El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-09

Ten car loads of rails went over the
river this morning.
Two train loads of cattle went north
on the Santa Fee yesterday
Louis Brooks, formerly a contr actor
at San Pedro, Mex, has purchased q
half interest in the MOntezuma saloon
in Juarez.
Four stalls of the old S. P. round
house yet remain standing and Will
not be torn down until portion of the
new has been rooted.
The Santa Fee succeeded in getting
few crews in from the north yesterday
but they were hustled north with heavy
loads soon after their arrival here.
The 'sJenny" coupler is not giving
the best of satisfaction, and, as rail-
man remarked "they serve to educate
man in the use of adjectives."
Tom Dessig of the White Oaks was
in town yesterday. He says that then
are about 300 men in his camp. He also
reports plenty of good grass up there
but not any cattle.
Foreman Campbell's force is down
SO feet on well No. 4. When this Is
completed the s. P. will have a group
of wells, in the center of which will
be erected new pump house.
A shipment of 10000 cases of crude
oil left New York April 80 for the City
of Mexico, via Tampico, billed to the
Mexican Oil Refining company. Tnis
oil will be rifned by that company and
placed on the Mexican market.
L. L. Porter, fireman on White
Oaks engine No. PA, was circulating
among friends in Ell Paso yesterday.
He says that the road will reach
White Oaks within fifteen days.
The A. & S. E. company have COM
pleted their work in relaying the tracks
in the yards here, and they have been
thoroughly cleaned up and present a
very creditable Recommendations
(Arizona) Orb.
There were 80, 1O4 head of cattle pas
sed into Colorado during the month of
April. of these la, l43 were handled
during the last four days of the month,
against 81, 600 for the month of April
1897.
1t is rumored that Mr.. E. e. Styner,
the superintendent of the Mexico divi
sion, Mexican Central, Will be trans
ferr. to the San Louis division of the
same road. the transfe' to take place
June frSt.-M sxican Herald.
The hydraulic jacks, now in use by
the railroads, are a great help to the
workmen. A few months ago it re-
quired all the employees of yards to
raise box car; now one man working
a small lever is able to lift 10000
pounds.
Mr.. Borcherding of the S. P. is tax
ing great interest il the present Span
ish-American difficulties, and says he
is going to assist in organizing two
companies of cavalry. He and Mr..
Watson were busy yesterday arrang-
ing things for a meeting yesterday af-
ternOOn.
MIR. S. Wills is in from Sapello,
Mex. He has been working with the
well crew of the Sierra Madre and says
that the Mexicans became so loud and
bitter in their denunciation of
Americans in the war with Spain, that
he felt that his life was in DAGGER, and
he returned to this side.
The Santa Fe have two badly smash
ed-up box cars in the yards this
morning as a result of mistake yes
.erday afternoon. 1t seems taat one
of the switchmen sigualed the en-
sineer to "kick 'em in, and he did,
with such force as to damage the cars
TO the extent OF 500.
1t is rumored, says the Mexican Her.
aid, and the fact is pretty we'll substan-
tiated that Mr.. E. Burdick, who was
formerly connected with the Santa Fe
r. r but who has been here for some
little time past, has recsived the ap-
pointment from the Mexican Vera
cruz r. r. as general eastern agei t
for That road with offices in New. Y ork.
The yards of the Ell Paso Northern
rad WI be located On the land lying
e .st of the Santa F'o bridge. With III 8
purpose in view, the officials are using
every means in their power 20 prevene
the water of the Rio Grande river from
OverfiO y G the ia0G. IL is aathorita-
lively state that the L. 2. will unite
wi the White Oaks people in the
orstruction of the yards with view
to sharing their advantages when com
pleted.
Sad railroad man yesterday: ''Tha
T. & 2. is using the augur drill for
sinki we'll, and it is a great success
in ANDY soil. L rem IN Der
"a short time ago, at point 67S miles
east OF Ell Paso, while sinking a well
for the T. & p. we struck vein of o
and passed through Ii feet of coal. in
going down l,2OO feet. There was
not sufficient quantity of either to at
tempt development, but l have every
reason to believe that plenty OF oil and
coal could be found in that locality -
The G. e. boys are circulating joke
| on Fred HOben, a q. Il. engineer. The
joke told by close friend of Mr.
Hoben's is as follows: A boy woighin g
| IL! pounds arrived At Fred's house
and he was unfortunately at the 9th Ell
end of the line. y close friend, and
near neighbor of Mr.. Hoben, went to
the tt graph office and wired the news
TO Fred. Now, whether it was a mis-
take on the part of the excited neigh
Dor or a practical joke perpetrated by
the operator. ia not known, but wher
Fred received the tel gram it read a
follows: Two boys, III pounds each
Come at once" He was congratulate
ed al along the line, ard his face wor,
a happy smile. When he arrived home
he learned of the joke and freely for
gave the perpetrators.
"The cavalry boys had q nice drill
at their drill room yesterday
said one Of the company to . HER