The Forrest City times., 1908-06-12
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Seva1zs. except fc- Denver. Salt Lake City. and feE mining camps. was Q t-zckless forestzezs Eesoiafioz known only 10 Iaziaz, eogGte. and venture soue eEaiEvzzt Yet tvo men under the golden vIag c ths government planted 2 hze c: lonely posts. and linked then with B chain ot stage eo2caes- OTs- this t1ezeherous war sped G2Ily messages. -ez and treas ure- sEe3. z1z srE.ve5-.t f-uSt and I1dlzzs permitted
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 Yet whatever the mystery. Alfred Vlnce1t vas nov posting wa-t with letter in his pocket signed by Coils P. Huntington. and directed 70 Leland Stamford. governor of Cali fornla. and president of the Central Pacific Railroad eompazy. Alfred paid slight heed 10 the others His ifnpa- tent imagination winged him far from present inaetion. oyer mountain and desert. 10 the far west, 10 ungueSsed conflicts Of the future.
 Holy M2ckiuaH, Only fools would think of building a railroad through this God-forsaken country
 The caustie sentence reused Alfred from his reverie; and Phiaeas noted that railroad" was the magic word that broke the spell The driver, Wil- liam Dodge. better known as Uncle Billy, readjusted his Quid Of comfort. spat with precision. and touched up 3 tagging leader with the tip 0: his rod long whiplash. Well. I'm net taking the chances Of calling Goye'no' Stan. ford fool
 -Ot course he ain't He don't intend 10 build any railroad. either Not over the Sierras, anyway. Hes got 9 bet ter thing" Phineas' sidexise look dili- gently sought g rift in Alfred mask
 Meaning? Cnc Billy questioned
 That Dutch FIat sHindle. Those c. P. teilers have their wagon road built over the Sle=ras. and
 How in blazes can they build a rail- read. Cad. without 6 wagon read? Don't they have 10 feed their advance construction caups2 And wont they have 10 do it for years. while they eat their miles of .u1us.a2'
 ~oh, they'll pat their railroad through to Dutch Flat maybe; but from there on they'll go t by mules; take all the toll they can get from the s12. GOO Goo freightage Nevada pays every year te the transportation com panies- The C. P, people want bite of Louis McLane's pie. that's all"
 They're going 10 get t. you bet The driver smiled; vet his low. leisure ly words seemed fiat.
 Not by iugful," Phiaeas lifted his voice and pounded the air: and Alfred detected the sham note. the bid for effect What do you suppose we are doing along the une9 Why. San Francisco merchants can sit in their offices and sell 10 all California. 10 Nevada. Idaho and southern Ore gen. a any price they choose 10 name. And NcLane and al the other trans pevtatioa folks san haul the goods aJ their own figures; they went even iet the towns have post offices because they like e carry letters q half dol lar apiece San Francisco bays full If ships. ard the mountains are fall ot gold. and were getting f going both ways. oat and h
 -Tes. y0.re taxing too much. tts o-irer replied Tore killing 70 EoldegE goose
 Ph.aeas sui3e Tas unpleasant. @0h. no. She.s= heaFtE xe- AHd 8s Woa.I divvy up lae eEes. either. wj-h those Eeves bz-Elle sAcgseere-s i1-tha. mad hole they ea1 Sacza1aato Do you sgTYcse vss'tl let them make a fishing pond = the hay. ard 6 winter water tag-T,ace of Saz Fzaze.zcoe Not on youF ge;d teothEic&.e
 Uncle E4-ys eFe flashed Is first hint Of resentment. taafs=a.s worst enemy vcalsat think z ealing him saee1-br=a. .-es and ! reckon California Yote-su have semes11ae 70 saY L@ lands ga-- ElgA: smart influence with theEa.
 -Yes. Thez voted botb state ard city bonds. didn't they. ur. Dodge Vincent asked. joining tae cclFersa- Uon at las-
 ~Oh. cal me Uncle B5'ly said the driver Its so loag siace anyone called ne Dodge. heed aa Izsrodae- ton 70 the name
 You bet Staaforas got iaaaence with The voters Phiueas broke in be- H9zss~-