Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-05
OF AUGUST
Mountainair Expects to Have Rail-
road Communication With the
Outside World Traffic Has
Commenced
SANTA FE RAILWAY IS PUSHING
THE GRADING VIGOROUSLY
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Mountainair, N. NJ, June 3.-Indica
tions now are that Mountainair viii
have railroad connections with tn
outside world by the middle of August
Traffic has already commenced be
tween Torrance and Willard on tn
Santa F'e Central Railway and tn,
road from here to Willard will be fin
| ished as soon as the necessary tie.
and bridge timbers can be secured
The grading will soon be finished.
AS soon as the track between this
place and Willard is completed, c. H
Sharp will bring one of his steam
shovels from Oklahoma and begir
work on the big cut at the summit The
permanent track will be laid on botf
ends by the time the rock work in the
Abo canon is done.
Eggleston and Matthews have moved
to their new camp about three miles
east of Mountainair and expect to fin
ish their contract in few weeks.
Mr.. Bailey has moved from Yeso set
tlement to near the summit and the
west side will soon be graded to where
the steam shovel will begin work.
The Santa Fe railway is setting a
good example to the settlers by con-
structing immense reservoirs along the
line wherever the topography is favor
able. If all the water that falls in this
country could be stored for irrigation
purposes, there would be enough to
make farming no mean industry.
E. j. Haley was held up and robbed
the other night by two highwaymen
who, judging by the way they went at
it, We're not amatuers. The robbers
secured $1O5 and some valuable papers
among which was Mr.. Haleys land Of
lice receipt for his homestead filing.
A tramp went to Mr.. Bailey's camp
tie other day and found Mrs. Bailey
alone He demanded something to eat
ana, upon her refusal. became abusive
and threatening. Mrs. Bailey's screams
brought several men from work near
by. They We're getting ready to dem
onstrate to the ruffian the danger of
such tactics when, woman like, Mrs.
b.. ley interceded for him and the
brute got off with nothing worse than
a few well directed kicks. Most OF the
", {, cmplcved on the grade are well
fellows and such characters
as this fellow generally receive an in
to move on without ceremony.
The company we'll drill is down near
ly 80 feet in the new well and 1t Is
now in white sandstone. The drill was
lost in the first well at a depth of near
y 100 feet.
w. F.. Burtell has bought lots In
and is constructing the
irst store building on the townsite. He
viii put in large stock of general
F.. 7. Smith has sunk a well on his
claim over 80 feet and is now digging
n moist dirt. He expects a gusher at
my moment.
James Dunn, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe railway, and J. V. Key
of construction, made
living trip over the line this week.
While here, Mr.. Dunn selected the site
or the depot, the "Y' and coal chute.
There will be 14,4O0 feet Of side tracks
It this place.
Miss Emma Corbett is expected from
Kansas City next week. She has nne
lain adjoining the townsite.
Frank Dalby has been sick with
omething like mountain fever, but is
apidly improving.
The tie cutters and other employees OF
?. 3. Spencer and Company struck the
ther day and for time business was
t standstill. Matters have been
adjusted and things are
unning smoothly again.
w. V. Tully is in Albuquerque on
BUSINESS. He made the trip on his
icycle.
Lambing has been unusually good In
his vicinity this spring. Many Of the
nen report 90 per cent. The nights SO
ar have been very cold but otherwise