The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-31
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RAILROAD ITEMS.

THE Van Buren, Argus says The construction
train crossed Boston mountain over the switch
back last week.
one mile of road on the line of the Atlantic
paeiiic north Of Prescott will cost $1,000
Silver City capitalists have subscribed sl5 6Ol
10 aid in building railroad from that place L
Deming
The eastbound emigrant trains on the South
ern Pacific are crowded daily with Chinamen OF
'helr way TO I'll Paso to work on the railroad
farliameniary returns show the Canadian
Paclhc railway have received as subsidy for iG
acres of land
The holder of the franchise for an under
ground railroad In New York has conveyed Il Il
company for SlOQ00l of It's capital stock, and
nov offers 10 build and equip the line for 81 900
90 In bonds and 81 600 600 In stock per mile
The Atlantic & Pacific road will be In running
operation north OF Prescott by July |, and viii
probably reach the Big Colorado by the Ars, oi
next year.
speaking of the Denver Il Rio Grande's inyas.
ion Of Utah, correspondent says the company
has decided To build westward from Salt Lake
valley TO Eureka, Nevada and thence, at an ON.
perfume time, 10 tido.watos.
IL Is reported that parties identified with the
New York Central are negotiating for the pur.
chase OF $4,000 acres OF bituminous coal lands I'm
Jefferson county, Pennsylvania contiguous 10
the coal mines OF the Rochester d Pitisburg
From one Of the track.layers ON the narrow.
gauge road we learn that the track has been
laid TO point between twelve aud nf,een miles
this side OF the St Francis river, and proceeding
at the rate or one and quarter miles per day.
Great Britain builds railroads nj n cost of SEQ
90 per mile. France at slsO,OOa per mile Ger.
many Mt sls5, co., Austria ut sis, 900, and Amer.
lea NJ sjSO0p per mile, Much of the difference
Is owing TO the different prices paid for rght-of.
way In the several counties named.
The Mexican government has accepted from
the Mexican National Constructionrompany four
additional kilometcrs OF road on the zacatccas
division OF the Mexican National railway, and ia
ready 10 pay the subventiou thereon In silver
coin This completes twcnty.seven kilometers
OF accepted rad on the limo from zacateoas 10
San Luis Poto.i
The lost baggage department, OF the Pennsyl.
iound a Few mornings ago on the platform at the
Market street station In Newark New Jersey.
Any passenger who has accidentally or care.
lessly misplaced his or her ear can doubtless re-.
cover u on application 10 the proper officer
Ex-Governor Hunt OF the Mo trande 4 Peoos
railroad. arrived In St Louis on the nth from
Laredo Texas lie has completed arrange
nents for building the frst section Of that rad
tweny.siN miles from Laredo 10 the coal mines
inc hrst locomotive for the road will leave st
Louis this week, and thirty coal carr, which are
being built will be sent down within twonty
DAYS. Soyernor HUNT has decided 10
remain entirely neutral a. between the
Gould and Palmer sullivan interests, and will
not sell his franchises or HIS coal mines. These
mines are said 70 he ve,y extensive and arr the
only coal deposits known In southwestern Texas,
For this reason EFFORTS hare been made By both
the Gould and Palmer interests to ac0ilire them
ior railroad puFpoes4 end u e said Gould has