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Show TIES DELAY. RAILROAD WORK TWO BRIDGES IN THE CANYON NOW COMPLETED. Grade Is Ready For the Laying of Ralls Bridge Material Hauled By Teams. Owing to a shortage of ties, It Is possible that the actual laying of tho track on the Huntsvllle extension in Ogden canyon will be somewhat delayed. de-layed. More tlian 8,000 tics hae been purchased for uso between the mouth of the canyon and the Hermitage, but there have been delays in getting the shipments started. Two carloads, or about 1,000 ties, arc expected shortly, however, and they will be placed In position immediately upon their arrival. ar-rival. Two of the bridges in the canyon hae been finished and the third, near tho Hermitage, Is nearing completion. It was contemplated that tho track nnd grade would he so far completed by this tlrao that the same could be used to transport the material for tho third bridge. This however, was abandoned aban-doned and the material was taken up by wagons. Mos,t of the heavy rock ballasting of the grade has been completed as far as the Hermitage and the finer material of gravel and crushed rock is now being excavated and added to the top of the grade. |