The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-23
PI0CHE NEWS ABOUT
SALT LAKE RAILROAD

The following excerpts from the Pi-
oche Record. edited by Friend Lewis 5.
Advices from tho Meadow Valley
wash are 10 the effect that the recon
struction OF the Salt Lake Route is in
full swing I'm the southern end of the
washed out district, where Chief Engi-
neer Tilton ss personally in charge OF
the activities \ small army of bridge
carpenters passed through Calcnte the
fore part Of the week and are now en-
gagged at various points down the wash
At Calicnte. IL is reported, one work
train is in service. with crew repair
Ing yard tracks. Construction on the
Salt Lake end of the washed-ou region
has not yet started. for the reason, 1T
is said. that the management is wait
ing for a report from Locating Ensi-
neer Arthur Mcguire. who is out win
a force OF surveyors somewhere be-
tween Crestlinc and Yoalsum's ranch,
with the view Of finding a more feasible
route than Glover Valley canyon, where
the company suffered severely during
the late Hood for the permanent line.
IT. Is claimed that the CreStline- oakum
cut off will reduce the mileeGe-about
seven miles. whereas. the maximum
grade will not exceed one per cent
Hence IL is possible that Glover Valley
canyon will he abandoned entirely and
that even a temporary line will be built
However. a few days more will tell as
10 that. The distance from CreStline
to Yoakum's Is not 10 exceed eighteen
miles. and with a large force OF grad
ers and tracklayers al work the gap
could soon be closed. a well-known Pi-
during the week has expressed the be-
lief that Phoebe will have rail connec-
ton with Los Angeles before 1t does
with Salt Lake.
Visitors TO the Ely Valley mine this
week report that the showing al cop
per on the 45o-foot level is widening
out 10 big proportions. and that at least
five feet Of this orc is exposed, which
averages across about Il per cent cop
per with additional values in gold and
silver Owing TO the fact that the com
pany has run out of fuel disJllate, The
property will be closed tonight and Will
remain in that condition until the rail-
road is in commission again and when
the management will install another
equipped with A 25-horsepower hoist,
but with the mine developed TO It's
present depth il becomes a necessity TO
supply more power in order 10 attain
greater depth, which the management
proposes 10 do
The Phoebe King Mining company has
brought by Mabel Mcleod for $4,000 and
the case dismissed without prejudice.
Malcolm Mcleod. it will be remem-
bcrcd was killed in the Phoebe King
other miners were employed OH the
night shift In sinking the shaft. After
completing the round OF holes. which
they had loaded and lighting the fuses
attached. sisnalcd the engineer to hoist
the bucket. which the men had climbed
into to the surface. When not moro
than ton feet above the bottom of the
shaft the engine went wrong and re
fused to bulge. Mcleod jumped TO the
bottom. apparently for the purpose OF
detachnS the fuse before the first cX-
ploslon occurred, but he failed. and was
mortally wounded His, companion
climbed TO safety, Mcleod died shortly
after being brought to the surface.
Mrs. Mcleod brought suit in the dis
trict for S2J 600 damages The
case was carried to the federal court by
the companE and settled as stated.