The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-04
TonOpah & Tidewater
Engineers Join Super
intendent Ryan---The
New Road is Sure
SUCH Is SUM AND SUBSTANCE OF
THEIR REMARkS-ENGIN
MAY BE HERE FOR COUPLE OF
WEEks-TRIp OVERLAND.

Chief Engineer c. NJ Rasor and
Locating Engineer Vandework of the
Tonopah d Tidewater railroad ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
and joined Superintendent Ryan of
the Tidewater, who arrived Friday
evening
Mr.. Ryan and the engineers were
busy last evening in consultation re-
garding the findings which the lat
ter had made on their blackboard trip
across the country from Goldfield.
They came in 10 Ely by way of the
Veteran mine, having skirted the
mountain range from that direction.
Their route on the last end of the
trip carried them within about 10
miles of Hamilton. but they did not
visit that camp.
None of the members of the party
had anything to give out last night
with reference 10 findings made or
probable route OF the road. II was
said that the latter matter remained
TO be settled following further OBJ
seryations which will be made and
that to this time IL has been impos-
sible TO reach any conclusions of def
mite character this side of Railroad
valley. Ii was gathered from what
was said that from Railroad valley
west the survey for the new railroad
has been practically decided upon
Mr.. Ryan expects to leave in the
morning for Goldfield. Mr. Rasor
and Mr.. Nandework will remain in
a iCf At laae nd
possibly ten days or two weeks. Mr..
Rasor said last night that there was
more work ahead here than he had
anticipated and that there would be
considerable reconnaissance necessary
before definite conclusions could be
reached. With Mr.. Vandework he
will spend practically all of his time
in the field while here, starting out
this morning on a trip TO the east
from which return will be made this
evening.
Mr.. Ryan spent most of yesterday
visiting the reduction works at Nc
Gill and sizing up the general situa-
tion locally. This morning he will
go to the mines and probably put
in the day at Copper Flat, Kimberly
and Veteran. In an interview with
News representative yesterday he
said that what he had seen at Nc
Gill impressed him very much, the
extent of industry there and the vast
amount of money that has been put
into construction being in the nature
of a surprise notwithstanding the
great deal he had read and heard of
the camp.
While not speaking for publication,
Mr.. Ryan. gave II to be understood
in his conversation that there was no
doubt but the new road would be
pushed through to completion with
all possible speed and that money and
organization stand ready for the
work. He also gave expression to
statements which the News accepts
as confirming the view advanced
by 1t recently that the new line will
be an overland route which will car
ry the transcontinental trains of the
Santa Fe and Western Pacific. With
reference to construction of the new
line without delay, the expressions
of Mr.. Ryan and his engineers leave
no room for doubt as to the thorough
sincerity entertained in regard to
that matter. Added to this are ar
rangements of which the News has
positive advice which determine be-
yond the shadow of a doubt that final
and permanent steps for the big
work which is ahead of these gem
tlemen are being rounded out with
all possible speed