, 1907-02-27
SURVEYOR TO MAKE REcoNNoIs.
ANcE OF PROPOSED ExTEN.
SION OF PLAINS LINE
FROM CENTENNIAL.
Ordered to Hebron to Begin Working
Northward to Connect With Sur.
veyed and Staked Line Twelve
Miles South of Extension-Ap-
pointment Of Auditor and Freioht
Manager Announced.

P. T. Gill, a civil engineer of con-
siderable reputation, who has lately
been connected with the Grand Trunk
Pacific, left this morning, by the Wal
den stage, for Walden and the North
park country, in the preliminary look
ing over of the field for a route for the
Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific ex-
tension from Centennial to Walden
and Mountain Home. MI. Gill goes
with instructions to examine the ter
ritory involved in the plans of the
company, determine a working posi-
bility for a survey, and report back
to Superintendent and Chief Engineer
Stewart and the general officers Of
the company here from time to time.
After he has made this preliminary
reconnaissance, and made his report, a
surveying corps will be placed in the
field and the survey of the line made.
Going to Mountain Home.
The proposed extension will skirt
the foot of the mountains southwark
from Centennial, passing across the
Medicine Bow range near Mountain
Home and thence to Walden and to
the neck of the park. Owing to the
snow in the mountains, it will be nee
essary for the engineer to go to Little
Grizzly creek, beyond Hebron. and
work northward. He will follow the
north fork of that stream to Hebron,
Colo, where the creek joins with the
Platte river, going thence down the
Platte to Pinkhamton and up Pink
hamton creek to Mountain Home.
Line Also to Walden.
Another reconnaissance will go by
way of Walden to a junction of the
other survey at Pinkhamton creek, by
way of the middle fork of Michigan
creek, making the line into the neck
of the park n of great possibilities.
The line from Centennial southwark
will follow the present survey to En-
campment, which has been located and
~ - bol VI AllASoy
crossing the range a little lower down
on the side of the mountain and get
ting into Mountain Home by a some
what better grade. The engineering
difficulty of the line will be across this
range and the efforts of the engineers
will be to find a feasible route, pre-
senting the least resistance with the
smallest cost of construction. The
length Of Mr.. Gill's stay in the noun
tains is Indefinite.
Surveying Corps to Follow.
1t is the intention of President Miller
to have a surveying corps in the field
as Don as possible after Mr.. Gill
route is determined. This may be early
in the summer or it may be later, the
time being quite indefinite. That there
will be nc more delay than necessary
was the statement both of President
Miller and Chief Engineer Stewart this
morning.
General Auditor Named.
President Miller of the Laramie
Plains line this morning announced
the appointment of Theodore Peterson
Of the Chicago and Western Illinois as
general auditor and freight manager
for the lines, with office in he COM
pany's building on Second street. Mr..
Dnfn~cor --J Ii ,;c ara nvnnntnH
about the 18th of March to make their
home here. The new auditor will have
Office II the front portion of the north
half of the Interstate Townsite build
ing, President Miller occupying the
rear portion of the suite, giving up the
southern portion of the building to
President Gramm of the Acme Consol-
dated companies.
Will Erect Wind Mill.
w. W. Doyle this morning started
drilling the deep well at the section
station eight miles west of this city,
the machinery having been set up yes
terday. He has a contract to go 3OO
feet, but the prediction that water will
be found long before that depth has
been reached. Mr.. Stewart, the SUI
p~erintendent of the line, has contracted
for a windmill TO be erected there when
the well has been completed, n a
tank will be placed In position for the
benefit of the section houses to be
included in the plans, and the SUI
perinteLdent will begin the work
Of identifying the lines at that point,
laying out q park and providing for
the watering Of a tract to be used as
a garden In connection with the section
terminals. The section houses will In,