The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1909-12-30
Oregon Short Line to
build from Caldwell
to WinnemuCca
viii Develop a Rich Agricultural
And Mining Country
"A CIR EAT BENEFIT TO
OwHH HE'D COUNTY

The news has recently been received
that work on the railroad from Caldwell
to Winnemucca, Nevada, will be started
in earnest in the early spring will be in
teresting and re-assuring to say the
least. The Oregon Short Line entered
into negotiation for the purchase of the
California, Idaho & Montana railroad
last June. The Short Line put survey
ors in the field, and the present reports
in circulation, tell the results OF the
work done at that time. The Short
Line will also build down the south side
Of Snake river from Bull to Homedale.
The following from the Salt Lake
Herald Republican shows that the Ore
gon Short Line is preparing to build
from Caldwell to Winnemucca, where
it will connect with the Southern Pa
cifc:
The Oregon Short Line Railway Com
pany has just completed the purchase OF
the San Francisco, Idaho & Montana
railroad, in which Salt Lake capital was
interested, and which was organized
to build an electric line from Caldwell,
Idaho, south to Jordan Valley, Oregon,
thence southwest via. Ddncan's ferry
and south to Winnemuccs. Nevada.
Grading has been finished on 20 miles
Of the road and track laying will begin
early in the spring. 1t is intended to
use rails heavy enough to support the
weight Of coaches quite as large as the
average steam roads use.
A new line which is being built along
the Snake river will be extended by
the Oregon Short Line TO make connec-
tion with the line just purchased. This
Snake river line was originally pro-
jected from Bull to Nyssa.
The Statesman says:
The Oregon Short Line will in the
early spring, start TO build railroad
from Caldwell by the way of Homedale
and thence to Winnemucca, Nevada, con-
Meeting with the Southern Padifc at
that point, according TO reliable infor-
nation. A few months ago the road
from Caldwell to Homedale, which was
owned by the San Francisco, Idaho &
Montana people, was purched outright
by the Short Line people. The final
survey has been made from Caldwell
to Winnemucca and as soon as the good
weather sets in in the spring, the work
of grading and building this road will
be pushed with all possible vigof.
This is looked upon by railroad men
who have followed the moves OF the
Hartman and Hill interests, as a final
move on the part of the Short Line
officials in getting into this country be-
fore the Northern Pacific gets busy.
In view of the fact that in the southern
part Of the state where the survey has
been made, there is but one road that
could possible 60 through it, this action
precludes any possibility of the Hill
roads getting into this section of the
country.
The Salt Lake Office OF the Oregon
Short Line has all the platsa and surveys
made, and it is understood that they
have instructions to go ahead as soon as
the weather permits. The new road
is considered to be one of the most inn
portant pieces of building that the Har-
riman people have contemplated for
some time. While tile survey has only
been to Caldwell, the same people are
endeavoring to get right-os way into
Boise and make the capital city the ter
minus of the road. This as yet, has
not been decided Upon, but from all re-
ports, the Short Line people are work
ing with that end in view.
The advantages of the contemplated
road to Caldwell and Boise, will be one
of the most important railroad decisions,
insofar as it affects the southern part
of the state, and not only opens up the
extreme southern part of the state, but
makes il possible to travel to San Fran
cisco and southern Nevada points by a
direct route. While the main point
considered is the connection with the
Southern Pacific at Winuemucoa, it will
also make the connection with the road
south to Gold6eld and thence to Las
Vagas, completing the link through to