Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-09


coast, if any doubts existed, We're re-
moved yesterday by a direct and empha-
tic statement from the president of the
company, A. w. McCune formerly OF this
| city.
There is not a doubt in the world that
! the Utah & Pacific will be extended across
| Nevada" said Mr.. McCune to a reporter
Of the Salt Lake Tribune, a few days ago.
1.-The road will be pushed through and
extended on into Nevada this
AS there is only q gap Of 22O miles be-
tween McCune and Marvel, to which
! town there is a branch of the Santa Fe.
it can readily be seen that not a great
period will elapse before the long-talked
of road to Los Angeles will be a fact. Tho
country between McCune and Marvel is
such that an easy line can be secured and
it could be built without heavy expense.
When asked about the story to the eff
feet that he had floated some bonds in
London for the purpose of extending the
road across Nevada, Mr.. McCune stated
most emphatically that there vas no a
word of truth in the report. He said that
no bonds had been issued by the Utah &
Pacific; that everything is paid for, and
there is no debt on the road.
President McCune leaves this after
noon on a tour Of inspection over the road.
He will be met at Modena by r. c. Lund,
who is one of the directors and they will
go over the O together. Several mat
tiers which lave been held in allegiance
until Mr.. McCune could personally look
over the situation will receive his atten-
ton. Among other things, they will ex-
anime the country between Lund and Ce-
dar City with a view of building a
ranch to the latter place, and as soon
as they return a directors meeting will
be held, at which action W4l be taken on
the proposed branch.
The employees of the Northern Pacific
railway are now working under the new
book of rules adopted by the company.
These rules are the result of careful de-
liberation on the part of superintendent
of the line and their superior officers, and
contain all that is believed to be best in
all systems, says the Billings Gazette. The
rules are practically those that are in
force on the larger railway systems of
the country, adapted, of course, to the
local necessities of the Northern Pacific
One important change is in regard to the
movement of trains by dispatchers. The
new 49, order, as it is called from the
number of the form upon which it is
written, will facilitate the movement of
freight trains and avoid the necessity of
numerous stops, which, with the heavy
: trains that are now run, means much in
: getting a train over the divisions. There
are other changes which are not easily
l comprehended by outsiders, but which
the railroad men seem to think are all
, right. The rules went into effect at
o'clock on the morning of June 1. Fol
several weeks a board Of Instructors
composed of men from the different
, branches of the service, has been at work
) on each division for the purpose of ia.
miliariing the employees of the different
departments with the changes. This work
was completed last week. In the exam.
nations that nave taken place under
j, these rules there have been several mer
dropped from the rolls for incompetency
, but their loss win add to the efficiency OF
the road. Men who are not able to inter
pref these rules are certainly not safe
t men to handle the business of the road
Most of the men on this division seem tc
approve of the change.
1--WE hear little in this country nova
days, about travel to the Klondike," sait
: J. Francis, general passenger agent of tn,
Burlington, to an Omaha reporter, afte
an extended trip in the northwest. "bu
> when you get into the northwest you int
there is about as much interest in tn,
: Alaskan mining section as ever. Pros
: pectors are returning from the north al
most every day and the stories they tel
g keep alive the desire in a certain portion
of the people to seek their fortune in tina
country. The result is that travel from
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, to Alask,
is about as heavy as it has ever been.
= But the KlOndike mines are not tn
{ only ones which contribute to makin
8 business lively in the north Pacific coas
! towns. The mines just north of Wash
ington in British Columbia are attract
ing their share of the attention an,
Seattle is deriving great benefit from tn
a rush to that territory. Over in Idah
there are reports of rich new discoveries
n when the snow leaves the mountain
the prospects are that there will be a bi
- rush to these diggings. All in all, minin
is taking a new impetus in the northwes1
and business Of all kinds is feeling tn
r benefits of it,"
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