Show Northward Ho 1 SALT LAKE CITY March 31 80 Editors Herald The gentlemen of Utah who live at home at ease may lilte think of the hardship encountered by tho small band of sturdy workers who have been engaged for eeveral weeks Ibis late and inclement spring in pushing the U N R R over the snow bound hills and divides northward into Montana The following extract I from a letter dated March 25 from a young man working at the end of I the track to his juvenile sister in this city may not be devoid of interest to your numerous readers We live in a car There are about ten men in every car There are sixtyfive men and we cat In two carp twentyfour men at each table I dont think that you would know me if you should see me I will tell you how I look as near as I can First of all imagine you see a big pair of gum boots with an old ragged coat above them Then the next thing you see is a red handkerchief handker-chief tied over my moutb Then avery a-very red nose and sun burnt cheeks a pair of green goggles and a greasy dirty ragged hat and you see your brother A does not look much better We are in so much snow and I wind that we look very black all but I I our noses and they are red and very sore You have no idea how much enow there is up here There is a house here and the snow is level with the roof On the railroad as you ride along yoa go through snowdrifts snow-drifts as high as the cars for over a block How would you like to be here where if you went out sometimes some-times your nose would freeze in about ten minute Some of the men have had their noses frozen They are while when they are frozen but I when they get thawed out they are I red and the ekin all comes 00 |