at that
point.

LODGE POLE, COLO.--From a stream of that name which the railroad
follows for some little distance.

SIDNEY, NEB.--Named after Sidney Dillon, at one time president of the
Union Pacific.

BROWNSON, NEB.--Called after a former General Freight Agent of the
Company.

KIMBALL, NEB.--Named after Thos. L. Kimball, General Passenger Agent,
and afterwards General Manager.

PINE BLUFFS, WYO.--Takes its name from the stunted growth along the
adjacent bluffs.

HILLSDALE, WYO.--Named after an engineer, (Hill) who was killed here
during the preliminary survey.

CHEYENNE, WYO.--From an Indian Tribe of that name. The word is
supposed to be derived from the French "Chien" a dog and to mean Dog
soldier. Other authorities connect it with the Indian word "Shallana"
meaning red or red man.

BUFORD, WYO.--Named after old Ft. Buford.

SHERMAN, WYO.--The highest point on the line named after the tallest
General (Sherman) in the Union Army.

TIE SIDING, WYO.--Vast quantities of ties were shipped from this point
for use in the construction, they coming from the mountains in the
vicinity.

LARAMIE, WYO.--The name comes from Jacques Laramie, a fur trader who
was killed in this vicinity by the Indians in 1820.

MEDICINE BOW, WYO.--From the Medicine Bow Mountains among which it is
situated.

FT. STEELE, WYO.--From Ft. Fred Steele, established in 1868 on the
same site.

RAWLINS, WYO.--Named after Gen. Jno. A. Rawlins, Gen'l Grant's, Chief
of Staff and his First Secretary of War.

CRESTON, WYO.--So called from being the crest of the Rocky Mountains.

GREEN RIVER, WYO.--From the river of that name whose waters run
through a green shale, and while not discoloring the water impart that
shade to the river.

BITTER CREEK, WYO.--From the creek of that name so called from the
character of its water.

GRANGER, WYO.--Named after an old settler, a Mr. Granger.

OGDEN, UTAH.--Named after Peter Ogden, an attache of the Hudson Bay
Co., who lived in this vicinity in the (18) thirties.

APPENDIX IV.

_Paddy Miles' Ride._

The following is taken verbatim from a prominent newspaper
of 1869, and is a very excellent illustration of the style
of writing prevalent at that time.

Mr. Miles, or "Paddy" as he was familiarly called, was foreman to the
Casement Brothers, who laid the track of the Union Pacific Railroad.
One morning, Paddy started down Echo Canon with a long train of flat
cars, sixteen i