Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-12-13
RAILROADS.

Nothing new Of local interest has de
veloped in railway matters. within tht
past ten days, but in studying the situa
ton the ADVERTISER has almost come te
the conclusion that the Mandan survey
to the Hills and the line run from Stur.
gis via Bear Butts creek to intersect the
Homestake are in reality one and the
same project. The statement that
Senator Hearst, Daniel Lamont and
Chairman Brice were backing the enter
prise appears to be well founded, fol
several reasons. 1t is well know that
Mr.. Hearst is large stockholder in the
Homestake mines, whose annual con-
sumption Of fuel runs high up into the
thousands of dollars, to say nothing oi
the great amount Of heavy mining and
mill machinery and various supplies
that are necessarily shipped in every
year. It is also fact pretty we'll estab-
lished that these gentleman are interest
ed in large body of land in Dakota
through which this survey has been
made. BY building the contemplated
road it would bring the land into
market, open up new coal fields recently
discovered along the route making
cheaper fuel for operating the mine
to say nothing of the traffic that would
naturally follow in supplying settlers
in Northern Dakota with coal for domes-
tic purposes and would give the Home
stake reduced rates on their freights.
Besides the general freight and passenger
traffic would be no small item of revenue
to the corporation that built and operat-
ed the road.
Another thing that leads the ADvER-
r1sER to this opinion is that more than
one prominent Homestake employe have
signifed their intention to make invest
ments in Sturgis realty at an early day,
giving the most plausible reasons why
they had such unbounded faith in this
place.
Whether the ADvERTIsER advances the
correct theory or not, the line will be
built and Scoop will figure as one Of the
most prominent points on the route. A
brighter day is dawning.
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The survey made from Sturgis via Ga
lena to connect with the Homestake
creates considerable inquiry and anxiety
in Deadwood among the progressive cit
izens. In fact, they have begun to en-
tertain fears at last that road is likely
to be built into the Hills without pass
ing up the gulch in which the metropolis
is SO picturesquely located, and to pre-
vent such a scheme if possible, several
members OF the Deadwood Central
company have organized and incorpor-
ated the Deadwood, Sturgis and Cham
berlain Railroad company, las an
nounced in these columns last week J.
The natural inference is, therefore, that
they propose to monopolize the ronte
through Bear Butte canyon, from ills
mouth to Boulder Park. If this is their
intention, they might encounter ''snag'
before they get through. However, we
have no doubt that slh trouble can be
avoided by establishing a junction at
Harry Dunning's with the Galena road,
as it will be built.
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The Pioneer still insists thai 1.-THE
general BELIEF is that the survey re-
Gently completed by Engineer Andrews
from Sturgis to Galana was Ton the
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley
railroad. ssGenenaL BELIEF may be
right, but the fact is--and the Pioneer
can easily ascaaain the truth that
Engineer Andrews was in the employe
OF the ST Paul, Black Hills and Pacific
company when be made that survey,
and il the line is ever built it will more
than likely be built by the company
that made the survey. ID is also prob
able that the survey for the branch from
Sturgis will be extended to Lead City.
Journal.