COST OF CONSTRUCTION. 
GRADUATION, MASONRY, ETC. 
Earthwork, 2,015,000 cubic yards, at 15 cents 
Rock-cutting, 215,000 cubic yards, at $1 
Masonry, 37,000 cubic yards, at $4 
Bridging, 1,800 feet, at $30 
Grubbing SEI clearing, 115 miles, at $200 
Ballasting, 40 miles, at $1,000 
Add 100 per cent. for increase over eastern prices 
| Amount for graduation, masonry, &c 
SUPERSTRUCTURE. 
Cross-ties, for 116.7 miles, at $1,500 per mile 
Railroad iron—75 pounds per yard—delivered at Fort Smith, 
d for single track and sidings, for 116.7 miles, 16,945 tons, at 
l $80 per ton 
Transportation of same, for 909 miles, at 5 cents per ton per 
mile 
Wrought-iron chairs and spikes, for 116.7 miles, at $700 per 
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Distributing and placing iron and cross-ties, for 116.7 miles, at 
$1,500 per mile 
Amount for 
Section 3.—From Isleta to Campbell's Pass, 116.7 miles. 
$302,250 
215,000 
148,000 
54,000 
23,000 
40,000 
782,250 
782,250 
donnes 
175,050 
1,355,600 
770,150 
81,690 
175,050 
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EQUIPMENT. 
Locomotives, 13, at $10,000 
Passenger cars, 12, at $3,000 
Baggage cars, 3, at $1,500 
Freight cars, 200, at $1,000....... 
Engine-houses and passenger depots 
Way stations for water and wood 
x 
Amount for 
Sesssgsen 
100,000 
D 
+ A 
For engineering and contingencies, add 10 per cent 
Amatint 
Average cost per mile 
65 
$1,564,500 
2,558,540 
570,500 
4,693,540 
469,354 
5,162,894 
44,240 
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