Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-22

Many OF the men are away for the
holidays, and work is a little slack.
Albino Macs. a wiper who has been
on the sick list since the 18th of this
month, went to work again today.
a new work team left the shops
this morning for improvements on the
line between here and Watrous.
A shipment of 100 cords Of wood
has been brought in for engine use
and another hundred cords is expected
oon
The Santa Fe is trying to find places
along the line for all the men let out
by the burning Of the La Junta shops.
Several Of them will be used here.
A new cinder pit is COINS in on the
opposite side Of the track from the old
pit. 1t will be IS feet in length. Dig
ging has been begun. and the stone
for the masonry work has been IN
loaded.
The fire at the round house in New
ton proved to be very light and with
the exceptions Of the roof and piping
burned was Of little consequence. The
damage to engines was only a few
hundred dollars.
Work Completed: The Santa Fe's
new turn table at Dodge City was
completed Monday and the engines
are in shelter again. The bnildine
crew will remain here for a mon!a OF
more yet repairing buildings and small
bridges.
viii Live In st. Louis: II. r. NICK
erson, vice president Of the Mexican
Central. is expected to pass through
here in a few days en- route TO IN
east. He will probably make his hom'
in ST. Louis, which has been made tn
western headquarters Of the road.
Conductor Acquires Mine: Con
ductor Kennedy of the 7. & r ma
lately acquired control of what is SAL
10 he a valuable lead and copper prop
erty near Lasca station. He is gel
ting ore ready for shipment and It ]
said has nearly a car load on IN
dump.
Business Brisk: Business has u
creased on this division says the DOLE
CITY Democrat until an order has pee
issued to put five new freight crew
IN here Four brakemen reache
here from the west today and regi'
tered for work but the other me
necessary to the twenty-five JOBS nav
not been found.
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Ed. Begun, the efficient telegrap
onerator at the Santa Fee freight ono
At Deming, has resigned and IN con
nany with his brother. G.. Z. Begul
viii leave In about a week for los Al
eeles. where the latter has a positio
with the r. w. Pridham Printing cor
nany. They expect to return to the
home in Chicago in the spring. Jol
w. Dunlap relieves Mr.. Begun az y
telegraph Office.
Emmett Will Die: A brakemi
named Emmett fell off Of a freigl
train. running at the rate Or Tor
miles an hour, on the Nogales branc
His skull was fractured and n vert
IRA Of his neck dislocated. The ere
stopped the train and returned 20 y
gales Immediately, where the best
medical attention was secured.
has not regained consciousness. II
doctors have given up all hope.
Locating Reservoir site: g
Mitchell and w. J. Mitchell, civil 9
gineers on the Rock island are surye
ing two miles west of Tucumcaro
eating a reservoir on the Blue wat
holes draw south Of the bridge. TIL
are also locating gravel pits. a r
eryoir located in the place mention
could be easily constructed and cou
be the means Of irrigating thousan
of acres of fertile land In the PA
tito creek bottoms.
An Entirely New Map: II Is
nounced that the Santa Fe has j.
issued a new map Of the entire 8!