Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-08-10
ALONG THE RAILS.
interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

George McKim mas charge 81 tho
engine on tho GRAND canyon work
train.
Tho Santa 20 Pacific will nut In
some huge coal chutos al Ash Fork
right away.
Surveyors will commence running
lines from Maine aud supai next week
for railroads TO the Grand canyon Of
the Colorado.
native was accidentally Killed al
the clndOr pit hhCcn miles west of
Flagstaff by rick falling ON him
white loading cara.
Attorney E u, Ellnwood and J. W.
Thurbcr wore visitors 90 Williams
ON business connected with the Grand
canyon railroad settlement
Engineer Piper was taken from his
engine at San Marclal last Tuesday
evening 10 go under the care of r.
physician for some sudden Illness.
section Foreman a.. G. Hunter has
resigned his section on the Santa Ne
Pacific uut of Williams and taken a
similar position on the san joaquin
Tho wifo Of Engineer G. w. Whit
ucy, who has charge OF the Grand
canyon railroad completion. arrived
"a Williams and Joined her husband
ont NJ the work.
Mrs n J HUDSON wife of Agent
Hudson al the Santa Fc Pacific at
Williams. returned a few DAYS ago
from her California vacation She
was accompanied by her sister. Miss
barber
c. w Waterbury, formerly vii
liams operator Tor the Western Union
Telegraph company until the Office
was destroyed by fire. returned from
Chicago, where h. has becn since
the fatal blaze,
Timber is ON tho ground and work
VIII De- commenced az once ON the
now Williams coal chutca by the
Santa Pc Pacific company The
chutcs will boz automatic both in load
Ing and unloading.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
completion of tho Grand Canyon rail
road. over 100 teams and all the
men possible to secure are working
for u. Lantry a. Sons. who are rush
ing the work Ia completion az fast as
possible.
The Santa BE- people are making
lots "a improvements along the limo of
their road in Mphayc county. Arizona.
Notwithstanding the hot weather. Ian
cry Bros have a large force OF men nt
work ON the bridges between klngmun
and Yucca and several new wells az,
being sunk al various points
The new El paso a Northeastern
shop az Alamugnrdo win bo completed
Ia three weeks. The last insiallmeUt
Of new machinery was shipped from
the Niles Machine works July a. and
all the new and upt0 date equipment
will be- ON hand to pui IN aH soon aa
the building is ready to receive u.
Dispatcher w T.. Grey of san Mar
cial Is an amateur photographer with
professional ability, tie has secured
and mounted some nice views taken
out at Font Craig. but the gems 81 hi
collection are ihorc that give the true
outlines and rugged beauty ~ the
great mesa south at San Marcial
Caboosc talk has IL that Ia few
days w g.. Noyiu viii again assume
the duties of general manager of the
Santa Fe Pacific. Acting General
Superintendent j. T. Hurley viii bee
come general superintendent IN fact !
aud Acting General Manager A. G. !
Wells VIII become master Of trans.
portation newly created Office.
The bona Ana County Republican
says; ON Wednesday July "a jess
Rector found a WHshout on the track |
about two and one half miles south !
uf RinUon tie rode and informed tho |
section foreman, who was employed |
about two miles away The washuut |
was about twenty feet Ia length rails ]
hanging in place aud every train |
would have hocn dttched The com !
pany should appreciate the services
OF Mr. Rector
r. W Cmpp who has been rclicy !
ing q l.. BurhcH. agent al Benson |
while he has boon lakiag vacation |
has returned Co iurdshurg ami e.
again In charge 81 the Southern pa |
Ci0c affairs He reports that both the |
Hshce road and tho Nogalcs road are |
washed ont Tor miles south ug Ben |
son. How many miles NO one knows. |
fOT there had no. been even track !
walker Nm there from below tho wash !
He thinks Il will be- AZ least week |
before trains are aide to get through. |
e. u Burns az tho santa Fe ongin |
ccriug department was here few |
DAYS aud told Cf the new process ~ |
raising watrr at the railroad we'll nt |
Yucca. q station hair way between |
Necllo1 aud klngman The wen IA |
a drilled one, SEQ feet deep. seven !
inches in diameter The water is |
forced from th' wcll hy compressed |
air. a 20.hursr power engine furnish |
iuE the power. The tank is az steel |
forty feet hirh ami holds 10000 gal |
Ions and II takes about six hours Ca !
MI Air Ga forced 20 the bottom al !
the pipe in the well with less power
than required On pump the water aud
" done at much less expense, there |
being NO valves t0 get ont Of order