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 in number, loaded with ties and iron rails for the road below Echo City, where were then, as now, the station, switches, etc. The reader will remember that, from the divide to the mouth of Echo Canon is heavy grade, no level space on which cars would slack their speed. The train had proceeded but a few miles down the canon, going at a lively rate, when the engineer discovered that the train had parted, and four loaded cars had been left behind. Where the train parted the grade was easy, hence that portion attached to the locomotive had gained about half a mile on the stray cars. But when discovered, they were on heavy grade and coming down on the train with lightning speed. What was to be done? The leading train could not stop to pick them up, for, at the rate of speed at which they were approaching, a collision would shiver both trains, destroying them and the lives of those on board. There were two men, Dutchmen, on the loose cars, who might put on the brakes, and stop the runaway. The whistle was sounded, but they heard it not; they were fast asleep, behind the piles of ties. On came the cars, fairly bounding from the track in their unguided speed, and away shot the locomotive and train. Away they flew, on, around curves and over bridges, past rocky points and bold headlands; on with the speed of the wind, but no faster than came the cars behind them.