Gilpin observer., 1909-08-12

Boulder is all that 10 necessary tc
assure the most skeptieaI Of the GER
tain construction Of the GiIpin &
Clear Creek District railroad, better
known as the "PaetoIus road" Mon
day an Observer representative drove
over to the Beaver and went over
the stretch Of country which has beer
converted into risht-of-way for this
new railroad, which is to connect
Central City, Black Hawk, Russell
suIeh and NevadaviIIe with the Moi
fat line, giving these towns what
they have long been eager to enjoy
broad gauge transportation faciii.
ties.
r. A. Hall has been promoting this
project several years and year or
more ago the first actual construction
work was commenced at PactoIus.
The roadbed has now been graded q
distance Of three and one-haf miles,
bringing 1t to point within half a
mile Of the RoliinsvilIe wagon road.
A long cut is now being filled in,
which will be completed this week,
and the remaining half mile to the
wagon road will then be easy grading
This work will be finished in less
than a month. Teams can be used
on the work for two weeks and the
remainder Of the grade will be hand
work.
The bridges In this four miles will
be few and but one or two will be
Of any length. 6ridsemen are being
arranged for and this line Of con-
struction will be under way within
two or three weeks. When the grad
ing is finished the first four miles,
ties will be placed and then the lay
ing Of steel will start. Tho Moffat
people have already given instrue-
lions to their track men to put in a
switch at Paetolus SO that the steel
of the Hall Construction company,
which has been stored in the Moffat
yards In Denver since the shipment
from the foundry, can be delivered.
Thirty-six head Of horses are now
busy hauling the ties and bridge tim
bers and these are being distributed
along the grade.
Friday the grade camp was moved
from the place where the construe.
tion company has headquarters to a
point two miles further up the creek
at the junction Of the Pactoius and
RoII'nsville wagon roads. This camp
presents the appearance Of a typical
tented city. There are II tents, and
a square block Of ground is covered
with canvas. There is cook tent
and dining tent combined, seven
sleeping tents for the graders, two
engineers tents, one commissary
two stables, blacksmith, one store
room and one feed. Everything about
the camp is orderly, the camp men
have their work systematized, and
the tent city in every respect is mos.
properly conducted. Upwards Of 1oc
men are working on the grade and
is more were expected up from Den
YER yesterday. Some thirty or more
teams are being used and among
these will be seen some Of the best
work stock In the county. There is
nothing cheap looking about the
grade outfit that is constructing the
PaetoIus road.
r. A. Hall, president Of the Hall
Construction company was not at The
camo when the writer was out Mon
day. He left Sunday for Iowa anc
will not return until the latter part
Of the week. W. Brandon, the fore
man, who has charge Of the grader.
gave the information sought. Mr.
Brandon said Il was Mr.. Halls inten
tion to start the laying Of steel al
PaetoIus and as soon a. part Of the
track was ready for use, an enoin.
and cars would be pressed Into com
mission and the track laying woule
be greatly facilitated.
The distance to be covered by tn,
Paetolus road from the Moffat con
nectlons to Central City will be Ii
miles and II the completed grade |,
to be a sample Of the road the en-
tire length, the line will stand ou
as one Of the finest pieces Of rail-
road engineering In the western coun
try. The maximum grade will b,
four per cent and the steepest hau
Of any length will be up the Beaver
According to the report Of n. R. Car
pointer, G. E., the route selected I,
the most practicable one for severa
reasons. The principal one Of thes'
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