The silver star., 1899-04-28

tuAt tne company II now ueSotAnanS
for the purchase OF the Cheyenne
Northern branch of that system III
this is secured branch Will be extend
ed westward from Horse Greek station
to the coal lands owned by the Bur
lington company. in Carbon county.
F., 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 and IN
Omaha The ownership Of the Chcy-
enne 4 Northern. taken In connection
with the Cheyenne 4 Burlington line.
would give the company access TO the
| interior of the live stock regions OF
Wyoming aud 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 it
certain that the present year is going
TO be one of unprecedented railroad
construction In the state
The old project Of a railroad tunnel
| through Ptarmigan mountain. above
Silver Plume. has been revived and
company is being formed to establish
railroad between Denver and Salt
Lake City. The same company pro-
poses to build big smelter in the VI
cinity of Globeville. 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 n 20 for several years. 4 bill
was introduced by Senator Gallagher
in the Legislature during the last sea-
son providing for an appropriation of
Co. sx.v1N aAI
| by means of convict labor. but the bill
was killed. He received cablegram
few days ago from London stating
that between S15.OO0.OOO and S2O.GD.-
uDb has been subscribed for the road.
Senator Gallagher says that the sur
veyors for the new road will go to
work within sixty days. The route has
been determined upon. but the pro-
jectors are not willing to explain 1t as
yet. except to say that II 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
|
Southern. From Badger the surveyors
will locate fiftecn-miIc spur down
and across the North Platte to the
Hartville iron mines General Manager
Kcbler of the Fuel & Iron Company
says that his company will build the
| spur at once II the surveyors report
| feasible route. Inasmuch as Mr.. Keb-
Ter has Just returned from n ride over
this route with some Colorado K South
ern officials the inference IL that no in
surmountable obstacles were observer.
He says that the Hnrtville iron mines
have been leased by the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company and that with the
spur built large quantities OF ore will
bc shipped to the iron and steel works
mt Pueblo. The distance Is 80 miles.
Thus the Cheyenne & Northern branch
| Of the Colorado x Southern will be sup
piled with year roInd and permanent
staple traffic. something 1t has long
needed. II the Fort Collins and Chey
enne line of seventy-fve miles Is re-
built the Colorado & Southern will get
the whole OF the 3JO-milc haul from
Hartville to Pueblo.
Denver. April 20.-A special dispatch
from New York to the Republican
says:
The American Smelling and Refining
Company. the new corporation CON-
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 Eiier,
A. Il. Meyer. A. NJ. Towne. Il. w. Nash,
ID. NJ. Hyman and Barton Sewall. rep
| rnvautts,sv xvaatart tutaraute IN ha.,,
In conference all day formulating a
system OF conducting the new business.
The above decision has been settled
upon, and from the same source tllnt
this Information Inns been acquired II
In stated that the directors have settled
upon Ex-Governor James II. Grant nud
Anton Ellers as the hends OF the OPP
crnting departments Of the business.
purchasing and metnlIurgicnl. respect.
lively. Not later than May 1st the ne
system will be In active operation.
The eastern capitalists. II is asserted.
want none but western men. "whO
hive been brought mp with the busi.
ness" to he In charge of the operating
departments Of their interests.
1t is positively stated that miners ~
employees. In NO far ns their wages is
concerned, will not know that any
change has taken place. Their checks
will bc signed differently. that's all.
The smelters In the new combine,
which must do business In Denver. are
San Juan Smelling nnd Refining CON-
pany, Durango.
Pueblo Smelling and Refining Com
pany, Pueblo.
Colorado Smelling and Refining Con.
pany. Pueblo.
Arkansas Valley Smelling Company,
I.eadville.
Bimctallic Smelling Company. Lead.
vile.
Omaha and Grant Smelling Com.
pany. Denver.
Globe Smelling mud Refining Com.
pany, Denver.
The Kansas City Smelling and Re.
, fning Company. ri pasO. Texas.
Tho Hnnnucr Smelling Works, Utah.
Tho Gcrmania Smelling Works, Utah
Tho RchWa RITZ Smelling Warkn If1ah