The herald., 1895-01-04
AN OIL BURNING LOCOMOTIVE.
General Manager Wade's Ex-
periments Successful.
General News About Railway Matters
and Men.
Interesting Facts About the Nevada
Southern Railway-A Wreck at
Pasadena-Notes.


Santa Fe depot yesterday afternoon,
when the frat passenger Locomotive
using oil as fuel pulled out of the
station. The engine was the center OF
attraction, and Master Mechanic Pres
colt and Superintendent Beamer were
busily engaged explaining the great adj
vantages of the new system. The
Santa Fe railroad people in this section
have been making experiments with oil
as a fuel for several months, and a
freight engine has been using it for
some time on short runs, but engine
No. 652 had the distinction of pulling
the fret passenger train out OF the
depot. This is the result of the study OF
the subject made by General Manager
Wade of the railway, who has been at
work at the matter for couple OF years.
The advantage as to cleanliness was
OF once apparent. The box in which
the engineer and firemen manipulate
the levers and engine was as clean and
meet as a Pullman palace car. Not
cinder, not spot of dirt could be seen
anywhere. The fireman was seated ON
| his leather bench quite comfortably
watching the levers, instead of being
obliged to shovel coal from the tender.
He ia probably the most contented em-
| ployee in the service. as his duties are
now as easy and pleasant ns that of SUI
perintendent. HIT looks clean and neat,
inBtead of being covered with dirt from
| tho coal.
| OIL ON THE KITE. SHAPE TRACK.
The Santa Fe railroad Will now run
two trains regularly with engines OF the
new pattern. One is No. 10. freight, an
engine of 10 wheels, and the other, No.
652, between San Bernardino and this
city. The absence OF sparks, smoke and
| SCOT make the system OF oil as fuel
preferable and guarantees perfect safety.
| The engine is fred by burners located
| Immediately under the boiler; on the
tender, in the place where formerly the
coal was stored, is now an immense
tank, capable of holding 5000 gallons of
OIL That ia encassd in water tanks,
end two automatic valves shut off the
oil supply whenever desired. In case OF
| accident the tender can be detached I'M
mediately and the tender Theoretically
closed, 30 that no oil can escape il the
car should turn over.
The oil will give unlimited power, and
the saving in the operation OF tram
| may be considered when it is known
that with an 85-ton locomotive the new
engine consumes nine barrels of oil for
| every three tons of coal heretofore used
on 25-mile run. There 10 absolutely
no danger from grainhelds or bridges
! catching fire from sparks or the dripping
Of oil. No amoke can be seen escaping
| from the smoke stack, and only pure
white steam emerges from it,
1t is claimed that in no other place in
the world the oil is used as fuel on
locomotive il passenger service. 70 the
exertions of General Manager Wade OF
the Santa Fe the success of the
system is due. He was instrumental in
pushing the experiments to succeesful
issue. At present the railroad company
will run only two engines by Oil, but
others are being altered and they will
be placed in service IA soon as COM
pleted.
THE OIL TO BE USED.
The oil now produced in this CITY can
be used satisfactorily without being re-
fined. At present, however, the COM
pany uses the OF! of the Union and Pu-
ente Oil com panies, for the reason that
the latter have oil cars for the tranapor-
tation of the fual, while the handling OF
the oil in barrels ia TOO burdensome in
its use.
THE NEVADA SOUTHERN.
G. @. Kirby of the Nevada Southern
Land company stated yesterday that
great interest was being manifested in
certain financial and railroad circles ia
this city regarding Southern Nevada and
Southwestern Utah. 1.-The immense de-
posits of coal and iron," said he, ito
gether with the broad stretches of agri
cultural lands lying in that section CT
the country are not only attracting great
attention from local capitalists but also
among those throughout the eaat.
"Some time between the 18th and Goth
of this month, party of gentlemen, of
superintendent of ths Atlantic and Pa
cific division OF the Santa Fe system,
Joseph d. Lynch, Mr.. Seibert and Au-
gustus Scofied OF San Francisco. are
leading spirits, will leave this city for
an extended trip through that section.
''They will go from here to Vanderbilt,
and, taking trains from that point, will
proceed to Good springs, where the i'm
mense deposits OF lead lying there will
be thoroughly examined.
"Afrer leaving Good springs the party
will travel through the Las Vegas VAL
ley and inspect the agricultural lands
lying there, which are reported to be the
finest that can be found out OF doors IN.
occupied. They will then turn their
faces toward the valley of the Muddy
river, which will also be examined.
From this point they will go into
South western Utah and give the great
eat attention to the immense deposits of
coal and iron, with which this country
is filed. Few people know how great
these deposits are. One can ride for g
day owe. what might be stated az solid
iron or cold coal.
.'The party from here will extend
their trip up the Virgin river as far as
Cedar City, where. it is claimed, there
have been found rich depoaits OF gold
bearing quartz. Cedar City 10 only
few miles distant from Marysville, W hich
10 the southern terminus OF the Rio
Glande Western railroad.
"What the ultimate plans of the party
are" continued Mr.. Kirby,'I have been
unable definitely to discover. As Mr.
Gabel has resigned from his former po-
elton, and as be has an intereat in an
avtopaiva iron nrA danoRit mar Nav.