Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-28
NEWS OF THE RAIL.
AN INTERVIEW WITH A UNION
PACIFIC OFFICIAL.
H. M. Mccartney on the Utah Extension.
The Phoebe Line Will Be Finished by
November 1st-The Cross Road Ru-
NOR Denied.

NOR Denied.
H. M. Mccartney, the resident engi-
neer of the Union Pacific line at Salt
Lake City, has been in Southern Cali
fornia for the last ten days. He stopped
for time at the Westminster, and then
went to San Diego. Day before yester-
day he returned, but was not visible.
Yesterday he was seen in the Office of
the Union Pacific ON Spring street and
interviewed with regard to the present
work and future purposes of the road.
1t will be remembered that Mr. Nc
Cartney visited the city some time
last fall in company with Mr..
Bogue, the chief engineer of the
Union Pacific road. The two came down
in wagon from Pioche to Daggett, in
specting the country through Southern
Nevada and California, where it is be-
lieved the line is to come. On this oc
casion he declared that he came down
merely on a visit, but it was noticeable
that Immediately after his return the
contract was let for the construction of
l Jnt 11no ITOIn Nl11OTu 10 IlOCIle, anu n
number of surveying parties were placed
in the territory this side of Phoebe.
On the present occasion Mr.. McCart-
ney asserts that his visit is without
significance of any kind He has
his family with him, and offers
it as an exhibit in evidence.
They are having violent real estate
boom in Salt Lake City, and he found it
difficult to secure house to live in;
therefore he brought his family to South
ern California, and will remain here
short time himself. Another reason for
his visit is that he wanted to see ID. G..
Chilson, of Santa Ana, with whom he is
associated in mining venture i'll the
State of Washington. He was found in
conference with this gentleman yesterday
afternoon.
''What do you want?" he asked
naively, "that | should tell you the
truth, or some agreeable falsehOods?"
He was assured that the HERALD
made an honest effort to supply the
public with the facts, and after giving an
explanation of the reasons for his visit
he said
''The work on the branch from Mil
ford to Phoebe has been delayed some
what by the storms this last winter. 1t
has not been cold, but an immense
quantity of snow has fallen, which has
shut off work on all portions of the line
that are very much exposed. There are
about 1000 men employed, and the ma
terials are all on hand, so that from this
on the work can be pushed rapidly.
imagine that the work will be finished
by the 1st of November, and that trains
I will ruin to Pioche soon after.
Gas to work beyond Phoebe, which is
the subject that the people of this sec
ton are especially interested in, the
company has done nothing yet beyond
sending out parties of surveyors. At
one time there were five of them in the
field, and before the line can be decided
upon very thorough search must be
made for the most available route.
accompanied one party, which came
through as far as Ludlow, on the Allan
tic and Pacific.
''The line, when built, will strike the
Atlantic and Pacific somewhere between
Barstow and The Needles, but no one
can possibly say where at the present
time That is, however, the direction
which the road will take 1t cannot go
north to San Francisco, if it should go,
until it has entered the southern part of
the State.
Gas to how soon this connection will be
put in cannot give any information.
do not know the plans of the company
any more than you do. All do know is
that considerable work must be done yet
before the second section of the road can
be undertaken and it is safe to postpone
it for a year at least.
''The effect of the building of the ex-
tension has already been felt at Phoebe,
the population of which has increased to
about l 800 in a short space OF time. A
number of Chicago capitalists have
formed syndicate for the working OF
the abandoned and flooded mines. They
purchased the claims, buildings and all
of the expensive machinery now on the
ground, left there fifteen years ago when
the Raymond & Ely mine col
/, lapsed, for about what the buildings
alone cost. They are pushing the work
with fine outlook for success. The
proposed extension will pass through a
considerable stretch of valuable mining
land, of which the Campbell district in
/; Southern Nevada is part.
/. sI do not know anything about any
purchase of franchise for terminal
. facilities in this city, but 1 cannot say
that believe anything has been done
| as yet"
Mr.. Mccartney denied all acquaint-
: ance with Messrs. Kerens and Hobart,
owners of the Cross road, and would not
admit that his presence here at the
(. same time with them had any signifi-
canoe,