Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-19
SITUATION DOWN
ON NEVADA GRADE
Mr. Bracker,No to Se'' Clark
Orders y, S, |, Men Out
THEY yACATE 3 TUNNELS.
vhereupon Tie Places san Po'rO
cn.ra. ia Possession Of Dispute"
uores Plenty Of work for Teams

Special Correspondence
panaca. Nevada, April lI--Thoush
all seems quiet here. there is an air ia
all the movements Of real business.
There Is quite steady undercurreht OIL
expectancy owing to the strained ieia-
tons existing, but the aspect OF all Is
that somebody is In earnest
Beyond Culyerwel's ranch, which Is
at the end Of the disputed grade, the
surveyors are at work, and are now
oamped fifteen miles below there at
Carson's ranch. The tunnels are all
guarded. Tonight they are In possession
Of Clark men. except the upper one
above Clover valley; and they have
possession Of the grade there
ORDERED OUT,
Yesterday Mr.. Bracken, nephew to
Senator Clark, went down to the tuh-
nels held by the oregon short Line men
Clbe three lower onesl and ordered them
out placing his own men In their place
The men were quite willing to leave
but were allowed to remain till today
70 get their wages.
KELLY MAKING A STAND
The Oregon short Line has laid about
four and a half miles OF new track, but
have been obliged TO quit for want OIL
rails. Mr.. Virgil Kelley, who has charge
of a large force OF Clark men, Just
above the upper tunnel is making a
stand there. The grade Is barricaded
against the other company. who viii
have 10 force their way If they con-
tinue TO build.
DEAL IN CHARGE.
Mr. X. A. Deal. OF the firm Of Deal
Bros, Of Mendenhall, Springville, well
known railroad contractor Is here, and
has charge Of all the grading, He says
he intends pushing matters as fast as
possible, but is somewhat handicapped
at present for lack OF tools, but VIII
have several wagon loads down In a
day or two. He intends to have men
and teams scattered along the grade
from end TO end wherever work Is nee
essary. Several teams are at work at
Dutch Fiat, and more began today Just
below Glover valley. From there down
is where most Of the work VIII be.
BRACKEN is CONFIDENT.
Mr. Bracken is very confident as TO
the outcome. He says the road viii
surely 90 through to Los Angeles; that
even If the case now pending In Wash
ington goes against Mr. Clark. the road
VII 20 through just the same, though
they VIII have 10 choose a little DIFF
ferent route.
PLENTY OF WORK.
OF course everybody is talking OF
the railroad, wondering what will be
the outcome All the towns and ham
let's Of the surrounding country are
nearly II not quite stripped Of work.
ing men, as both companies are paying
hgh wages. OF course, that is tenn
porary condition.
The switches at Uvada are all full
OF cars loaded with building material,
and II is said the same condition pre-
walls all along the line, In consequence,
the mails for all the settlements here
have been late for a week past, some
times 1--WE or six hours late.
There seems TO be every prospect that
the coming summer will find hundreds
OF men and teams scattered over these
hills and valleys, and consequently a
ready market for much Of the garden
and farm products Of southern Utah
and Nevada.