Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-07-11
RATTLE Of THE RAILS


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eaeaiax up q gravel pis near HACK
berry ana sili sooa have = large
force a. m~a ~ sork sessinx oai
gravel for hailsssiax almx the rosd
sesseen Peach sprinxs and wsllzrai,
TIE srssea trxin from kinxmaa viii
ballast the ro2d ~ far east ~ Wal
ispsi. The gravel foand In the can
son south VI thst toxn h said 10 De
The best on the linz a. that road
Ass6 Line 0 csssainsy.
The activity on the southern ex-
tension Of the Arizona and Colorado
railroad consinues uaahsted. This
road has line from Bowie. Arix-. 10
Pearee. and the Douglas tnsernation'
slAmsriczn states In 4 recent Issue
that q survey down the Sulphur
Sprinxs valley had been completed
within the past few days from Pearce
90 Douglas. Beiog Douglas q large
fo,ce of surveyors with their iastra.
ments are nos working on q line In
the ueishborhood Of cumpas and from
there 10 the Yaaui river. Chief En-
gineer Mcfarland last week returned
from the country below Douglas but
would give no Information as to the
immediate intentions Of the company.
People In southern Arizona who are
closely watching the railroad situa.
tion say that the Arizona and Colo
rado 10 sure 10 be built from Du'
range 10 the international line yers
soon. Just at present this end of the
line 10 being held up by litigation With
the d. 4 r. g. Last week q referee
vas appointed TO hear both aides Of
the controversy aud II ID expected
that decision xill be reached before
very long: then watch for the dirt
fiying In the construction camps that
will be strung along the line survey
ed from Colorado 10 the Santa Fe
line in Mckinley county.
hebo osss Fire TO Camp.
On Tuesday morning about . o..
clock our people were startled by
the cry Of fire" and hastily dressing
found II to be one OF the bunk cars
In the local yards. For several nights
this car has been the palatial home
OF Weary Willie. alias Michae. Nc.
Carthy, alias something else. II 10
supposed that. on account Ut the lain.
Mike became cold and built fire In
the car. which got beyond his con.
tiot while taking a nap. and he
thought better 10 move on. When
discovered the car was too far burn.
ed to be saved. aud one end had fal.
len onto a flat standing next to II.
Through the prompt action Of about
fifteen OF our boys. under the cap.
taincy OF Jack Kelley aud Bill Reed,
the cars on the end OF the switch
were run onto another switch. and
the burning car run down 10 the
water crane. where II was quickly
extinguished. Probably this Is the
first time THAT fire department.
failing to secure water at the loca'
tion of the fire. took the fire to the
location OF the water. No further
damage was done than the destruc
ton of the one car. and II this rids
the town of Mike Il will probably be
to the good.-Estancia News.
Wants Damages Of Railroad.
Railroad officials receive all sorts
of ridiculous letters from people
with grievances or imagined griev
:ances. but the following. which Is a
verbatim copy Of communication
received at the headquarters of a
southwestern railroad a few days
ago. making claim for cattle killed Ii
about one Of the richest the mail has
ever brought, in composition. spell
ing and other features:
Dear Sir Did yure iniinear tel
you he has killed too couse beiOagii
to me he sed he would tel You ani
the konduckter to thay killed then
tonite as thay came acros the rod.
at my plais where have got eros
In aud when put my crosin in yo'
sed you was putin up a tense or
eche side of the rode that wud keaI
critterz from getin killed you put III
a hel of fense too caffs broak it Il
kindelin wood a our after yure fens'
gang went down the rode your in
linear out to be fired he knos thert
Is graid thare and he comes dowr
thare hel bent every Mite the cous'
he killed was yarlin heffers brant
bar J bar. swallow fork on rite ca,
and left ear underhacked want thu
money for the couse and II yure In
linear is not hour getting to he
after the couse you have killed NOR
stock for me that yure dam rode Il
wurth and you wont pay for lit vi
got along before the rail rodes cam'
and dam site betir than we do nov
my critterz Is all have on urth q
live on and II yure injinear can XII