Omaha daily bee., 1885-09-23
THE MIsSOURI'S SHORT CUT
The Survey of Proposed Route Of the
Missouri Pacific to the City
Other Railroad Matters.

The Missouri Pacific surveying corps
has Just finished a two weeks examins-
tlon of routes from Its present terminus
at Pspilllon to this city. Two routes
were selected and staked. The expedi-
ton wau kept very quiet and the result
Of its labors Is known 10 few. The BEE,
h however. camped on it's trail and secured
field notes OF the preferred route. The
frat stakes were set a few miles beyond
the old Union Pacific survey and grade
on the aouth side Of what Ia
known as the Griffin fsrm. Strik-
ing the northeast corner of DIR.
MlllOr's farm, the route runs west by
south to the Melias place, thence through
the valley In Mock's farm, thence south
west to Peterson's place, where 1t will
CROSS the Union Pacific and CONNECT with
the present line of the company, about
three miles beyond Paplllion. This is
one of the beat routes through Douglas
county, and Is about four miles shorter
than the Union Pacific. The grade Is
not very heavy, though u or two deep
cuts and fills must bs made. The line,
il Is eaid, is very close to the proposed
Ashland cutoff which the Burlington
compsny survey ed last year.
East of the Miller farm the route fol-
lows for some distance the lovely valley
of the little Papio, until Ii strikes the
old route of the Union Pacific. The
route into the city Is net generally known
but 1t Is generally believed the old sur
vey referred to will be utilIz I'd, as 1t will
give the road q connection with the Belt
Line In the ravlne south of the county
poor farm. The roam will doubtless come
Into the city on the north side Of the
Union Pacific from the Summit.
Preparations have been made to begin
grading this week, and a large force Of
men and teams have been engaged.
THE ROCK SPRINGS SITUATION.
All advices from Rock Springe yesterday
are to the effect that the situation is I'M
changed. The Chinese and the white
top-men are working whils the miners
are still out. The Chinese are yet fear
full OF their lives and refuse to enter the
mines except under military protection.
No denominations among the refractory
whites have yet occurred and the result
of affairs can not be forereen.
Mr.. Galloway Is not pleased that any
impo rtance should have been attached to
his receipt of q number of threatening
letters. Newspaper sensationslism, he
holds, has no tendency to assist In solv-
Ing the present problem and
perfectly restoring order and
quiet. Tho letters which he
has received are of no Importance, and
are In every case anonymous. They are
similar to those which railway officials
customarily receive In times of trouble
with employees, and indicate neither con-
cert of action between any considerSble
number nor the intention to carry out
the threats which they contain. Mr..
Galloway is little concerned In these
s~inister missives, and declares that they
are a poor method of attempting to alter
his plans and intentions.
HOW A CowBoY SAVED A TRAIN.
The Cheyenne Sun has the following
with a cowboy hero:-As a general thing
if a cowboy does anything mean it is her
aided through the length and breldth OF
the land, but If he does anything com'
mendsble or heroic it is scarcely spoken
of. The passenger train from Greeley
that ran TO Fort Collins on Tuesday, on
board of which there were sew.
eral Cheyenne passengers was
bat q short diBtbn,e behind q
heavy freight, which, In speeding along,
tore out one of the rails, bat as the train,
with the exception of the last car, had
ps ssed, the displacement did not throw
any portion of tho freight train from the
track. A dangerous gap was left. There
war no one near to discover it but a soil
tary cowboy. Knowing that danger
threatened any train that should be
along, he ''camped on the trail in earn
est. The passenger train came whirling
past In about ten minutes, and with the
greatest difficulty, the cowboy succeeded
in stopping II, which he did by swinging
his coat and standing his ground In front
OF the engine.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
w. F. Mcmillan. sssistsnt general
freight agent of ,hs Union Pacific, hIsre-
turned from attendance upon the classif-
cation meeting OF st. Paul.
Alb, alias George, L!ttell, Chinese con-
sui at Hoboken, N. j, where he Ia
known as the Celestitl Rose, Is In the
city, on his way to Rock Springs. He
has a little crockery god In his poke,
ard will raise the hair of the white men
II he linda that his countrymen have bean
abused.
Robert Poland. alias Windy Bob, wal
run in by Officers Horrigan and Matza last
evening as a pimp and vsgrant.
Fire broke out in the Hammond pork pack
iug house In South Omaha last night, Blu