Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-04
TRACK AND TRAIN

Engineer Martin is sick.
Fireman King is laying on.
Engineer Davis gets a short rest.
Fireman Evans is on the sick list.
Engineer Bowman has a holiday.
Engineer McQuiddy is taking a brief
vacation.
Fireman Tingley has been assigned
to the 1882.
The 1877 and the 75S are located on
the drop pit just now.
Fireman A. B. Peeler has taken to
the tall timber for a day or two.
Engineer Garvin has gone back to
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A joint depot for the Santa Fe, Ell
Paso 4 Northeastern, Rock Island and
Choctaw railroads at Tucumcari, is
contemplated, also joint round houses
and shops for all Of these roads.
The Needles Eye says: William j.
Crump, who has been employed j ii the
local shops for the past few months,
yesterday gave himself up to the Off
GERS and asked them that the training
ship Pensacola at Goat Island be in
formed Of his presence here as he was
a deserter.
A telegram from ~vladivostock,
Russia, says local and American cap
italists there have organized a com
pany to build a railroad from Kha-
barovsk to the gulf Of DeCastries, on
the eastern seaboard. A large amount
of traffic is expected from Saghalien
petroleum, besides coal, lumber and
fish.
Felipe Ortiz, a native section hand,
was killed one mile east OF Kramer,
the other day. He tried to remove q
track jack which he thought would be
struck by passenger train No. 3 and
In doing SO was struck by the engine
himself n instantly killed. His
body was brought to Barstow and the
coroner summoned.
The Santa Fe has begun construc-
tion Of a new depot at Laguna. TWEEN.
ty-eight men are now engaged in do
ing the work. A lunch counter addi-
ito will be added to the depot for the
accommodation Of tourists who stop
there to see the Laguna Indian vii
lage and also those who 60 to the
village Of Acoma, some miles distance
overland by trafl.
C. o. Haynes, q blacksmith helper
in the Santa Fe shops 1t Needles, was
struck by . piece Of flying steel from
the steam hammer. imbedding itself in
his left leg at q depth Of nearly four
inches. cutting the femoral artery.
Drs. Clark and Booth succeeded in
tying the artery and the patient Is
resting comfortably, suffering only
from the loss Of blood.
The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the PecOs Valley &
Northeastern Railway company will
he beld at the office OF the company
at Roswell, N. M, at 10 o'clock a. m.
on Wednesday, October Z, 1903, for
the purpose of e~lecting directors for
the ensuing year and for the transac.
ton Of such other business as may
come before the meeting.
II has been positively announced by
the W. r. Stubs Contracting company
which has the contract for the Amar.
~illo.Tucumcari extension Of the Choc-
taw railroad, that work will be re-
sumed again within sixty days. and
all snbcontractors who wish to finish
UP their contracts at this point have
SO been notified. Most of the sub-con-
tractors. among whom are j. w. Pow.
ell and Jerry Connely, have secured
work In Missouri for a couple Of
months. AS soon as this is finished
they will return here, and complete
their contracts with the Choctaw
This follows upon the heels OF the an
nouncement Of the trackage alliance