The daily Argus., 1876-12-01
The Rock Island g. Mercer Co. Rail-
road.

road.
In trip to the new town of Cable, on
Wednesday, Eve noticed Emany improve
ments along the line of the new road. At
Milan the old depot building belonging Ito
the Coal Valley Mining Co. has been
moved into the forks of the two roads and
platforms built aronnd it, so that trains
will run on each side of it.
At Black Hawk, the new station at the
mouth of Turkey Hollow and miles gwest
of Milan. business will open with a station
agent on Monday The depot is a neat
buildin g, ready for use. Roads have been
opened from the depot to the road near the
Hubbard Moore. farm, and to the Andalusia
road. 1t is only miles from this depot
to Andalusia and hack and mail line
should be established from Black Hawk
to Andalusia. A post Office can be
established here if the people ask it.
TAYLOR RIDGE.
At this station very handsome two
story store tastefully and conveniently
finished and neatly painted has been
| erected by young man named Michael
Miller who intends to have it open for
business in few days. A large new
and substantial blacksmith shop has also
been erected by Mr.. A. Hubbard, who is
having all the work he can do. Mr.. H. w.
Flower, son-in- law of Mr.. James Taylor, is
now keeping on sale stock of goods in
the depot building He will soon erect
Dice building for store. A water tank
has beer erected here. and the stock yards
enlarged aud improved The sale of coal
at this station is already quite an item,
the coal being brought from Cable. A
post office will be established here il asked
for by the people. This will be
quite good point for business FROM the
surrounding country.
The heavy cut in Turkey Hollow near
the summit being in clay, is being widened
SO that any slide can not reach the track.
REYNOLDS.
This station, 4 miles from Taylor Ridge is
situated at the corners of 4towns-Edging-
ton and Bowlingi in this county, and Preemp,
ton and Perryton in Mercer-and four roads
centre here. The depot building stands ir
Bowling, but the town, laid out by Walker
& Wait, is in Edg;ngton. Where only 8
few weeks ago there was nothing but q
corn6eld. there is now very large two
story hotel stores and 3 blacksmith shops
; and 3 more stores going up. The hotel il
i plastered and will probably be open By
Christmas. 1t is built and owned by Mr.
W. G. Goodner, who, we presume, viii
keep it. One of the stores is by Mr.. r
B. Olmsted, one by A. S. Crandall, anC
one la drug and variety st)re) by ". Hart,
Smith. &. Il. Dibbern is also building
store. The three blacksmith shops are b
Messrs Clark, Webster aid Westhy Mr
> S. Honecutt has also built dwelling hous
. and barn. and will probably build o,he
:, houses another year. A good many lot
r have been sold and another season wi
= probably show good deal OF activity here
y The Montgomery Brothers are aIread
erecting corn cribs for storing corn, an
will go into the business of purchasin
ard shipping grain. Rufus Walker is ais
opnening lumber yard. A hack line wi
/ commence on Monday to run betwee
is Aledo aud Reynolds. distance about
9r miles, to connect with traias, aud POI
D. cfice viii soon be established-ift the peop
ask for it.
PREEMPTIoN.
u This is the next station, and is We
r established village, having hotel, store
shops OF various kinds-an old establisht
place.
II CARLE
on This is the next and last station, at 4
d celebrated Riehland Grove mines, whe
Mr., Cable has some 1900 acres of Ian
GOO of which is the finest coal land in t
northern part of the state, averaging fro
n 4 to 6 feet thick and Of very fine Qualii
m At present there is the old Waugh mill
n the distance, with its few scattered house
and around the Lepot a thick sprinkling
miners cabins, and the big Cable ste
now building, and which will be run
M Mr. r. r. Cable and his brother-in la
nd Mr.. Sudlow The store is nearly rea
re- for use, Mr.. Wm. Thompson, of this ci
1ill having completed the plastering and
on turned Wednesday, The store is 10 ft
for by SO, with tin roof, and is very comm
dious and secure The roofing was done
Spencer & Noftske-. 1t vii! soon be ope
A house will also be put tupimmediately
ch Mr.. Sudlow. There can be no doubt til
1er the town Of Gable will, ere long, sh
,as quite large and busy population-prl
nd ably much larger than Coal Valley.
,en The railroad Is said by all to be t
finest piece of road ever built in Illiao
A telegraph line is being put UP to Cas-
ed and this end of the line will have wire
,cs r. r. Cables house, in this city. SO Il
n he can be consulted as to business on
road or at the mines