NOTE. 



The author desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to those who 

 have so generously given their time and aid in supplying photographs 

 or the plates from which some of the illustrations have been made. 

 Among those to whom he is under the greatest obligations are Messrs. 

 Brewsrer & Co., the late Mr. C F. Bates, Mr. F. F. French, Messrs. 

 Moseman & Brother, Messrs. Martin & Martin, Messrs. Mark VV. Cross 

 & Co., Messrs. Rogers, Feet & Co., Mr. John O'Hare, Messrs. W. S. 

 Snow & Co., Broad Gauge Iron Stall Works, Messrs. Alman & Co., 

 and Messrs. Flandrau & Co. 



