The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-07-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Chain gang business has been good
for several days.


western division for the past 10 days.
C. F Helm has taken GO day lay of
and will put in the time visiting at Mari
on, Ind.
Conductor Joe DiilaId has gone to
work relieving extra conductor Weber.
who was out in his place.
Conductor Jacob SIickerman is lay
ing off for few days. John B. Hinek-
ley is running his car.
No. was delayed Tuesday for
several hours owing to a washout at
Rocky Ford
-snpt- r. j Parker and Trainmaster
J. w Dean were in the city last Friday
on official business.
expected this week. 500 marines en-
route to China viii compose the party.
). P. Fengel, agent for the Rock
Island, says the rain of Monday evening
extended as far east as Herington on the
Rock Island line.
i. P. Fengel, while at the telegraph
ic instrument, Monday evening, received
a lightning shock which threw him
violently against the door of the room.
He was stunned, and felt the effect of the
shock the next day
The railroads have taken up the war
on the cigarette, the Rock Island road
and the Burlington now prohibiting
smoking the ground that the habit
renders employees unfit for duty, as Well
as giving offense to passengers.
Stewart Sutton has sent to the Loco
motive Engineering, New York, pic
t,,re of engine 256, Jerry Shaw, engineer.
which conveyed the Peacock special, Con
its famous run, few months ago, from
California to Pittsburgh from La Junta
to Dodge City, distance 1902 miles in
202 minutes. The picture will probably
be issued ia the Engineering this week
1t is Officially announced through the
passenger department of the Rock Is
land road, that its new branch line run
ming from Chickasha westward to Gram
ite, is completed and ready for business.
This new line is IS miles long and is
built through the heart of the Washita
valley. Thus located, the line through
out nearly its entire length, lies within
the kiowa, Comanche and Apache reser-
vation. Already several towns
located this new branch, the chief ones
being Anadarko, Mountain View, Kiowa
and Granite, which is at present the
terminus of the road and is situated just
across the line in Geer county, Oklahoma.
Much interest is being manifested,
especially in the west over the kiowa,
Comanche and Apache reservation being
opened up for settlement. Much has
been written about this new land and the
papers generally both east and west, have
contained many write ups, concerning the
resources and its value both agri-
cultural and mining district. Probably
nowhere in the Indian Territories. is
there such a valuable tract of land as is
this kiowa, Comanche and Apache re-
servation, and it is the last of the large
tracts of land to be opened up for settIe-
ment. 1t contains upwards of two mil
lion acres, which will be thrown open to
the public, soon ss the President is
sues his proclamation to that effect.
A word about this new land might be
interesting. AT least 80 per cent of the
land is rich agricultural land, which will
make f1ne farms can be found any
where in the west The Wichita noun
tains are included within the limits of
the reservation. Gold, silver and copper
have been found in these hills and it is
said by experienced miners that great
riches are there. Timber and creek bot
toms are plentiful. Natural gas has
been discovered at Granite, and petrol
cum oil is certainty. Coal has been
found, and many prospectors are already
on the ground. The town of Granite
already gives promise of being one of the
chief towns of that country. 1t is grow
ing daily with remarkable rapidity- 1t
is surrounded by mountains, shady groves
and running brooks. The Rock Island
will a low rate popular excursion to
Granite on Sunday, August 8. AT this
time exhibitions will be given of the
natural gas burning and visits will be
made TO the gas wells to witRess the
wonderful flow, pronounced by experts
to be the richest surface flow of natural
gas ever discovered in America.
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