The morning call., 1890-11-16

fall, are perfectly sound"
COMPLETED AT LAST.
The Colorado Midland has been completed
at last, and the Denver and Rio Grande
Western, broad gauge, will be opened for
through business to-day. The first west
bound train over the new route reached
Grand Junction at / o'clock yesterday morn
ing and tickets over the new line have been
placed on sale in the Denver and Rio Grande
office in this city. The new connection will
form the strongest competition that the
u MON Pacific has ever had, and arrange
ments have been completed to run through
Pullman and tourist sleepng-cars between
Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and San
Francisco. The new line passes through
the Canyon of the Arkansas, Leadville,
Glenwood and Grand junction. Immedi.
ately upon receiving official information Of
the opening OF the road General Freight
Agent Smurr of the Southern Pacific issued
the following circular to agents:
The standardCauge lines of the Denver and
way, respectively, will open for freight traffic on
November 1G 1890 You may accept freight by
these lines commencing Monday. 17ih inst.
The line OF the Denver ana Rio Grande Rail
road extends fiom Grand Junction, Colo, via
GIenwOod Springs. Leadville and Sallda, TO Pu.
eblo, thence TO Colorado Springs and Denver.
The line of ihe Colorado Midland Railway eX-
tends from Grand Junction, via GlenwoUd
Springs and Leadvle, 10 Colorado Springs,
there diverging to lneblo aud Denver.
Both lines connect with the Rio Grande West
ern Railway at Grand Junction, thus masking
direct connection with the Southern Pacific Com
pany at Ogden.
1t is 10 be understood that rates TO or from
points intermediate TO Denver. Colorado Springs
or Pueblo shall not exceed rates TO OF from tile
latter points in the same direction. For example
lates 10 OF from Leadville must not exceed rates
TO or from Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo.
OVERLAND TINE CHANGES.
Beginning yesterday the fiTst-class Gen.
iral Overland will hereafter leave at
O'Clock in the evening instead of 8. The
second-class Overland will leave at $50 in
The morning instead of $3.50 in the after
noon. Trains via Ogden will arrive in San
Francisco at Gas in the morning and 1915
n the afternoon. The incoming Oregon
rain will arrive in San Francisco at 1915
III the morning instead OF Z 40 in the even
ng as heretofore. This will take the Place
Oh the local from Sacramento.
General Agent Hurlbert of the Union Pa
clhc received telegram yesterday from G.
Mertzhemer, Superintendent of the Wyom-
ing Division of the Union Pacific system
stating that no wreck had occurred on his
division as reported by press DISPATCHES on
the 18th inst, which stated that No. east
bound had been derailed at CHEYENNE.
causing the loss OF several lives.
A company said 10 represent the land
owners between Hopland and Lakeport is
having survey made under an engineer
named Long TO connect those two towns.
This would connect Lakeport with the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railway and
furnish an outlet for Lake County products.
The Sailor" special from New York,
having on board the crew detailed to man
the cruiser San Francisco, arrived at Vallejo
at $50 o'clock last evening.
Secretary James V. Kelly Of the State
Railroad Commission announces that his re-
port will be ready about December 10th.
L. X. Statler Of the Northern Pacific has
returned from Portland, Oregon.