Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-29
Railroad Topics

The Santa Fe company has struck
one of the greatest of oil gushers in
the history of CALIFORNIA; oil develop.
ment in it's well on leased ground in
the Fullerton field.
Brakeman Jim Connolly, of Ration,
who was injured about four weeks ago,
has resigned from the service of the
company and is now threatening a law
suit for damages it is reported.
1t is rumored about that one of the
officials of the Choctaw road will be
here in a few days to size up the city.
He should be given a royal welcome
and the people of Albuquerque. should
talk business to nim.
w. A. Barton, agent of the Santa Fe
railway at Silver City, has been promo
ted to the Deming agency. G. w. Mer-
rifles, chief clerk at the local freight
depot, has been promoted to the Silver
City agency. The change will be made
on April A..
Reports from the construction camps
on the Ell Paso & Southwestern rail
way. between Eel Paso and Deming, say
that smallpox is raging among the
workmeD. The disease is very mild,
however, and it is said that some of
the workmen scarcely quit work, al
though they are broken out with it.
Work has begun on the new Har-
vey house at Rincon, which is to re-
place the one recently burned. 1t
will be much larger and more complete
than the old house. 1t will be furnish
cd with all the conveniences of a mod
ern eating house, furnishing first class
accommodations to the travelling pub
lie.
Charles Owen, conductor on No. A,
witnessed the lynching of the negro
porter at La Junta on Tuesday night.
The tragedy occurred within fifty feet
of Mr.. Owens window. He says the
negro was moi hanged. He didn't have
a chance to hang. His body IA fill
ed with lead before the rope was drawn
taut enough for st~rangulation.
The resignation of General Superin-
tendent w. s. Martin and M. Fl. Rogers
of the engineering department of the
Denver & Rio Grande has been follow
ed by the announcement OF a third
change. Clifton =. Thompson, bridge
engineer. and in charge of bridges and
buildings of the Denver & Rio Grande.
will voluntarily leave the services OF
the road either April / or shortly there
after.
Brakeman Joe Burke was thrown
through a caboose window near Elota,
by the drawbar breaking in one of the
freight cars three cars from the ca
boOse. The train was going about
eighteen miles an hour and Mr.. Burke
was skinned and bruised pretty badly
although it is thought not seriously
He could not finish his run and was
brought to Albuquerque for medical at
tention,
Definite assurance has been given by
those in position to know that the San
ia Fe Railway company will build IRON
Thoreau, a station on the Santa FL
Pacific in Mckinley county, to Duran
go, Colo. The road is to be run through
Canon Amarillo but is to be a separate
project from the proposed Durango
C.-fton railroad. 1t will, however, also
tap the fertile San Juan, Animas ant
La Plata wales.
The Las Vegas Record y Sever
young fellows were arrested last nigh
at the instance of the Santa Fe watch
man for breaking a seal, and slept II
Jail over night. This morning they
were up before Judge Wooster and
after hearing their story he discharged
them. They said they did not break
seal, but got in through an open dool
at Albuquerque and were later locked
in. They were fairly well dressed ant
had some money, but said they hated
to a railroad fare.