Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-21
Railroad News.


Superintendent Calvert, Geo. p. Har-
ris, director of the c. B. & O., and T. J.
Grier, superintendent Of tho Homesta ke
plant, were here Saturday in special
car and paid visit to the mines, the
oil well and other places of interest. 1t
is believed that their visit related 10
construction work in this part Of the
world.-NeYcastIe Journal.
BURLINGTON AND MISSOURI TO PACToLA.
letter was received by q prominent
Rapid City gentleman last evening from
Rockford in which the writer states that
be had on the ninth instant encountered
party Of engineers on their way to
Silver city, and that he was informed
their business was TO locate line from
Mystic, a station sixteen miles north Of
Hill City, on the Burlington and Mis-
souri,, through Silver City TO Pactola.
The same information reached the
Journal through another source last
evening, aud the chances are there is
something in it.-Rapid Journal.
ANOTHER WRECK.
Yesterday at @ O'Clock p. m, the
wrecking crew of the d. T., who were
employed on the wreck at Gold Run,
started TO come down on fiat car and
colided with b. 4 NJ. engine attached
to freight car. Both were going at the
rate of fifteen miles an hour, and Of
course the fiat got the worst of it. Two
men were hurt, one being cut in the leg,
and one receiving severe bruisc in the
thigh. The tools Of wrecking crew were
scattered. far and wide. 1t is supposed
that both men were injured by the fly
ing tools, as one wound exhibits unmis-
taxable signs Of a hammer. None
Of the wounds are serious, al
though the fiat car was smashed to
pieces. Fifteen men on the car escaped
without scratch.-Pioneer, Is.
Up. PLANS.
NJ. j. Greevy, travelling passenger
agent of the Union Pacific, has just re-
turned from tour in the Black Hills
and explained to Journal representa-
tive some plans for traffic by the Union
Pacific in that region. In the first place
he declares that TO be an undeveloped
country, and one whose resources will
yield to the transportation companies
a large traffic. There is yet in his
opinion a vast undiscovered wealth
which cannot be exhausted for years to
come. The Union Pacific. Mr.. Greevy
explained, is reaching out for some of
the Elkhorn or B. & NJ. tracks will be
used to Chadron or Crawford, the Elk
horn tracks thence to Douglas, Wyo., to
which point the Union Pacific has just
completed line from Cheyenne. This
makes continuous and quite direct line
between the cities mentioned. This
line is to be opened at once for freight
traffic and as soon as details can be
perfected passenger line will be put in
operation. There are in the Black Hills
a large quantity Of refractory ores
which will yield good profit If treated
by the smelters The Denver smelters
hope to gain advantage by this arrange
ment. Mr. Greevy says the Union
Pacific is in the Hills for business
Lincoln Journal.
, WILL NOT BUILD INTO TIE HILLS.
Rapid City Journal: Some time age
,, the board Of trade sent a communication
! to President Miller, Of Chicago, Mil
YANKEE and st. Paul railway. asking j
the extension Of the Milwaukee road t.
! this place might be brought about th'
present year. To this letter reply hal
been received, and it Is Of character Il
convince the people Of Rapid City tina
y if anything is to be done for them the.
! must do it themselves. This reply is a
h follows:
$ President Board of Trade, Rapid City
IS S. D.--Dear Sir: have your favor ass
" ing whether this company can be In
duced to extend its road to Rapid City.
In reply / beg to say that do nc
think that il is now favorable time
:, bring the matter before our board. A
the conditions are unfavorable:
-. l. The difficulty to market railway 81
% curities.
. 2. The undue reduction of rates b
y reason of excessive ard unrestraine
l. competition.
l. 8. The unreasonable reduction of rate
r and increase OF burdens placed upo
n railways by legislation.
~ 4. The large number Of burdensom
al measures already introduced into tn
Of Dakota legislature, which have the Q
ne feet to deter capital, without regard
!, other conditions.
- For these reasons cannot hold OF
W. any encouragement to you at presen
es Yours truly.
at Roswell MILLER President.
oa Tinplate talk is subsiding. No OF
now seriously thinks that any conside
- ahle amount will be made in the Unite