A train load of silk passe through Salamanca recently enroute from San Francisco to New York. The train consisted of ten cars and was drawn by two engines. The silk was still in bond, and each car bore the seal of the U. S. custom-house at San Francisco, with a notice on each car that any tampering whatever with the locks would subject the offender to liability of a fine of $1,000 or five years’ imprisonment. This is probably the most valuable cargo that ever passed though this city. As to what it was worth, no estimate can be given.
Cattaraugus Republican. Salamanca, NY. February 28, 1890.
This train would have passed on the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, which was at that time leased by the Erie Railroad.
Source: Cattaraugus Republican. Salamanca, NY. February 28, 1890.