South Side Inventories

September 30, 1861
Quantity Item
200 tons rail
76,107 ft long bridge lumber
5,400 ft plank 
11,556 ft merchantable
5,656 cords wood
17,514 sills (ties)
30 axles & wheels
12,132 cast iron boxes, pedestal grates, etc
9,503 lbs engine & car springs
570 lbs gum springs
2,492 lbs brass castings
11,593 lbs bar iron
1,294 lbs cast steel
940 gal oil
240 gal rosin oil
2,700 lbs lard
13,200 lbs tallow
2,932 lbs bacon
12 bbls pork
1 case shoes
21 dzn hats
200 winter suits negro clothes
500 yds carpeting
2 pcs plush
2 depot scales
8 coils packing yarn
1 lot coach irons
125 tons old rail
4,792 lbs old brass
80 tons old cast iron
23 tons old axles
5 tons old spring steel
20 old axles & wheels
30 small wheels
September 30, 1862
Quantity Item
90 tons rail
136,932 ft bridge lumber
75,017 ft car & house lumber
4,768 ft common lumber
300 ft white pine
7,530 cords wood
6,086 sills (ties)
8 tender wheels
4 tender axles
22,940 cast iron work
11,700 lbs steel springs
500 lbs gum springs
2,298 lbs brass castings
300 lbs copper
17,066 lbs bar iron
1,261 lbs cast steel
80 lbs spring steel
5,000 lbs bacon
500 lbs waste
1,000 lbs tallow
5,200 gal rosin oil
150 gal lamp oil
600 gal machine oil
2 depot scales
135 tons old rail
5,000 lbs old brass & copper
11,240 lbs old spring steel
135,000 lbs old wheels
47,250 lbs old axles
September 30, 1863
Quantity Item
Provisions & Clothes
12,313 lbs bacon
726.5 bu corn
3,830 lbs salt
25 winter coats
2 pr pants
10 shirts
19 pr socks
35 pr shoes
650 lbs leather
1,100 yds shirting
For Repairs of Engines & Cars
21,145 lbs rail
800 lbs boiler iron
2,340 lbs brass boiler tubes
4 new driving wheels
4 chilled tires
25 under wheels
3 engine axles
3 tender axles
10,300 lbs grate bars
5,000 lbs other castings for engines
120 car boxes
30 pedestals
256 steel springs
260 lbs gum springs
2,000 lbs new brass
4,000 lbs old copper
1,200 lbs crank car castings
5,214 lbs spring steel
1,654 lbs cast steel
20 dzn 14" files
10 dzn 12" files
12 dzn saw files
120 gross wood screws
10 kegs nails
20,400 ft lumber
75 yds red plush
Oil, Grease & Waste
9,493 lbs lard
1,209 gal rosin oil
384 gal machine oil
200 gal lamp oil
272 lbs waste
For Repairs of Road
3,389 cross ties
39,514 ft bridge lumber
10 tons railroad iron
2,700 lbs spikes
5,563 lbs turnout castings
3,600 lbs bridge bolts
46 bbls lime
15 dzn shovels
9 dzn + 10 spades
19 dzn + 10 axes
37 pick axes
Miscellaneous
1,694 cords wood
6 dzn wood saws
600 bags
2 large platform scales
Old Material
230 tons old rails
244 old axles
116 springs
214,000 lbs old wheels
20 pr small wheels & axles

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