The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-05-29
w. P. RUSHING
CALIFORNIA
WORK
Construction of Golden
State Being Rapidly

pany is actively prosecuting const2hc-
on i ork n Cal fofnia, paftica arly ~
the Sacramento ard San Joaquin Val
leys. The actual work in progress, is Of
course is grading. The new road suffered
n serious loss in the recent disaster in
Sn Francisco in surveys, blue prints
and other data. This loss can scarcely
be figured in dollars and cents. The de-
structicn amounted to almost a total
loss of records, necessitating a large por-
ton of the work of several years to be
ono over 81 Tie StnsmentJ r e
j. c. Pierson the A 81 tai
Engineer of the Western Pacific, r.
turned from a tour of insp ctia !
Of the Inc btwefn the city ard Mar
syille. In conversation with a Bee re
porter this morning he stated that t G.
grading is in progress etwe n this city
and Marysville, the forces working
south from the latter ci y. Thr e & al
ing camps nave feen establish d on this
Sc ton Of tie work, one Letween tn
Bear and the Yuba Rivers, another in
mediateIy south CT the B ar River, anil
and the tn I'd abott three mics forth
Of the Pleasant Grove, a out half wy
between this city and Marysville, Wi h
marks the southern limit Of the W TX
on this section.
Pierson said that in about forty days
the grading between Marysville and
Oroville will be competed, and that t e
forces working on that section WI
then lie put to work between Sacramen
to and Marysville, and that by the
summer season the grading to Sacrs-
mcnto will be finished. He was asked
if this meant that the tfack-.aying VII
be begun at that time, and an wercd
in the negative.
Pierson said that track laying VII
not he undertaken until the b. idge
work is completed Extensive bridge
work is being DON, which will req t.re
a years time to complete. BY tie Il e
the low-water stage Is reaclcd this sen.
son, the Company will be ready to put
in tie piers for the bridge over the
American River. Other big bridging
features are the spanning Ct the Yuba
and the Bear Rivers, between Sacramen-
to and ,Harysville. Ill these bri ges
will be of steel, set en- conc etc piers.
Grading is being pushed rapidy all
alorg the line, Per on "a d arge for es
being emp Dyed tetween S n Fran s 0
and Stockton ard Sacrtmen 0, SleIa c
to and Marysville, ard on the eastward
. The main features in the con I ucticn
work lay in gmettirg through the Feather
River canyon across the Siorras, and
Pierson said Tat if he could be to 4
it could be safely predicted thatei ia
it could be safely lie pdedicted, how.
ever that trains wou d run thorugh
Sacramento without waiting for an
opening Of the syst m for a through
traffic.
Regarding the reads entry into tn
ivy Aiehooh sdid thdl owing TO the lE-i
cation of the Y-street levees ard the
land Immediately soath Of il, mskes
1t necessary to cross the EN- ank rent
which means there will be no under
ground crossing. The lard immedia civ
south of the levee is subject to over-
How, and for the protection Of the a vi
1T is necessary to cross the mink
ment at high grade.
Thu north levee Of the Intended po,nfl
OF crossing is about five feet above tie
the higest hieh-water mark. rr m the
conditions surrounding that pqrt of the
city. 1t IS impossible to cross with an
u~ndergrade crossing consequently the
crossing will be at the grade. The sare
grade, Pierson said will have to be ear
ried north across the American Riyer.
Pierson was asked how the linz ~ II
cross the city and he replied that this
matter had not been decided upon.
From statements maze from Weatero
Pacific officials to tie Citzea's Con-.
mitee at a conference held in thi, city
several weeks ago, II is understood,
that the roposal is to cross at the grade
ultimately en- oy elevated tracks.
This matter however, will be conssd.
cred by the Board of City Trustees
when application Is made to tnat body