Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-05-24
THE BRANCH ROAD,
IT WILL BE COMPLETED no HALEY
IN A COUPLE OF DAYS,

IN COUFLE Of DAYS.
The Sarfaeing Gang Within Two Miles
Of Tewn-The Freight Depot to be
Erected at Once-BetweeM 200 and
500 Teas Of wsod River Bulliou 10
be Forwarded u Omaha IN 4 Few
Days.
The track Of the Wood River
Branch road is now accepted to Belle.
vue, ard passenger trains are running
to that point 1t is stated that by
Sunday The tack to HALEY will be
ready for acceptance.
The surfacing train arrived here
day before yesterday. 1t consists Of
nine cars, some Of which are cabooses,
but most OF which are outfit cars,
which are twice as long rs the crlin.
AIRY freight cars. 1t stands ut the ex.
t-eme end of the track, at Bullion
street. From it the surfacing gang
issues to its days work AMI to it it re.
turns at night. The point where they
are at work is about two miles from,
HALEY. 1t il evident that in three or
four days, at furthest, their work will
be done, and the track ready for ac.
ceptance.
Besides the surfacing train, there
are eight or nine other cars within the
town limits, and last night two loco
motives came up and did some SWITCH
ing. This gave the railroad yard quite
business air, for while.
OF the cars not comprising the sur
facing train, four are loaded with base
bullion from the Philadelphia Com.
pany's works, at Ketchum. These
cars take 24O bars or pigs, weighing
about IA tons, and there is enough
bullion stacked on the ground to
load five more cars. Besides this,
Hank Lufkins's teams are hauling
down right along-so that in few
days there will be train of Is or 20
cars loaded with bullion that will be
ready to start for Omaha. Signs bear
ing the words "Bullion from Wood
River, Idaho," will be nailed up on
the sides of the cars, in order to APP
prize people along the route of their
contents and the place whence they
come. The sight of such a large
quantity If bullion will be apt to
open the eyes of the Omaha people to
the value of Wood River mines.
THE FREIGHT DEPOT, ETC.
About half mile down the track q
small structure has just been erected.
This is intended for the station agents
and telegraph operators Office. 1t is
scarcely over 20x3O in size, but suflici-
emily roomy for the present. About
30 yards to the north of this another
building about 4ox6o feet is to be
erected right away, the materials re-
quired being all on the ground. This
will he used as freight depot. Con-
Meeting this building with the office
above mentioned will be a platform
about S0x10o feet, quite strong
enough for anything except such an
accumulation of bullion as is now near
the track. This will be the platform,
where all freight will be received or
delivered.
These buildings are only temporary,
however, as the permanent depot is
expected to be built of brick, and near
Walnut street, which is next south of
Croy street.
The telegraph wire is strung to the
end of the track and connected with
one of the cars of the surfacing train,
but it is only used for railroad bust
ness. To-day the wire was to have
been connected with the Office, and
the platform just described, aud in
two or three days an Office will proba-
bly, be opened.