Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-19
TO HALEY BY RAIL /!
THE FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN IN
LAST EVENING.

1T was Only . Special, Rowever-The
Road Not to be Opened for q Week
Or Ten Days-Notes, Etc.
About Z o'clock last evening the
Inhabitants of HALEY were astonished
at the sight of passenger train ap-
preaching the terminus under 4 full
head Of steam. The train soon came
to stop, and several gentlemen
jumped of the cars and walked into
town. Soon the report spread that
the railway company had concluded
to begin running regular trains to and
from Haley, Notwithstanding the fact
that the surfacing gang had not com.
pleted their work further than to a
point about eight miles below town,
and that the track was but half "t,ed"
and "spiked."
An interview which a TINES repor-
ter had with MIR. Blickensderfer soon
dispelled this illusion. Mr.. Dickens.
derfer, who is the superintendent Of
this division, said that he had ordered
the train run to this point this once
because he wished to take a look at
the track and see how it behaved.
The inspection was satisfactory, as
the track seemed quite solid, and as
soon as surfaced and spiked it would
be perfectly safe. This, however,
would hardly be before the first of
June, although it would possibly be
earlier. BY next Tuesday passenger
trains might run as far as Bellevue;
but it would be week or more before
they could run to Haley.
The train left for Shoshone at half
past 8 o'clock this morning. At
Takab it was to take on the passen-
gers, express and mail that left Hal
ley at Z o'clock this morning, and pro-
coed on its way to its destination
which it doubtless did.
TO OGDEN IN IA HOURS.
The engineer of the passenger
train which arrived last night states
that the established schedule time for
regular passenger trains on the Wood
River branch from Haley to Pocatello
is - miles per hour. AS Ogden is
just 800 miles from HALEY, the rum
ming time to Ogden will therefore be
less than IA hours.
A frame for temporary depot is
OH the cars, en- route for HALEY, and
Mr.. Blickensderfer expects it at Hal
ley tomorrow.
The agent who will have charge Of
the depot and railroad business here,
as we'll as of the telegraph, will arrive
Monday or Tuesday next. He is
known as the Station Agent, but will
also be the telegraph operator. The
temporary depot building, if it arrives
tomorrow, will be erected by Monday,
and the agent will then be prepared to
give all possible information to ship
pers.
The only depot arranged yet for
Bellevue is a box-car, which is sta
toned on the track below town.
No permanent site has been desig.
mated for depot there yet. The de-
pot at HALEY will be built near Croy
street crossing. The Y is further be-
low, to the south. As soon as the
depot building is erected, Mr.. Blick-
ensderfer says he will have the tele-
graph wire connected with the Office
inside, and the line will be open for
business, though railroad messages
will have the right of way.
The United States mail from the
East and South will arrive by all rail
on and after Monday next, and at
Haley it will be put on the various
stages running to all outlying or tribu-
tary districts.
Fine showcase for sale at Hendricks
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