Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-17
TRACK N TRAIN

the Rio Grande division has made four
mineral locations rear Fierro. and be
fore the end of the year he viii prove
BY development work il his pre
Of becoming q millionaire mine owner
have ANY foundation.
Gets a Train: Shorty Long, 4 Of
the best railroad men in the south
west who has for some time been in
the Cananea yards, last Thursday e.
ceived notice that he could have a
train 81 the main line of the South
ern Pacific. Ell left for Tucson III
Friday Phoneix Republican.
The B. Of r. Ball: The next import
ant event announced in the dancing
line is that of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trais ,sa in the San Mar
cial opera house on Christmas night,
The members Of Rio Granue lodge,
No. rs, are all good fellows. with
many friends, and the dancing pub
lie will undoubtedly turn out in large
numbers Il encourage this lodge in
its determination to make its second
annual ball a crowning success.-San
Marcial Bee.
Service to Be Resumed: The Golden
State Limited of the Rock Island will
be Presumed, the first train to leave
Chicago December goth, and Los An
geles December oath, 1903, the serv-
ice to be continued on practically the
same schedule as last season, until
April 14th from Chicago and April 10th
from Los Angeles. This train will
carry the same equipment as last year
to Los Angeles, and an additional car
for Pasadena, also one for San Fran
cisco. Full detailed schedules will be
issued within a few days.
Will Be Marrow Guage: There is a
rumor going the rounds that the road
being constructed for the Pacific Bo-
rax company from Ivanpah to the
company's fields in Death Valley IS
to be a narrow guage steam road in
stead Of a traction road. The grade
is kept down to 3 per cent, whereas
were it for traction engines, a 6 per
cent grade would not be too great an
incline for operation. It is claimed
that the narrow guage will be met by
the Salt Lake road near Ivanpah and
that road will receive all the traffic
from the Death Valley region.
A Big Bridge Done: j. Ross Clark.
vice-president of the Salt Lake rail-
road, has extended ar invitation to
the Engineers and Architects asso-
citation Of Southern California to be
his guests on an inspection trip to
the company's immense concrete
bridge which spans the Santa Fe
near Riverside. The visit to the big
structure will be made next Satur-
day. According to report, the diff
Guilty of reaching bedrock has been
entirely overcome, and at last the
beginning of the end" has arrived.
The work of laying the gigantic piers
is well under way, and it is promised
that the bridge will be ready for the
laying Of tracks within two weeks.
Ripley In California: President f.
P. Ripley of the Santa Fe system, ac-
companied by J. G. Peasley Of Chi
cago, owner Of much Santa Fee stock,
and by vice-Presidents Kendrick and
Morton, arrived in Los Angeles last
Saturday. President Ripley said the
party had an agreeable and success
full trip and one that will result bene-
'fcially to the company's railway lines.
Inquiry as to the preparations that
are being made for handling the or
ange crop and the tourist crop" clio
tied the information that for the for
mer the company is getting It's forty
1--WE new Mogul engines ready as rap
idly as possible, together with numer-
Gus refrigerator cars. For the tour
list travel, which promises to be I'M
usually heavy this winter, according
to the railway man. unusual attention
Ia being given to excellent limited SER
vice and finely-eQuipped tourist trains.
Facilities for the summer and the
winter crops Is the Ripley idea.
on the Blacklist: The La Junta
Tribune tells this good story on a for.
mer superintendent Of the Rio Grande
division:
Alderman Handy lost his job with