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Show JWWs'S'Vm 4 ft rripfr T wvS . cpi. sascsrxfr- Steel Rails Went Across the Nation Continued From Preceding Page two trams from the East aimed The United States gov en.no'nt was represented by a T1 on - E ti t (.1 11 neotde t'l n n t n 1 Tin weie at the band and noOj lit almiet eel Dugl.t-- . ia n it'd hy 1 i 'ltjtulars" from ef lift si liment i M t Id v . the ('hinese work-1'iaeneJ witi 17 ( iivi'U't ! .nk. .eld shmes ti r iratorv iv I,d tie t n'- - The last tie .teed w is S f' imi.i, s imhi w de nnd ti melts rh'l.. and ,s made nf Cildoir lanul t ! ii.it d b 1 ttilisfed a with aime the on. I'ht' It iii'.t ornai'.en-- w i i It). tow :.i z last ti iatiftc railroad Mi 'tuiti'. t on iiwup fit Id, iwi." t no on And the n lines of the dueitorv find ofluers of tie tenlitl 1a-- t me mmiiai'i and of the pif m ntor of the tie. I he engine Jnpitor of the Central . Pacific 1119 rulmacl and the engine-NoM the Union Pacific name within Ml feet tit oath other. Two lengths of rails. 5U feet had been omitted. The Union Pacific' people brought up a pair of rails and the work of placing them was done by Europeans. The Central Pacific people then laid thc-i- pair of rails, the latter being performed by Mongolians. r f fa HIM - Pictured alme is the scene of May 10. 1869. when Cast met West in IJo Elder county as rails hy the In ion Pacific, building westward, and the Central (now Southern) Pacific, building from the West, met at Promontory summit and amid jubilation and with considerable ceremony railthe golden spike completing the road was driven. As shown above, two locomotives stood trans-continent- al pilot to pilot, one from the West and one from the East, with railway and government officials, along with the area who were to he greatly benefitted by the coming of the railroad. Telegraph stations across the nation were standing hy for the news, and at 2:47 o'clock in the afternoon the signal Done was flashed across the country, followed by the message, Promontory Summit, The last ltah. Mav 10 rail is laid, the last spike is driven, the Pacific railroad is completed, the point of junction is 1.0b6 miles west of the Missouri river and 690 miles east of Sacramento City. Signed, Iceland Stanford, Central Pacific railroad; T. C. Durant Sidney Dillon, John Duff. Union Pacific railroad. resi-dets-- of The Elite Shop As set in Harpers Baaa The foremen in both eases were Americans. Shortly before noon an announcement was sent to Washington that the driving of the last spike of the railroad connecting the East and the West coasts would be sent to all telegraph offices in the country the moment the work was done. The manager of the company placed a magnetic ball in a conspicuous position where all present could witness the f performance and connected the same with the main lines notifying the various offices of the country that he was ready. At 2:40 p. m. the dedicatory prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Todd of Massachusetts. At 2:47 p. m. Promontory gave the signal "Done and immediately thereafter flashed over the line the announcement: Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10 The last rail is laiJ,. the last spike is driven, the Pacific railroad is completed, the point of junction is 1086 miles west of the Missouri river and 690 miles east of Sacramento City. Signed, Stanford, Central Pacific railroad; T. C. Durant, Sidney Dillon, John Duff, Union Pacific railroad. Major General Greenville M. Leland Dodge, and Governor Stanford spoke briefly. Four spikes were furnished two gold and two silver, by Montana, Idaho, California and Nevada. They were each seven inches long and a little longer than an iron spike. Dr. Harkness of Sacramento presented one of gold to Governor Stanford; F. A. Tuttle of Nevada presented one of silver to Dr. Durant Dr. Durant stood on the north side of the tie and Gov. Stanford on the south side. At a given signal these gentlemen struck the spike and at the same instant the electric spark was seit through the wires east and V r Le-lan- d Rolhmoor's beautifully bred is descoats this Persian trimmed flare-bac-k tined for preference by discerning women appreciate poised fashion, quality fabrics and exquisite to hand-tailorin- g. RO V O A" west. The two locomotives moved up until they touched each other and a bottle of wine was poured as a libration on the last rail. At 3 p. m. the railroad was completed. This was followed by a general OK i |