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It
was
here
that
the
Union
Pacific
Railroad
was
inaugurated
on
the
23rd
of
October
,
1867
,
by
the
chief
engineer
,
General
Dodge
.
Two
powerful
locomotives
,
carrying
nine
cars
of
invited
guests
,
amongst
whom
was
Thomas
C.
Durant
,
vice-president
of
the
road
,
stopped
at
this
point
;
cheers
were
given
,
the
Sioux
and
Pawnees
performed
an
imitation
Indian
battle
,
fireworks
were
let
off
,
and
the
first
number
of
the
Railway
Pioneer
was
printed
by
a
press
brought
on
the
train
.
Thus
was
celebrated
the
inauguration
of
this
great
railroad
,
a
mighty
instrument
of
progress
and
civilisation
,
thrown
across
the
desert
,
and
destined
to
link
together
cities
and
towns
which
do
not
yet
exist
.
The
whistle
of
the
locomotive
,
more
powerful
than
Amphion
's
lyre
,
was
about
to
bid
them
rise
from
American
soil
.
Fort
McPherson
was
left
behind
at
eight
in
the
morning
,
and
three
hundred
and
fifty-seven
miles
had
yet
to
be
traversed
before
reaching
Omaha
.
The
road
followed
the
capricious
windings
of
the
southern
branch
of
the
Platte
River
,
on
its
left
bank
.
At
nine
the
train
stopped
at
the
important
town
of
North
Platte
,
built
between
the
two
arms
of
the
river
,
which
rejoin
each
other
around
it
and
form
a
single
artery
,
a
large
tributary
,
whose
waters
empty
into
the
Missouri
a
little
above
Omaha
.
The
one
hundred
and
first
meridian
was
passed
.
Mr.
Fogg
and
his
partners
had
resumed
their
game
;
no
one
--
not
even
the
dummy
--
complained
of
the
length
of
the
trip
.
Fix
had
begun
by
winning
several
guineas
,
which
he
seemed
likely
to
lose
;
but
he
showed
himself
a
not
less
eager
whist-player
than
Mr.
Fogg
.
During
the
morning
,
chance
distinctly
favoured
that
gentleman
.
Trumps
and
honours
were
showered
upon
his
hands
.
Once
,
having
resolved
on
a
bold
stroke
,
he
was
on
the
point
of
playing
a
spade
,
when
a
voice
behind
him
said
,
"
I
should
play
a
diamond
.
"
Mr.
Fogg
,
Aouda
,
and
Fix
raised
their
heads
,
and
beheld
Colonel
Proctor
.
Stamp
Proctor
and
Phileas
Fogg
recognised
each
other
at
once
.
"
Ah
!
it
's
you
,
is
it
,
Englishman
?
"
cried
the
colonel
;
"
it
's
you
who
are
going
to
play
a
spade
!
"
"
And
who
plays
it
,
"
replied
Phileas
Fogg
coolly
,
throwing
down
the
ten
of
spades
.
