Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-05
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SAFFORD ISOLATED
 BY BIG WASHOUT
GiIa Valley Railroad Track Goes Out of Commission
 After Storm,
Stafford GuardianN

The Gila Valley railroad is having it's share of troubles these days. Three times during the past two weeks its track has been washed out by the heavy rains in the vicinity of Pima, and trains have been greatly delayed in consequence.
 On Tuesday morning last it was announced that a long stetch of track had been washed out west of Pima, and that it would be many days before the break could be re- paired. Accordingly Globe was for the time being cut off from all com munication with the outer world.
 On Tuesday night a stretch of track was washed out twenty miles east of Stafford, beyond San Jose. thus isOlating this city from the world completely. There had been some talk of shuttle train between Pima and Bowie, but this latest wash out pre- vented all further traffic
 The railroad officers seemingly made every effort to repair the dam age. large force of men was put to work at both washOuts, but a pc riOd of great difficulty ensued for this valley and Globe. Tuesday Wednes- day and Thursday passed and no train arrived. Passengers by the hundreds were gathered at Bowie. and the mail was piled up there by the carload. all waiting to come to- ward Globe. A Quaytette of drum mers were detained in this city and they kept the air in a blue condition. even though they all agreed that the hotel accommodations were much better here than at the mining towns.
 The washCut below Pima is at the Matthewsville wash, and al that point a fifty-fCOt bridge and about seventy-five yards of track were talk en out. There are also washOuts at other points along the track farther west. A large force of men is en- gagged in repairing the damage.
 Wednesday evening it was an nounced that the track was clear to Bowie. and at six o'clock Suparin- tendent Mallard arrived at Stafford with an engine and box car. on his way from Matthewsville to Bowie in quest of oil. The car took on a few passengers at Stafford. and on request of Wm. Kirtland, MT. Mallard prom ised to bring passengers on from Bowie on the return journey. Ac- cOrdingly the train left Bowie at 1O:30 D. m. Wednesday evening. ar irving here at a. m. yesterday morn ing with about thirty Lassengers. all standing up in the box car. Some of them had been at Bowie three or four days.
 Twenty or more passengers remain. ed at Bowie, who are trying to reach Globe. At Bowie every hotel and pri- vate house and barn and porch are being used
 At II o'clock yesterday mOrnSag a freight train arrived at Stafford from the west, and proceeded on to ! Globe, promising 10 return last night Postmistress Mashier swore in her [ son, Sidney, as a mail clerk. and he | left on the freight with the outbound mail, expecting to return last night with the long delayed mail from ! Bowie.
 i In the meantime the business men | here are wondering why some steps 1 are not being taken to see that mai 1 is bTught in regularly as might easily | be done, even if a stage was used . i portion of the distance. It is prob | able that strong complaint will be 1 registered at Washington against the outrageous delays heaped upon this i valley.