Arizona republican., 1904-10-06
RAILROAD PROGRESS
What Is Being Done on the Front of
 the P. Q E.

Kelvin. Ariz.. oct 4-CSpecIal cor respondence of The Republican, The new of the ?. & E. is now in and trains are now no longer backing into Florenoe from this point, consequently better time is beinb made between that station and the end of the line. The is situated some three miles this side of DudleyviIle while on the north side of the Gila. It is only a matter of a few weeks until the road will be complete to the bridge site over this river as the rail is being laid as fast as Possible over the territory which has been the subject of so much dispute and over with the P. & E. now have control. The track win soon be laid to the river and surfacing is going forward as fast as possible. Owing to the delay caused by the last injunction against the P. &s F.. surfac- ing work nearly caught up with the track laying. The road-bed will be in excellent working order perhaps with in the next month.
 No piling or bridge timber has as yet been delivered for the bridge at Dud- leyville nor has any grading been done up the San Pedro towards Benson, aI- though all the location lines have been run up that river and the right-of- way selected and secured. It is feared here that construction work will be suspended for a short period at least. pending the positive selection Of a route by the company. and action by the government on the dam site at San Carlos. If the dam is built the road bed 1p the Gila Canyon will be raised at least 40 feet so that a decision by the government on this point is of vital importance.
 The Arizona & Eastern engineers have been running a series of lines along the river on the south side and it is stated by those who pretend .o know that there is no doubt now but what the latter road will parallel the P. & D. down this river grade They continue to work a large force of men up the Canyon at a daily expenditure of about $10a0.00 and are construct ing an excellent grade al of which would seem to indicate serious inten- tions or otherwise an expensive bluff.
 A contract has just been let for the first work of the Ninety=five lead prop erty which has lately been placed. to eastern capital. A camp has been es- tabIished and a fasce made for an SOO- foot exploratory tunnel. Some good expected of this property as it has an excellent surface showing
 Since the Val Verde smeiter has burned, all ore shipped from here has gone to Fl Paso. Dave Henness has just made another shipment of high grade copper carbonates to the works at that point It is reported that the Superior mine is shipping a car a day of high grade stuff to the same place.
 A force of men has been put to work on the Silver Bell in the Mineral Creek and are getting out shipping ore. It is the intention of the manage nSent to develop the property and make regular shipments this winter Work on the Copper Buttes shaft which was suspended some time ago on account of high water in the Gila has been re- sumed. Good headway is reported in he ras5 two weeks. T1e president. MT. Sheldon was on the property the past week with eastern parties who ex- pressed themselves as highly pleased with the outlook
 The fall roundup of horses has just been made by the cattlemen of this section with the result tha.t the in- crease was considerably higher than was expected. Something over 400 head were gathered and branded and the usual quota of broncos were kept out to be broken for the winters riding.
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