Mountain Railroads
J.'i;m the :;i;i]in B The western división of the Colorado Goutrui Railroad (narrow gaufre) has jici'ii completed trom Golden, a distaoce af si-sttï: miles, to a jjoint witbin three jpilos ot ' liiiuU i.l:iuli it is now open lor business, d-id bas beon in running order f oi1 the lwftaijg weeks. Th ree locojuotives, formerly i-.i uso on the east approatih to the Miagoun Eiver bridge, are now uted on tiiis lüvisioa, ftjtd fiad constant employmeut in tho tiaysportation of freight and pninnarara. In some respeots this ritilmaá is tho moat remarkable that hafl ever bcci used fpr pHM ngei trausportation. Tho Uno iillows tlui oanyon of Clear Creok, nhwii is extremely narrow, in some uases oootracted to a wiilth of 40 feet. It hae precipitous sido, bom sof) to 1,000 feet high. Throuzh tliis s.-iuyon thu railroad fiuds i-ts way, i'ollowing closely to tho fidü of the stream,.but built apon rock foundaü: L'.id' Uuyond the reaoh ;' Inprh water. Tho AeMevt f the oreek f r sixtoen miles is one bundredtfeet paz mil, bnt it is extiemely irregulnr, in .na;! y plaees movJDg along wilh very low velneity axvl U. ether points pluaging over falle frojn iifteun to forty fet in height. Tk .t grade u.-:i;d is 178 iV-t per ïuile, and ly.shortest curve is 1N0 feet radius. All the curs u:l are fittod witta ono oos' ■ 1", by v.liiih expe(jieut Ü.-' tViction oï t!iö cjiaturt.' is êjiloinated sfiA the loooipotiveo are eiabled -io draw ir. be impostible to movo if tho cars wen Buppliod v.'iüi wheels of thu oidinary. coBr ■jtruction. The averape speed os m . k;u 1 is eight miles per hour. The opentioaof a road witï these peculiar oharactariíiioa being i;i Kwe di greo an experimeal has beau rediioed to a limit wl ii;ctly sj'c. .Jt is antioipated that :v high - ar speed u :ilv bo used with entire safetyj. . ; Dariog tlit; oonstupation of this roaa Kiany doubts weri ' ■ -, ■-■■ 1 as to tho practicability of its oparaüon,, but tho large an-.ount oí' Tj.isi. t.i wiiic.h is now beiag tranaaoted ov#ï ii and I from aocideut which . i. i ts opuratÜMi have rendered ii. a matter f oertaiuty tUüfc ssrith proper care oí4s pi iús ft;i .with gradea exoeed;ng' !OO fuet tu tliu Ulile, iiuiy bc uiAvm:sly U3el. ftheroad between Golurg, ;i distancR of 215 milos, was comn i tbc 1 of i Lia being proseouted with a f ■. ■■. Forty uiiles of the road are d, aud it is expocted thnt tha forcé in. v engoged on the roftd will be íillo to grade two miles pet U;iy duiiüg favorable weathor.
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