The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-05-19
MILWAUKEE, RUn0R.
1T WILL BUILD TO THE BLACK
HILLS.
IS MILWAUKEE, AND D. W. oME7
Rumor Says that the Two Roads
Are Under But One
Management.

Are Under But One
Management.
The Chicago, Milwaukee g. St.
Paul road, according to an an.
nonncement made by President A. J.
Earring while in Mitchell, will be
extended to the Pacific coast with
the least possible delay.
Mr.. Earring was with a party OF
atficials of the system en- route from
Chamberlain over the surveys OF
the line to the Black Hills. but when
they searched the Cheyenne for d
crossing, on account of the flood
due to the recent rains no crossing
could be effected. and the party
turned back.
The definite statement of the in
tentlon to construct the line to the
coast, made for the first time this
week, is authoritative. Presiden,
Earling made the announcement
through member OF his party, who
conveyed it to the Mitchell Repub.
lican, and also to the correspondent Is
OF other papers.
President Earling said in his
formal announcement that the line
from Chamberlain will be built
across western South Dakota and
Wyoming as fast as possible. The
line now terminating at Evart1 will
also be extended westward, and a,
some point in Wyoming will make a
junction with the line from Cham.
berlain west. From this junction
point single line will be pushed tc
the coast as fast as possible.
For year or two past there has
been every reason to believe such a
line was contemplated, and pur
chases of terminals on the north
Pacific coast for the Milwaukee sys.
TEN have scarcely been disguised.
The official announcement, however,
has been delayed till this time for
reasons not made public by the
railroad people.
Work on the Chamberlain Black
Hills line is being pushed as fast as
possible.
The Lead Register has been in
formed by gentleman who is vel
known throughout the Hills, tina
when the railway dust now being
kicked up finally settles, it will bt
discovered that the Milwaukee
people own the line now beng run
between Rapid City and Mystic
He stated that the road would
build up Castle creek from Mystic
the grade being exceedingly light
and that the surveying corps was
due to start Thursday, making 9
permanent survey up the stream
This would take the Milwaukee line
out of the Hills on a grade that
would nowhere exceed two per cent,
ond the line would run some ten or
twelve miles north cf Newcastle and
about ten miles south OF Sundance
The old grade from Rapid City tt
the Cheyenne river will be utilized
by the Milwaukee people in reaching
Rapid City.
The gentlemen herein referred t.
thought so we'll of this phaze of th'
Milwaukee's intentions, that he wa!
on his way to Wyoming for the
purpose of getting in on the grount
floor in the way of coal and othe
lands.
J. E. Stewart, one of the survey
ors for the Missouri & Northwest
ern railroad, came up for a shor
visit. He stated that work on tn
line was progressing very rapidly
and that large force Of men wer
kept at work. TIC connection wit
the main line has been made, an
engines can run short distance O
the new track. The work of putin
in the ties, and completing the roa
bed is occupying tie attention {
the men at the present time. A
the grading on the west end div