The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-06-26
New Railroad Map.

llC vi ~slOhtoH1 iS
publishing and will have ready for free
distribution by July Is next, a new up
to-date map of Montana, 34x53 inches in
size, on scale OF IL miles to one inch.
The map shows all the recent railroad
construction in the state, the line of each
railroad being printed in a different
color, and includes an index to towns
and their location.
Copy of the map will be mailed to any
address upon application to the COM
mission.
Engine No 5o7 is on the Fernie branch
in work train service.
The pay car and supply car went
through Wednesday night.
General Superintendent Brown came
in Wednesday from Spokane.
Operator j. e. kilgore came in Tues
day from Essex to- enjoy city life.
Engineer II. S. Lands is laying off
this week, having contracted ease of
grip.
Superintendent Smiths car made a trip
to Summit on the tail end Of test train
Saturday.
Engineer Campbell and Firemcn Ruef-
fer and Meyers have returned from the
Fernic branch.
Engineer Elmer Schoonover was on
the branch for couple of days the first
part of the week.
The tug of war on the Fourth between
the firemen and brakemcn should be an
interesting event.
A train of cars loaded with bananas
went west Wednesday. There were Il
cars in the shipment.
+ A freight engine got off the track al
G Rock Hill Monday morning and delayed
} No. 3 for about two hours.
Engineer L. r. Saunders returned last
I Friday night from Fernic, where he hat
, been OH a work train for 80 days.
Engines Nos. 4O3 and 5Ol left TIN
g Fernie branch last Friday, 5Ol going tt
Hillyard and 4O3 going to Troy TO
switching service.
: The old turntablc is being taken iron
g its moorings this week and the new on
a is being put in, which has made it neces
q sary to do all engine work out of doors
" The Michel extension work is progress
|. sing. The bridge piers have nearly a
been filed and the riprapping is almos
Q completed. A large force of men is rapid
3 ly getting the track in shape for traffic
s Agent NJ. B. Ferguson OF this plac
was recently promoted to demurre
travelling agent of the Great Northern
20 his territory being between DEVILS LAX
and Troy, and Havre and Butte. He wi
4 continue to make his home in Havre, fC
the present at lcast.-Havre Plaindeale
Y The report is about that all 1900 all
double door 100 engines have been sol
to the Northern Pacific and that the
places will be taken by the new 1900 class
engines. Several descriptions OF these ne
7, engines have been reported, but the la
est is to the effect that they are the SAN
4 as the 1900 class except that the drive
are smaller.
10 A. J. McGinn, an engineer on Il
passenger here, met with very paint
accident yesterday. He prepared
III strong solution of lye water to- use
IT, cleaning out tubes on the steam pump
to his engine, and in the operation a sprs
VS. OF the water escaped from the cylinde
striking Mr.. MeGinn in the face al
eyes. Relief was promptly secured, al
~ while it is thought his eye sight will II
NJ be impaired he will not be able to I
sumo his work tor several days.-Int
Fly Lake.
W According to the Culbertson Repub
can, cloudburst occurred at Milk Itiv
*, Thursday morning OF last week, and t
I'd operator at that place sent MESA
,xt something like this to the dispatcher
Havre: "Good-by, Pm hiking for t