Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-22
Railroad News.

Railroad @ w is meager and unini-
portant at this writing, nothing Of special
interest having transpired since our
issue of last week. The subject, how
ever, is one of absorbing interest to u
local readers, and cannot well be ignor-
ed. We shall therefore submit the
opinion that the outlook for a railroad
to Custer from Dudley has never looked
more favorable than it does at present.
Preliminary surveys have been practic-
ally completed, an excellent route has
been determined, and the same is now
being located. The entire route be-
tween this city and Dudley, with the
exception of about eighteen miles be
tween Point of Rocks and Bradley Flat,
has been permanently located, and the
Pease corps of surveyors are o en-
gagged in completing that. The work of
locating a route is much more tedious
than running preliminary lines, and
requires a great deal more time, as
evidenced by the limited Roadway made
by the Pease party, which last week
commenced locating south from this
place, and have only reached Point of
Rocks, twelve miles distant, from which
We infer that it will require about two
weeks to complete the location. 1t is
currently reported that the contract has
been let foI the grading Of the road to
Fitzpatrick Bros & Collins, and that
operations will commence in April, all
of which we devoutly hope is true, not
withstanding the fact Of it lacking con-
frmation.
The Deadwood Times says: "a well
authenticated report is at hand that at a
meeting of the Burlington directors at
Chicago, last week, it was decided to
begin work Immediately on a Deadwood
branch, and that contracts will be let
as soon as possible" 1t would, we be-
lieve, be entirely proper to include the
above item after the words "Deadwood
branch"
Gillette's party of B. & NJ. surveyors
are still camped at Castleton, wi ere
they are evidently meeting with some
difficulty in finding a satisfactory route
for the road. They were engaged an
entire week in surveying around one
~promontory and are now again moving
toward this city. Appearances would
indicate that they are surveying for n
route down Castle creek TO it's junction
with Little Rapid, and from thence up
the latter. The line is staked all the
way up Castle creek, but the necessity
Of tunneling through Lookout hill can.
not be obviated, hence, it is presumed,
that the company knowing the enorm-
Gus cost Of such t%unneling is reaching
for a new route by the water ways men
toned. There can be no doubt, how
ever, that the road will be constructed
as far as this city next season, and as
Lead City is known to be an objective
point of the company, the road will
probably be pushed on to the city of
stamps by the end Of the year. The
movements Of the company in this
vicinity can leave no doubt in the minds
Of observant men that it has been fully
decided to build the road to this point
during the coming summer the ex-
tension to Lead will be matter of but q
short time. Indications also point to
the commencement Of work on the
Rapid City, Harvey Peak K Southwest.
ern at an early date. and contractors are
even now examining the route. Two
railroads are almost at the gate of the
city, and the public pulse is quiekening
in anticipation oftheir heal approach
SANKEY'S Hill City Miner.
The F., E. & NJ. V. surveyors have
completed their labors at Bald Noun.
tain.
Chief Engineer Prescott Il. Scott, oil
the Kearney q Black Hills railroad, in
IN interview with a Clipper corrcspon.
dent, mentioned that it will be i'm.
practicable to make the route over the
Pine Ridge, and are now surveying to
ward Crawford, and the surveyors may
be expected to reach here in abou,
three weeks. Mr.. Scott pronounces this
the only feasible route from Kearney to
the Black Hills. Crawford Clipper.
The prospect for Spearfish getting q
railroad at an early day is said to BE-
very tlattering, Notwithstanding the fac,
noted by the Sundance Gazette that q
faithless Spearfisher bet a forty dollar
suit of clothes a few days ago with a
Sundance man, that the place (Spearfish)
would not have a railroad by Oct lst.
Surveyors for the Elkhorn put in all
of yesterday in this city. Beginning al
Kidd & Bcnn's saw mill, final lines
were run thence to foot of Lee street
The party subsequently cross-sectioned
moving all the while on the double
quick.-Pioneer.
The Pioneer of Wednesday says: II
came to light yesterday hat the Dead.
wood Central will this morning put a
force in the field and begin work on
grade for its extension to mines Of
Ruby Basin and Bald Mountain,
) Eleven miles are to be constructed al
once. Grading begins in Whitehall
gulch, and as many men as possible are
to be employed.
The Tribune has the assurance that
the b. & NJ. will build to Lead the com
ing summer. There is no longer the
, least reason for doubling this. In a few
days We shall publish the fact that an
other very important transaction has
) taken place, and satisfy the most in
} credulous that the prospects for unpara.
! leled prosperity the coming year, are
on anything but a fictitious basis. Worl
on the Homestake e~xtenfion will com
mence within the next twenty days, and
regular trains will be running before thu
middle Of June.-Lead City Tribune.