The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-27

Railroad Racket.
The 6nt through passenger train
from 4t. Paul has arrived at Billing.
Trains make the run In forty-eight
hours.
The recent capture Of the Hannibal
1 st. Joe Road BY Jay Gould gives
that magnate control Of $leO,O0O, 600
In corporate capital, aud the railroads
under his management employ 4, 600
men.
On the FIST instant the Northern
Pacific track was laid to . point thir-
ty miles west Of Billings, ten miles
from Saltwater. Track laying was
reported to be progressing at the rate
Of two miles per day.
The result IF Q recent conference
between the General Freight Agents
of the Union and Central Pacific rail-
rCads, Is an entire abolition Of the
discriminating rates on freights des-
tined for Montana from points west
of Ogden.
The Utah l. Northern track has
reached Race Track creek, eight miles
from Deer Lodge. Connection will
probably be made with deer Lodge
City some time next week. Work
has been commenced ON the bridge
across Deer Lodge river, within the
city limits.
The Oregon Short Line Is CONF
pleted to y point five miles west Of
Soda Springs, and track h being laid
ut the rate Of about one mile per day.
The gap to he completed. before con-
necti0n Is made with the line Ut the
Utah 4 Northern, Is expected to be
flied in the course Of twenty days.
Work Is also being vigorously prose-
cuted west Of the Utah 4 Northern
line, and rapid progress is being made
toward Wood River.
At the annual meetingof the stock
holders Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, held in New York on the :lst
instant, President Wizards report
was read. It shows the gross earn
ings for the fiscal year ending June
50, 1857, to he s., $50, 3G,. The net
earnings were 81, So. lG5. The ratio
Of expenses to the earning Is $3.50
|; per cent. Increase Of earnings over
the previous year, SssS.3:5. Average
number OF miles operated, ~. In
crease In the net earnings yer mile,
1856. The number Of passengers ar
irving 1t and leaving the eastern
ter,nini, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth
and Superior City, was l06,Ss6. In
crease Of II 81 passengers. Theeara-
ings Of the Eastern Division shows .
gain of ~ per cent. and the freight
movement shows an equal percentage
Of increase. During the year the
ends Of the track have advanced from
the east lS3 and from the west lO2
miles. Total, ::,Sj miles, leaving, on
June 80, 1882, 57c miles to be built.
This will he lesscned by the end Of
1882, possibly, $40 miles, !eay ing q.
miles III track to I've laid Ly January,
1888. The final connection of the
track il expected to he made during
1853. In addition to the work done
on the main line, -. miles of track
nave becn laid on the branches. The
great bridge across the Missouri river
at Bismarck will be completed carly
in October.
The Oregon Short Line Record
says: HALEY, Idaho, will undoubt-
eddy he an important railroad center
In the near future. The Wood River
Branch broad guage) Of the Oregon
Short Line will make its terminus
here. The country to the North,
Fast and West Of us is developing 50
wonderfully Us bullion producer
that the construction by the Union
Pacific Company Of narrow guage
feeders 10 ut least four different dis
tricts IL only y question Of u year OK
two. The HALEY and bullion line,
leading from HALEY westward to the
great silver lead camp Of bullion, eight
miles, and thence on to the vast and
ric;, mineral belt along the Smokes,
with . branch t" Can'as prairie, Is
thoroughly practicable, u demon
strate.l l,y surveys now going ON. II
will no doubt he the first luiit, Us
the traffic would warrant its iMnlesli-
diate construction. This will ulti-
!. n,atcly be extern tlesl westward I" the
Rocky liar, Atlanta, and boise.
Tic HALEY, Sswtooth and salmon
River Line, leading northward t"
Ketchun,, II miles; ('ale','a, 81 n'i|ts;
Vienna, * miles; Sawtan'th, % mtless;;
Bonanza, 100 miles; kinikintk and
Clayton, Hay Horse and ChaIIis from
lGW to 10 miles, Is next III inip"r'
lance anI perfectly feasible, ~ ''em'
onstrntesl by Union Pacific surveys
of last summer. This will develop n
mineral aud forrest region second III
either extent or richness to no other
In the world. The HALEY 4 Little
Woxl River Line, running e.'stcr'y
from HALEY through East Fork Dis
trict to Mulioon and other little
Wood River camps, distance !" to -
miles, il probably next. The waltz
able ir u ores Of East Fork will have
to be brought to HALEY by thousands
Of toms to be used rs f!ux to our
smelters, while the other business
will soon become oi great magnitude.
The HALEY and Deer Creek Line will
soon lie u tangible enterprise. II pres
eut Developments In the mines con-