The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-12
Survey for Ely GoIdfieId
Railroad Will Wind Up
at East Ely Before the
Fifteenth OfNextMOnth
RESULTS GAINED ARE VERY
PLEASING AND AUGUR WE'LL
FOR EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION.

C. NJ Rasor, chief engineer of the
Tonopah &c Tidewater r. r., arrived
in East Ely last evening and reg
istered at the Stptoe. He will leave
either this afternoon or tomorrow
overland from Hot Creek, from where
a corps of engineers are now work
ing back toward Goldfield.
Mr.. Rasor will start on the sur
vey at this end and cover 1t In IT.
entirety to Goldfeld on a final trip
Of inspection Before the middle o.
next month he will have all the data
complied in connection with tn
survey and the location of the route
of the new road, which information
will be forwarded to New York for
fnal consideration.
1t 81 understood that accompany
tng this information will be a thor
ough report on mineral resource
along the line of the new railroad
and an estimate Of tonnage thai
can be expected on haul to custom
smelter, this portion of the report be
ing compiled by a mining engineer
who has been on the line of the
survey for some time gathering the
necessary information. He is e2
| peeted to arrive here shortly, whe'
he will have concluded his tielo
work.
Mr.. Rasor said last night tha
Locating Engineer Vandewerk, wh'
has been handling the location wori
on this end of the line. will prob
l. NV h
Goth, when he will have his worl
finished. He is now owrking owe
the summit from Preston with tw
crews.
Plans for construction will b.
ready and go forward with the fns
report on the survey for the nep
line next month AS a result all Wi
be In readiness for construction
whenever he word may be given anc
no time will be lost. At the Gold
field end of the line there is con
siderable rail and plenty of equip
ment for the beginning of gradinx
and track laying, this including en-
gins and construction trains which
are available at once from tn
Tonopah & Tidewarer
1t is learned that while the survef
has had three SUBMITS to cross ant
much rough country TO get through
on this end, there is entire satisfac
tion with the results obtained as y
whole. The maximum grade will be
within one and one half per cent
giving very desirable line for both
freight and passenger traffic. It Is
also learned that investigation which
has been made of the resources O
the country which will be passe,
through by the line has been at
tended by results exceeding the
original expectations of those VIII
have had this Investigation in hand
Tonnage that has been ffgurea
for the road in ores is particularly
gratifying and we'll ahead of he fig
ures which were at first considered a.
probable.
All in all there are reasons for be
lieving that the reports which will
go to New York next month for ffna
action will be of very PLEASING
character to those interested In tho
new road and result in early and
favorable action. 1t is considered
more than ever likely that dirt will
move this fall on the Goldfield emo
of the line and that rock work a.
least will be commenced on this enc
before the snow begins flying. Suci
beginning of work would enabl
completion of the new road next