COST OF CONSTRUCTION. 
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Section 13.— From the point of leaving Mojave river to entrance of Tah-ee-chay-pah Pass, 63 miles. 
GRADUATION, MASONRY, ETC. 
Earthwork, 1,890,000 cubic yards, at 15 cents. $283,500 
Rock-cutting, 15,000 cubic yards, at $1. 15,000 
Masonry, 18,900 cubic yards, at $4. 75,600 
Bridging, 600 feet, at $30........... 18,000 
Grubbing and clearing, 50 miles, at $200..... 10,000 
Ballasting or piling, 13 miles, at $2,000. 26,000 
428,100 
Add 100 per cent, for increase above eastern prices. 428,100 
Amount for graduation, masonry, &c. $856,200 
SUPERSTRUCTURE. 
Cross-ties, for 63 miles, at $1,800 per mile. 113,400 
Railroad iron—75 pounds per yard—delivered at San Francisco, 
for single track and sidings, for 63 miles, 9,147.6 tons, at $92 
per ton.... . 841,579 
Transportation of same, 358 miles, at 5 cents per ton per mile. 163,742 
Wrought iron chairs and spikes, for 63 miles, at $800 per mile.... 50,400 
Distributing and placing cross-ties and rails, for 63 miles, at 
$1,500 per mile... 94,500 
Amount for superstructure.. 1,263,621 
EQUIPMENT. 
Locomotives, 7, at $10,500 ... 73,500 
Passenger cars, 6, at $3,100. 18,600 
Baggage cars, 2, at $1,600 . . . 3,200 
Freight cars, 107, at $1,100. 117,700 
Engine-houses and passenger depots. 50,000 
Way stations for water and fuel. 250,000 
Amount for equipment. 513,000 
2,632,821 
For engineering and contingencies, add 10 per cent. 263,282 
Amount. 2,896,103 
Average cost per mile. 45,970 
