The Springfield herald., 1899-04-28

that the company is now negotiatins
for the purchase of the Cheyenne n
Northern branch of that system II
this is secured branch will be extend
ed westward from Horse Creek sta atlon
10 the coal lands owned by the Bur
lington company. in Carbon county :
distance of about sixty miles. WIN
this branch the coal could be market
ed. by almost straight lines OF ROAD. IN
the Black Hills of South Dakota ana Ill
Omaha. The ownership of the Chey-
enne X Northern. taken in connection
with the Cheyenne X burlington line.
would give the company access to the
interior of the live stock regions OF
wyoming and enable it to control
much live stock business now going TO
other lines. The activity of the Union
Pacific in railroad building and the
evident intention of the Burlington 10
get into Wyoming territory makes II
certain that the present year is going
to be one of unprecedented railroad
construction in the state.
The old project of n railroad tunnel
through Ptarmigan mountain, above
Silver Plume. has been revived and
company is being formed TO establish
a railroad between Denver and Salt
Lake City. The same company pro-
poses TO build n big smelter in the VI
cinity of Globevillc. This railroad is
TO be built entirely by foreign capital.
and managed from London. but the
origin of the scheme lies with state
Senator Joseph Gallagher of Silver
Plume. who has been endeavoring TO
make ii a 20 for several years. y bill
was introduced by Senator Gallagher
in the Legislature during the last sea
son providing for an appropriation or
100000 for the opening of the tunnel
by means of convict labor. but the bill
was killed. He received n cablegram
n few days ago from London stating
that between S15.OOO.OOO and S2000.-
600 has been subscribed for the road.
Senator Gallagher says that the sur
veyors for the new road Will 90 to
work within sixty days. The route has
been determined upon. but the pro-
iectors are not willing TO explain il as
yet. except to say that it has secured
right of way into the Union depot OF
Denver and will proceed for some dis
tance up Clear Creek canon.
A surveying party of eight men has
been dispatched from Denver by the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company to
Badger. 100 miles north of Cheyenne.
where the Cheyenne Northern reaches
the North Platte river. The Cheyenne
Northern belongs to the Colorado n
Southern. From Badger the surveyors
will locate II fifteen-mile spur down
and across the North Platte to the
Hartville iron mines. General Manager
Kcbler of the Fuel & Iron Company
saws that his company will build the
spur at once If the surveyors report n
feasible route. Inasmuch as Mr.. keb-
lnv l,oe in rot n
this route with some Colorado * South
ern officials the inference is that no in
surmountable obstacles We're observer.
He saws that the Hartville iron mines
have been leased by the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company and that with the
spur built large quantities of ore VIII
be shipped to the iron and steel works
at Pueblo. The distance is $50 miles.
Thus the Cheyenne & Northern branch
of the Colorado d Southern will be sup
piled with n year roInd and permanent
staple traffic. something it has long
needed. If the Fort Collins and Chey-
enne line of .seventy-fve miles is re-
built the Colorado & Southern will get
the whole of the 35O-mile haul from
Hartvlle to Pueblo.
| Denver. April 20.-A special dispatch
| from New York to the Republican
says:
The American Smelling and Refining
/ Company. the new corporation COM
prising the eighteen big smelters of The
United States. just consolidated. will
make Denver the center for the pur-
chase and distribution of ores and the
headquarters of its metallurgical
works.
Messrs. Dennis Sheedy, Anton Eiler.
A. X. Meyer A. NJ. Towne Z. w. Nash,
ID. NJ. LYMAN and Barton Sewall, rep
resenting western interests have been
in conference all day formulating a
system of conducting the new business.
The above decision has been settled
upon. and from the same source that
| this information has been acquired II
is stated that the directors have settled
rpon Ex-Governor James Il. Grant aud
| Anton EilcrS as the heads of the on
Grating departments of the business.
purchasing and metallurgical. respect
lively. Not later than May LIST the new
system will be in active operation.
The eastern capitalists. it is asserted.
want none but western men. who
have been brought up with the bust
ness" to be in charge of the operating
departments of their interests.
| 1t is positively stated that miners %"
employees. in so far as their wages is
concerned, will not know that any
change has taken place. Their checks
will be signed differently, that's all,
The smelters in the new combine.
which must do business in Denver. are:
San Juan Smelling and refining Com
pany. Durango.
Pueblo Smelling and Refining Com
pany. Pueblo.
Colorado Smelling and refining Com
pany. Pueblo.
Arkansas Valley Smelling Company.
Leadville.
Bimetallic Smelling Company, Lead
vile.