The sun., 1892-05-15
TOLD OF A RAILROAD DEAL.
A s10RY OF MINING EN7ERPRISE AyD
RAILROAD STUPIDITY.
The Revenge which President MoHat s,1
General Manager Snith Had when Tb.,
Were Forced Out Of the ID. a. n O. n =,


Denver and Rio Grandc in connection will, tho
new mining camp OF Crccdc. In Hnsdnls
county. this State 1t Ia the story, according
to tho people on the Inside here. OF q rjp.
headed Englishman making hatfu OF money
In spite Of his obstinate opposition to Ids own
interests"
Ayenr ago at this time the Denver md Rio
Grando was In danger Of falling into tho hands
OF recover. Narrow-gauce and wide. gauge
tracks had been laid through Rocky Mountain
gorges that wero lovely to look upon, but ut
tcrly worthless In the matter Of furnishing
traffic from which dividends could be paid,
Even tho tracks laid through the agricultural
districts.with mineral mountains round about,
| we're not all profitable. Tho road was cxtcn
sively advertised rs "tle scenic line Of the
world" The beauties OF tho Royal Gorge and
the Marshall Pass wcrc portrayed by GORGEOUS
Autographs and the flowing and no less gor.
Ceous song OF Cy Warman. tho poet OF tho
| Cachepotas, but all to no purpose. The D. and
r. q. wns a stock to bet against.
or oil the lines aud branches in the systcrd
1t is aaid that that from Aamosa to tho Wagon
Wheel Cup was tho mos. nearly worthless.
Why 1t had ever been constructed was past
finding out, unless; indeed on tho theory that
an tnS shinr tTnrs5s M II M shI country "ere anTu1 10
trSEstinG rvs away under the SHOW Of winter aud
Ing tho tourist season. Lpt ior three ,yenrs
SSaa been ahaniSnei., and and tho 'nt entcrprsIn,s;
made tho trip when occasion reIulre,;.. As ior
single train thai incndSi cars T Tor re-, eversthins
from commercial travellers to cattle. from he
more than sufficient. The branch did not nay
ns; s s1S ns % a1s ii fos s ss u. s
sibly the President OF tho road. whlc J.
BY Ssa s HIT snd
managed the affairs Of tho road was George
Goppel ons,timo British C9n5ul st New or;
road at both Moa "nd i Smith MIX
'Sf ! s'ie vi!
now Cresao. tho blossom camp Of tho State. 10
found. The operating manages e. Of those TIVE
tho development work so far that hc was able
to report large G"antics Of very rich ore In
to warrant the construction q some sort Ola
e. %asSn Wee WA aap nas
tSen %S %s Ga u smS T. A.
bell vent to the mines e and % ennrmed ned the re-
Pert 1.-THE local manager. This was in May.
gan correspondence with CoppelI with a view
g. Ct extending g the marrow. gauge track: M that
miles to point in East Willow Creek C; Gorge. sS
near the mines. The extent Of the ore deposit
mines invited. nj Moreover. @ nh the advantages the the
road road would reap through access TO the vnst
timber better, suited for railroad ties than
snythinTt put s2t forth The char
master % !s was teSSsS spes thut Il 10th Moat F',u and
Smith refused to stay longer with the com:
social relations betwecn the parties became
utterly impossible.
- IhePEsatter n P the matter was held IN allowance
ton M Of Cart. Campbell. started In t9 PROSPECT
s a tns lat ss tbs
Amethyst's ,assessment Hofe, ten feet. deep
bell. Greede. and Moiiat, and the urgent need 81
an sd.t extension OF the railroad was made mani.
eo%psny but topre 9ouid not ses
Existed hs a% h@ es
Sr. would ressh the railroad at Wagon Wheel
SfSs any tESte that the road would S'nsa not I Rss
to tn he n the roed
soad be- W the IN the tnT ne
ments made up by setting G aside - ger ,H cent S
Of the %e%. e%%r1inss q the sxsenslop That
tension. r. the railroad people would pay it
81 ecE losd sdt Of the sboad net dFnns 5s S the m
theticaiy that these nceotiatnns we're ear.
Ins Eed no on by Capt 4 GatpS who hay
s success
miners IN Tanssa tlns ss fss
yenr from the tep;milc extension 10 bo bnit
TIE IL sum. And here hs remained stuG GDorniy
rich strikes in the Willow Creek Euiches had
Wanea 'HS Wsa Of travel toward
make 1t profitable to once more continue tie
train beyond Del Nortc.
ons On e t. Es mSy 5 un % WaSGa the sVY Whes Of s
stSG's Gi1 tn.t rush Of toward the new
on M at Es he haa
miGht m hi 60 ahead. and that he would pay them
!os Ppep q e. i"s rS,ni:
.s apps Esi' .nd si'.a slsai9.i sRs.i
,y the ld ss rs@ n @ s n 10 an,an, @ y e 3.
a. re- n S with
unless tho revenue Of the extension should
amo99t hnG na to SSooo nGr month tho company
eaeeps ssTS1 shoSad Gf snls sp
HEY know what the traifio would hc' and a"r No..
,ordingly closed the. dcn'. ana in September
made made contract with Leroy y Moore for ion
g s12.OOD according to certain con,inccncics.
! ne contractors agreed to allow sixty days
or payment. inLer this arrangement the
miners nd dvanced SS3.5UO cash.
Tho work OF grading began on Oct. !. 12!l.
md the nrst train arrived I'm on Dec. 10 the
DOOM that followed hns rarely been cliaIIrf.
treat sleds loaded with tons Of ore. WIN l",i-
ng drivers on topand Gulloping iluIrrs ah"aIi,
plunged down the Etecp mount IN tri:ilsto III
,oadod with lumber anu "thor mcrchan.
liso ordered by telegraph. rolled UP
me, ~" road TO st"n whcrc station slies
Frantic men climbed on hoard aud unloaded
n. stun for themselves The gulGr pnssen-
ger trains failed to carry tho crowds that were
Sild to come. and excursion after excursion
rom Denycr. from COLORADO Springs. and