COST OF CONSTRUCTION. 
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Section 'T.— From summit near Leroux’s Spring to Aztec Pass, 87 miles. 
GRADUATION, MASONRY, ETC. 
Earthwork, 4,105,851 cubic yards, at 15 cents 
Rock-cutting, 1,878,709 cubic yards, at $1 
Masonry, 24,000 cubic yards, at $4 
Bridging, 900 feet, at $30 
Grubbing and clearing, 80 miles, at $200 
Ballasting, 7 miles, at $1,000 
Add 100 per cent. for increase over eastern prices 
Amount for graduation, masonry &c 
$615,878 
1,878,709 
96,000 
27,000 
16,000 
7,000 
2,640,587 
2,640,587 
$5,281,174 
SUPERSTRUCTURE. 
Cross-ties, for 87 miles, at $1,200 per mile 
Railroad iron—75 pounds per yard—delivered at Mojave village, 
on Rio Colorado, for single track and — for 87 miles, 
12,632.4 tons, at $110 per ton 
'Pesnsportation m same, 148 miles, at 5 cents per ton per mile.. 
Wrought-iron chairs and spikes, for 87 miles, at $800 per mile.. 
Distributing and placing cross-ties and rails, 87 miles, at 81,500 
per mile 
Amount for *s t its 
104,400 
1,389,564 
93,480 
69,600 
130,500 
£ 
EQUIPMENT. 
Locomotives, 10, at $10,500 
Passenger cars, 9, at $3,100 
Baggage cars, 2, at $1,600 
Freight cars, 148, at 1,100 
Engine-houses and passenger depots 
Way stations for water and wood 
+ 
Amount for equ e 
1,181,544 
- 105,000 
27,900 
3,200 
162,800 
90,000 
90,000 
478,900 
ES Eu 
7,547,618 
754,762 
For engineering and contingencies, add 10 per cent 
8,302,380 
Amount r 
Average cost per mile 
95,200 
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