Deseret Evening News | 1906-12-27 | Page 2 | Western Pacific Bids

WESTERN P PACIFIC BIDS Contracts for the Iho Entire Entin Line to he Let eek cl The Tho prevailing sloppy has hns put pitt n a stop atop to on the tho We West t tern era ern It at this end of the line where the tho tIes lies and rails rail were being said aid on the tho desert without any allY preliminary grading When work in lila direction steel had been laId UP to It a bout about 29 9 from the Nevada stall elate line At the Present time there are aro about tacit men Ut at work raisIng the track and ballasting west ot of Word now front San Ban Francisco that by next week weck the work for the en entire tire UrE line lne of at the tho Western from Irom Oakland to Snit Salt Lake CIty wilt will bo be un del contract The bids on the tho lost last from Deeth In the tue Nevada doe des sri to the California state line will bp be belot lot thIs month Western Pacific engl engi neer declare that were It not tOI or the shortage in III labor they Uley would finish the ork anti have haye trains running within a year There tire uro now men em employed played on the construction and aM they state that could bo be used to ad advantage vantage The first miles out ot of Salt Lake City are graded and the track laid Ott On the tho California end of the line 20 miles arc graded In various Work along ha Nevada division of at the Iho Western Pacific Is progressing nl nice nicely ly Iy to 10 reports which come from tile the different construction camps From Froin cornea the news thiat Joo goa progress A is II being made on the 1000 toot tunnel at Spring Garden The tool foot heading at tM thIt west weal end eM has bees bed completed 1 and nil work worl on the proper Is already commenced A steam shovel Is ra razing the tho scenery lii In great chunks A heading on the east eastend end ot of the tho tunnel Is completed and from fin on work ork will bl be push pushed Id ahead from boils bolh suite The flit 1111 the tho valley alley is III assumIng shape And work alon Spanish creek Is ahead rapIdly