Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-04
The Railroad

The Railroad
i. B. Weston and John Sheve. gentle
men connected with the surveying party
il the employ Of the B. q NJ. now EN-.
gagged in surveying a route from Craw-
ford north. and w. III. Fitzpatrick, the
well known railroad contractor, spent a
few days in Hot Springs during the past
week. During their stay here they
made q careful inspection Of the country
in this vicinity, and Oh TUESDAY visited
the coal mine at Minnekahta Falls, in
company with DR.. Stewart. They were
evidently much pleased with the coal
prospect bnt kept distressiugly mum
the intentions of their company. II is
position to know that they were looking
over the country with view to survey
ing route through this place to Custer.
They departed for that place Wednes-
day morning.--llot Springs Star.
The gentlemen above referred to are
said to be interested in the Wyoming
coal fields lying west of Jenny's stockade
distant from this place about fifty miles
which they visited, returning TO this
place on Monday, leaving for theil
Nebraska homes on Tuesday morning
and it is not believed that their visit
had any significance other than above
indicated
w +. Vail, travelling passenger agent,
r & NJ, arrived at the Keystone last
evening and will return this morning.
lie can impart no information relative
to the building plans of his company.
The bare fact of his presence in tins
locality, however, is indicative Of an
interest in the country upon the part Of
his company that may have significance.
On Yesterday a sale Of lots took place at
Alliance, a point forty miles south of
ChadrOn. Excursions were present from
Omaha, Chicago and other speculative
correspond to Chadran as junction of
routes, one leading thence northwest
across Wyoming, the other north to the
Hills. a gentleman with usually good
sources of information, is authority for
the statement that an agreement was
recently entered into by the Northwest
ern and b. & NJ, by which territorial
rights will be respected, and providing
for very little enXtension this year.
With all Difference to the gentleman,
we cannot but believe that he has been
misinformcd. True, chances for open.
ing the reservation, never the brightest
never were so slim as now, for which
we have to thank certain corporations
and individuals who, while pretending
to labor for an opening, were and are in
the paid service of the opposition, al
though receiving large remittanccs from
the betrayed. With the reservation
closed, the Milwaukee continues shut
out and the Northwestern has pothing
to fear from that quarter, still it is to the
interest of the Northwestern to occupy
the field rs fully and at as early date as
possible, which view We fancy will
control that company and result in the
building of many miles Of new road in
addition to an extension to Deadwood
very early in the season. Burlington
surveyors are in the field north OF
Alliance, and graders are assembling at
that point. The Elkhorn has a survey
party running west from the Gap, which
circumstances indicate anything but in
activity. -Deadwood Times.
We hear that the F., +. & NJ. V. com.
pany has contracted for 800 cars of stee
rails, to be delivered the coming season
at Chadron, enough it is said to lay 49,
miles Of track. These rails will be used
on the new line from Oelrichs to tn,
Red Canyon coal banks, also on another
line from Buffalo Gap to Custer Ter
large, heavy engines have been ordered
for the Black Hills and Wyoming divis
ions Whitewood Sentinel