Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-08-06
ALONG THE RAILS.
Interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.


engine on the Grand canyon work.
train.
The Santa Fc Pacific will put in
some huge coal Chutcs at Ash FORK
right away.
Surveyors will commence running
lines from Maine and Supai next week
for railroads TO the Grand canyon of
the Colorado.
4 native was accidentally killed at
the cindcr pit fifteen miles west of
Flagstaff by n rock falling on him
while loading cars.
Attorney l.. Il. Ellinwood and J. w.
Thurbcr were visitors to Williams
IN business connected with the Grand
canyon railroad settlement.
Engineer Piper was taken from his
engine at San Marcial last Tuesday
| evening to go under the care Of 4
| physician for some sudden Illness.
Section Foreman II. G.. Hunter has
| resigned his section on the Santa FL
Pacific out Of Williams and taken a
| similar position on the San joaquin.
The wife Of Engineer G.. w. Whit.
ncy. who has charge of the Grand
canyon railroad completion. arrived
at Williams aud Joined her husband
out at the work.
Mrs. n. J.. Hudson. wife Of Agent
Hudson of 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 VIII
liams operator for the Western Union
Telegraph company until the Office
was destroyed by fire. returned from
Chicago, where he has been since
the fatal blaze.
Timber Is on the ground and work
will be commenced at ono on the
new Williams coal chutcs by the
Santa Fc Pacific company. The
chutcs will he automatic both in load.
ing and unloading.
Work Is progressing rapidly on the
completion of the Grand Canyon rail.
road. over 100 teams and all the
| men possible to secure are working
| for n. Lantry a. Sons. who are rush.
ing the work to completion as fast rs
possible.
The Santa Fo people are making
lots u improvements along the line OF
their road in Mnhavc county. Arizona
Notwithstanding the hot weather. Ian.
try Bros. have n large force Of men nj
work on the bridges between Kingman
and Yucca, and several new wells are
being sunk at various points.
The new III Paso a. Northeastern
hop at Alamogordo will he completed
in three weeks. The last installment
/ - ngUl u,aHhinspy Nynn ghftnA1 from
the Niles Machine works July rs and
all the new and upto.date equipment
will be on hand to put In as soon rs
the building Is ready to receive 1t.
Dispatcher w. l.. Grey of San Mar
cial Is an amateur photographer with
professional ability. lie has secured
and mounted some nice views taken
ont at Fort Craig. but the gems OF his
collection are thoFc hat give the true
outlines and rugged beauty of tn,
great mesa south of San Marcial.
Caboose talk has II that in a few
lays w. q. Ncvin will again assume
the duties of general manager of the
Santa Fe Pacific; Acting General
Superintendent J.. Il. Hurley will be
come general superintendent In fact
and Acting General Manager A. G
Wells will become master of trans,
%portation, a newly created office.
The Dona Ana County Republican
says: On Wednesday, July "a, Jess
Rector found a washout on the track
about two and one-half miles south
| " Rincon. lie rode and informed the
section foreman. who was employed
about two miles away. The washout
was about twenty Get In length, rails
hanging In place and every train
would have been ditched. The com
nany should appreciate the services
+ Mr.. Rector.
T.. w. Clapp, who has been roliev,
ing c. l., Bugbcn, agent at Benson,
while he has been taking n vacation,
aas returned To LOrdsburg and IL
again In charge Ct the Southern Pa.
rifc affairs. He reports that both the
Bishec road and the NOgalCs road are
washed out for miles south of Ben
son. How many miles no one knows
Tor there had no: been even n track
walker in there from below the wash
tie thinks IL will be at least a week
before trains are able to get through
Il. b. Burns of the Santa Fe engin
ooring department was here n few
days and told of the new process oi
raising water at the railroad well al
Yucca, a station half way between
Needles and kingman, The well II
4 drilled one. $50 feet deep, sever
inches in diameter, The water I,
forced from the well by compressed
air, IA 20.horse power engine furnish
ing the power. The tank is of steel
forty feet high and holds 10000 gal
Ions and il takes about six hours e
fll. Air is forced to the bottom Of
the pipe in the well with less power
than required to pump the water ant
Is done at much less expense. ther,
being no valves to get out of order.