The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1898-08-18
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
Promises To Begin in This oirec-
ion Within a Month.

ne following article from Tue
Salt Lake Tribune is definite and
full of immediate promise:
he final agreement has been
reaehed fGa the construction OF the
St feline road. A. W McCune of
the new company to be formed, and
an W. H. Bancroft of the Oregon
Short Line, were in close consulta-
ton yesterday, and the two arrived
al a definite understanding, the
result Of which viii be the imme-
diate commencement OF work on the
line from Milford. The people of
the State, and especially of the
region through which the road will
run, have every reason to congratu-
late themselves on the consumma-
ton of an enterprise which will be
of inestimable benefit. Represent
ing as it will, the sum of nearly
5000, 900, it will be the most impor-
tant railroad project launched for
several years, not only on account
of its help to the State, but owing
to the possibility of further extern
sion to Los Angeles. That the pro-
iect is now on Il solid financial basis
there is no doubt, for the men
behind it are those who never go
into such an enterprise without
fully Determining to push it to a
successful end.
The agreement covers the con-
struction of eighty miles of railroad
over the old Phoebe grade, from
Milford to Stateline mining district,
on the general plans heretofore out
lined in The Tribune.
Arrangements are already under
way to commence the work of get
ting out the ties at the mills Of
Messrs. Eccles and Nibley in Ore,
gon, and early next week the mills
may begin saving the timber. The
rails, spices and bolts are all on
hand, piled up along the Shor
Line, and as soon as ordered, can bt
loaded on cars for Milford, stimuli
taneously with the delivery of ties
which work can be under way with
in two or three weeks. The grad,
built by the Union Pacific about tel
years ago will be utilized. 1t is il
fair condition, but will need SOM
repairing here and there and SOM
bridge work will have to be done.
To build this eighty miles of roat
and spurs there will be used il
round numbers, 1000 tons of stee
rails, $50, 900 ties, 10000 spices
1860 bolts with all necessar
bridge timbers, spikes, switchstands
frogs and other material. Arrange
ments have also been made for thu
first installment Of equipment TO
the road. This wall consist of fou
locomotives, two combination bag
gage and passenger cars, two first
class coaches, seventy box cars, al
of which will be ready for deliver
when required.
The importance of this project t
the State cannot be overestimated
+ In the first place it will develop til
mining industry in the Statelin
district, and already is that cam
showing a most decided activity
The two celebrated mining camp
of DeLamar and Phoebe New, wit
adjacent settlements, will be brougl
two days in time Of travelling neare
to Salt Lake and the smelters, an
: the wagon haul thus reduced will i
itself prove an impetus for the flu
ther growth and development Q
these camps. Then ST George, tn
2 prominent settlement of the soutl
western corner of Utah, will b
! greatly benefited, as heretofore til
long and tedious wagon haul to Mi
ford has been an obstacle barrin
it's progress. But what is regarde
4 as the more important feature is til
t value of this first extension as lin
= in the railroad of the future to LC
Angeles. At present the road got
| to the line dividing Utah and Nevad
I and there will remain link of %
4 miles to complete an all-rail come,
ton at Marvel or 800 miles via I'll
Y surveyed line to Barstow, making
: road 800 miles from Salt Lake
Los Angeles via Marvel, or Il
q miles via Barstow, as against 125
1 miles via Ogden and Tracey, Cal,
e saving of Ats miles or eightee
hours between the two cities.
4 This is, of course, a matter of IL
future, but eighty miles built tn
fall on the much-talked-of rou
9 will give the public of this Sta
o great faith in the ultimate buildir
n of the through line.
II Everybody Says So.