The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-06-02
NEVADA IS BUILDIhG RAILROADS
Situation In Sage Brush State
That Has Had No Parallel
in United States.

From the Salt Lake Tribune Of May 2s
"Never in the history of ~railroading
in the West has there been such ac-
tivity as at present with several trans
continental links in course of construc-
ton and many more talked Of" said a
Nevada mining man at the Cullen to
the Tribune. "But in al the construc-
ton the State Of Nevada takes the
lead, aud with her wonderful mineral
development has followed such a re-
sumption of railroad building hat the
money expended for the latter is prov
ing of almost equal benefit as the min
eral being taken from a hundred mines.
Mr.. Hartman Not Idle.
"Mr. Hartman. who does not like to
see the traffic slipping away from him,
is not idle while others are building in
to the Eldorado. The Southern Pacific
is rapidly constructing a line from
Hazen to Fairview and Manhattan and
from Toano, the Nevada Northern,
backed by the Southern Pacific and the
smelter people, is pushing to Ely, the
coming camp. Then the Nevada Cen
trail and the Eureka g. Palisade, two
branches owned by other parties. are
each looking to the mineral belt, and it
is rumored, may yet fall into the hands
of Hartman or Gould, who could use
them.
Lines In the South.
"But on the south the lines are not
idle. The Tonopah road, changed to
the Tonopah & Goldfeld, holds the fin
ancial record of having earned its cost
of construction within a few months
after its completion. 1t first ended at
Tonopah, but later at Goldfeld, aud is
now pushing on towards Bullfrog and
that region of which Bullfrog is the
center.
Clark Reaching Out.
"Senator Clark has 100 miles of grade
finished on his Las Vegas q Tonopah
aud 10 miles in operation. Already
hundreds are going in via this route.
Borax Smith, on the other hand, is
backed by the Santa Fe and will have
his road finished also to Tonopah via
Death Valley borax deposits.
"The railroad financier of the past was
want to say that railroads selected agri,
cultural lands over which to lay their
new rails, but in the case of Nevada il
is different. They are no waiting foi
the farmer, but are going after the
ore, and they feel pretty sure that the
men who dig the ore will need thu
produce of the farmer, so they will sc
a haul both ways.
Will Build to Tonopah.
"Both the Las Vegas & Tonopah ant
the Tonopah & Tidewater will build Il
Tonopah. which will mean hat th,
three great lines of Nevada, Southern
Pacific Santa Fe and Salt Lake Route
will have a strong foothold in tina
region.
One Important question.
1.-THE question nov arises. WhaI
will Gould do? He has his line sur
veyed west from Salt Lake and rumol
has it that he will work south from
point some rs miles from here, with
the evident intention of reaching Tono
pah by traversing the heart of the min
eral belt, main line or branches to Ely,
Cherry Greek. Deep Greek. Belmont
Eureka. Bullfrog, Goldfield and Tono
pah.
Watching Developments.
"The people of Nevada are watching
these developments with the ~livelist in
terest, and as each of the roads men
toned is actually building. the situa
ton is n that has never had a parable
on this continent"