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Title: The Pacific tourist : Adams & Bishop's illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean ... : a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ...
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913. Great Plains and desert. 1881
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad
Publisher: New York : Adams & Bishop
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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officer at Promon-tory said : We hare got done praying, the spike is aboutto he presented. Chicago replied: We understand, all areready in the East. From Promontory Point. AII ready now ;the spike will soon be dricen. The signal will bethree dots for the commencement of the bloivs. For a moment the instrument was silent, andthen the hannner of the magnet tapped the bell,one, two, three, the signal. Another pause of afew seconds, and the lightning came flashingeastward, 2,400 miles to Washington; and theblows of the hammer on the spike were repeatedinstantly in telegraphic accents upon the bell ofthe Capitol. At 2.47 p. m.. Promontory Pointgave the signal, Done ; and the great Amer-ican Continent was successfully spanned.Immediately thereafter, flashed over the line,the following official announcement to the As-sociated Press: Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10.—Tiiklast hail is laid! The last bpikk isdriven! The Pacific Railhoad is Com-pleted 1 The point of junction is 1,086 miles weU
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THK GREAT RAILROAD WEDDING.I.—Driving llie Inst Si.ikti. 2 —Union of the East aiul West. 3.—First Whistle of the Ir.-n Ilorso. of the Missouri Rive?, and 090 miles east of Sacra-mento City. Leland Stanford, Ceiitial Pacific Railroad. T. C. DURAXT, ^ DNKY DiLLOX, > Uniofi Pacific Railroad. Si Joiix Duff, Such were the telegraphic incidents that at-tended the completion of the greatest work of theage,—but during these few expectant moments,the scene itself at Promontory Point, was veryimpressiv^e. After the rival engines had moved up towardeach otlier, a call was made for the people tostand back, in order that all might have achance to see. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr.Todd of Massachusetts. Brief remarks werethen made by General Dodge and GovernorStanford. Three cheers were given for theGovernment of the United Sfaes, for the Rail-road, for the Presidents, for the Star SpangledBanjier, for the Laborers, and for those respec-tively, who furnished the means. Four spikeswere t

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