Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-27

waukee road and there seems to be q desire
on the part Of the company to complete the
line as speedllyas possible. Men and teams
are at work some miles west of Eden, while
the soil is being thrown up BY several gangs
between this city and Jim river. A on.
tract has just been let for grading two miles
through the sloughs near the Turkey creek
crossing and William Walpole went down
this morning TO super!ntend the work.
These sloughs are now dry and can be
crossed much more easily than during the
wet season which the spring will bring.
At Rock Mills, the point where the
Yankton hne defects from the Mitchell and
Springfield lines, extensive preparations are
being made for the accommodation of roll.
ing stock. On the south side of the road
ten side tracks are being laid parallel with
the main track and all running into the
Yankton branch. This indicates that Rock
Mills is to be made an important point on
these lines and that of these three the
Yankton line Is to be the leading one.
Already elaborate plsns for crossing the
Missouri ct this point have been
reduced to paper and the portion Of Ne
brasks opposite our city has been thorough
ly examined BY the engineers Of the road.
The outlook now isthat the main line will
pass through Yankton, here cross the Mis-
souri,, strike for the valley Of the Elk Horn,
60 thence watvard up the Niobrara and
make an ultimate connection with the Pa.
cifc road At the 2S0th siding. This is the
prevailing talk and the movements Of the
road confirm the rumor.
Depot grounds for the Springfield branch
have been selected one and o~ne.quarter
miles from the village of Springfield and
the depot will be built Immediately. Spring
field merchants have contracted for the de.
livery Of freight at Scotland on the 9Th Of
November, and the iron liz being rapidly
hurried forward to enable the company to
make good their contract. Ia
DAKOTA SOUTHERN EXTENSION.
Superintendent Merchant said to a Siou <
City Journal reporter last Friday that there
was no change in the plan Of the company
as to extending their line up the Jim river
from Yankton. He said that, owing to the
lateness of the season it wa not likely that
Yankton would give the right Of way
promised in time to allow the company to
grade this season. II the right of way
was given in time, work would be
commenced at once, and continue as
long q the weather would allow.
Mr.. Merchant further remarked that,
" Yankton had promised this months ago ;
the company had located a line, and Yank.
ton had asked that it be changed, and the
changes had been made, but still the town
did not fulfill its part Of the contract" Our
owl understanding of this matter is that
Yankton is ready to fulfill all agreements
it has made for the extension of the Dakot.
Southern up the Jim river. 1.-THE officers
Of that road would come up here and
ssy they were ready to 20 to work there il
Scarcely any doubt but that Yankton would
meet them half way. 1t is for our interest
TO secure this e~xtsnsion, and We are not 60
short sighted IS to stand in our own light:
There is . ramor adoat to-day that the, st
Paul & Sioux City company has purchaset
the Dakota Southern and Pembina lines
but We do not know that it has any founda
ton in fact. a.ats 3Ss{
M oli THE LuvERNE BRANCH
Of the ct. Panl& Sioux City road is pushin
rapidly ahead and il now within six mile
of Rock Mills. 1t 10 given out that hi
road is coming to Yankton. :
5<41'rnE NARROW oUAaE. 0a
Since the purchase Of the Nebraska mai
row guage by the st. Paul & Sioux cit
company arrangements have been progress
ing for the extension Of the line. The roa
is now ironsd from Coyinston to Ponca, b,