Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-07-19
Railroad N ews.

Recent advices are to the effec. that
work on the Homestake extension is
progressing satisfactorily, eight miles
being already completed from Piedmont.
and that it is believed that the road
will be open by August 1st.
Msssrs Driscoll and Elder rreturned from
Bull dog ranch last evening. The Bur
lington line passes directly through the
ranch and residence of Tim Coleman,
who receives So 200 damages. A limited
number of graders are making very
poor showing. Men are badly needed.
Times.
Johnnie Barker returns down the
Burlington grade tomorrow. Himself
and Bob Evans have IS men at work
on culverts. They are divided into
three camps. Twenty-Five culverts have
been completed. of various Dimensions.
One is over 1000 feet in length. Work
is greatly retarded by scarcity ofgraders,
and consequent dragging of work on the
grade.-Times, l3.
Work on the Custer extension Of the
b. & NJ. is not progressing with that de-
gree oc rapidity that was expected; a
fact mainly due to disposition on the
part of large number of hoboes to re-
ject, rather than accept the opportunity
offered for employment. The bridge at
Sheep Canyon, near the south end Of
the line was finally completed on Tues
day from which point to Bradley Flat,
the grade is heavy, and will require a
number of days to complete. Opinion
differs rs to the time when the road will
be open to this place, some expressing
the belief that it will not be completed
before November, while others are con-
fident that trains will be running in here
by Sept lst. The CHRONICLE expects
the road not later than the 18th Of Sep
tember.
The Spearfsh Register of the 18th
says: The f. Z. & NJ. V. seemingly con-
templates another move whether for
business" or as a blind, remains to be
seen. Thursday the Andrews party's
teams passed through here for White
wood after supplies for the party. now
at Sundance. Yesterday, on arriving here
on tie way back, telephone message
from Capt. Ainsworth ordered the driv-
er to unload all but two days rations
here, proceed to Sunddance, and bring
the party back to this place. The query
is, whats up now?" 1t looks as il
the +. +. & NJ. V. was afraid the b. &
NJ. wonld make another knights move
on the railroad chess board and "check'
1t from this square
A delegation Of prominent citizens
from Rapid City, S. d., composed o.
Mayor James w. Woods and Messrs
James w. Fowler, w Duff Maynie and
Henry +. Bailey arrived yesterday at
ternoon and last evening held a confer
ence at the Paxton hotel with officials
of the Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley Railway company. The objec
of the conference was to uge the al
option of plan for 200 miles Of exten
sion of the Elkhorn from Whitewoot
into the sundance country to tap the OF
fields on the upper Belle Fourche. i
is now almost certain that this exten
sion will be made and the capital stool
of the Elkhorn increased. Anothe
matter discussed was the extension fron
Rapid City to the tin districts aroun,
Harney's Peak and junction with tn
proposed Burlington line at Hill City,
Omaha, special.
HOT SPRINGS SPUR.
Work on the Hot Springs extension i
being pushed. The grading will b
completed within two weeks. TIL
bridge gangs have the piling driven 70
all the bridges except within about tw
miles near Hot Springs. 1t is given ou
that the trains will be running into He
Springs by Aug. 18th, and all indication
, confirm that report. The steel and tie
for tho branch oro oIraad,, ~ tho cnp-