
most beautiful on TIN r.
Feys have been made for = 11
mer resort.
Across the west am 4 e.
miles of trestle work vilk
proach at each end q -
completing the work a Qann
,ne great difficulty va g.
he east arm by the settlne 4
trestle work. This US &C.
IF the flow of the Bar ~
ected for centuries on
he Lake and having IN
# 100 feet. It took ~ e
,iles which appear 4 -
,ottom of the Lake prup8 r
in q firm and o.
In a speech which - ~
Tub, Salt Lake City, = -
opening of the Cit O.,
aid:
The completion q e.
vill reduce the distsnee
francisco and Salt Laka ~
vii eventually bring IT, ~
he two cities down to q ~
1T is intended 10 redn1
inc from Salt Lake T. O.
lours, and put passengers -
q So hours from Salt LII
These two railroads IT.
ic-hase So
hree years somewhere -
00.O in repairs and n
rom the expenses of op@1o
enance." -
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