Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-01
Railroad Topics

DOWN inc tcltRrapn KEY IN tnc once.
The now regime is alroadyIquite popu
lar. both agent and assistant being en-
cient and accommodating officials
II Ia understood here. among rail
readers. that J. r. Hurley will he trans
ferred from The main line to the coast
lines. and will receive the appointment
OF general superintendent of the latter
vice 4. G. Wells, promoted to the gen
cral managcrship.
Work on the Prescott q Eastern
railway is going on and is being rap.
idly completed. II is expected that the
road viii be completed and trains run.
ming by April l. When completed the
road will run from Huron to the Po-
land mine a distance Of eight miles
Superintendent Hubbard and rail.
way surveying corps were at Gallup
looking over the ground between Gal
lup and Gibson with view of putting
in a track to the new Caravan mine.
one and a half miles north of Gallup.
The shaft Is down 1872 feet aud shows
vein six feet thick, the vein being
probably the Old Diamond vein.
A new law went into effect in Old
Mexico on January /. making 1t com.
pnlsory on all foreign railway EN-.
ployes to use the Spanish language.
on account OF this new law several
employees Of the Sonora railway are
making preparations in the studies of
the Spanish language to take an exam.
nation. which will be held in Guaymas
soon.
The Deming Herald says Wages
are pretty good at the railroad front.
Ncxicans receiving sl.50 to sl.75 per
/ day. Americans from sl.75 To 81. lGX.
cepting the conmissary car. there are
no stores along the line, and prospect
ors from Fremont and Hachita dis
tricts will do well to go prepared with
food, canteons and barrels. Take livery
and outfit rom Deming.
Octaviano Rodriguez, with eight men
and three teams. started yesterday
| from Santa Fee for the mountains for
the purpose of cutting telegraph poles
and ties for the Santa Fe Central rail
way. The material for railroad con
struction can be cut anywhere on I'M
/ claimed and unreserved government
land in the vicinity and along the line
of the railroad to be constructed
There were several engineers and
surveyors from the east passed
through here this week for the hills
looking for reservoir sites. They are
sent out here by wealthy men in the
h,N
and 1t is devoutly hoped they may,
and procure storage for water. Tuar.
osa and the surrounding valley Will
flourish like green bay tree. --Tuar.
osa Democrat.
The Lordsburg Liberal says: Tues.
day. when the east bound passenger
train was in the Nari, a tramp stole n
fine overcoat from one of the cars. rhc
owner did not miss it until the train
left the station. At Separ the conduc.
tor telegrapned an account of the theft.
and a description of the coat. II did
not take Agent Clapp long to find n
tramp with pretty tough clothes ard a
$40 raglan overCoat. Judge McGrath
sent tho tramp up for ninety days. and
the coat was forwarded to its owner
The III Paso Western Railway com.
pany Is riling up ties al CariZilil!o for
the construction of the line from Carl
2ilillo TO I'll Paso. and the junction Is
again the domicile of large number
/ Of MeNicans who make fairly comfort
able shelter out of the ties. The tents
f, Tor the accommodation of the spend
thtifts are receiving tair patronage.
Tuesday a Mexican considered himself
robbed AT the gaming table returned
with a crowd of friends and missed by
"A hair killing the proprietor OF the sa-
/ loon. There was much shooting and
the Americans in camp had 10 get out
OF the way An employe of the Golden
/ Cross company had a narrow escape,
the bullets flying all around him, al
though he had no part In the quarrel
Deming Herald
]. j. Burns, super intendcnt Of the
| first division OF the Denver Il Rio
| Grande. with hes dqua!ters at PUEBLO
| for the last ten years. and one of the
pest known railroad men In the west
/ rendered his resignation - take effect
/ saturday. Mr.. Burns successor has
not yet been named. Nh. Burns en-.
tered into railway service in July.
sos. With the Pennsylvania railroad
at Altoona shops. Later he was with
the Union Pacific, and since November.
! 1888, has been clerk TO the superin.
tendent, chief train dispatcher. super
'ntendeat Of telegraph, general store
keeper, supply agent, purchasing agent
and superintendent Of the first division
Of the Denver A. Rio Grando. He has
many friends in railroad circles, among
whom he is very popular.
James Crowley. who has been In the
employ of the Santa Fe Pacific for
some time past, came IN from Guam
~ NJ. on Tuesday. operations having
been nded on account OF bad