Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1910-05-04
Track Laying Will Be
Completed Early
Next Week
Reported Trains Will Be
Operating By
June IS

Iron sAtnrdsg's Dsily)
J. A. Jaeger, chief engineer Of the
$. y. p. L r., and allied interests, re.
turned last night from Cadiz, on the
Santa Fe. He made the important
statement that the grading work from
Parker toAthst point 10 finished, and
before the end Of next week the rails
will be laid and test trains run over
the line.
The opening Of the road 10 trafIie
will be announced later, General Man
ager Drake aud General Passenger
Agent Hastings being in Los An.
geles for the purpose Of considering
this matter.
The steel crew WAS Ave miles from
the terminus Of the line yesterday
and was closing the gap at the rate
Of one and one.half miles per day
After the rails reach Cadiz. about
two weeks will be taken up in sur
facing the line and in digging pro
tecting bitches TO handle any flood
waters that may be encountered in
che future.
| Favorable conditions have prevail
ed in this work, and no delays have
been met with at any time. The
line will be ready for business q,
the time stated several months ago
and considerable interest is prevailing
over the completion Of another high
way that opens q new and attractive
country to the investor.
Already several new mining camp,
) have sprung up along the route, and
many important discoveries have beer
announced since the road reached Oh,
desert regions.
Mr.. Jaeger went over the line via
Parker. and returned over the SAINTS
Fe, making loop in his travels b,
rail, barring the small stretch trav
) ersed in vehicle. The formal open
ing Of the new road will be an
nounced upon the arrival in the city
in the next few days Of Messrs
Drake aud Hastings. The expecta
tions are that IL will cut the journc,
from Prescott to the coast down {,
about seventeen hours.
According to the Los Angeles Time
trains will be operating on the new
line by June Is. The Times says:
"June 18th has been announced n,
the time for the opening of IN,
Santa Fe cutoff from Bengal and
Parker, and, unless unforeseen della,
occurs, this will be the date of th,
opening Of the short line schedule
from Los Angeles to Phoenix ant
other southern Arizona mining camps
"work has been delayed in tn,
building of this line, but Santa r,
officials have been assured by tn,
Southwestern, Phoenix and Eastern
which has the construction in hand
that on this date the first train will
\ in all likelihood be run through "a
Phoenix.
"Whcn this line is opened the tim,
from Los Angeles 10 Phoenix will
be cut materially, and. instead OF
running trains to Ash Fork and
4 changing ears at that point fol
southern Arizona, through schedule
will be maintained. BY means OF
l this cutoff not only will the time be
reduced, but l39 miles of haul will
be eliminated, and heavy mountain
I grades will be avoided.
| CAT the present time trains from
Los Angeles leave in the evening
and reach Needles the next morning
During the morning the long climb
into the mountains around Ash Forh
is made, and, after change, the
traveller is forced to drop down from
4 Ash Fork southwark to a much lower
level.
n "Under the new schedule tho trains
eastbound will carry n Pullman and
tourist car that will probably be cut
off for the direct run TO Phoenix
and the passengers to that point will
arrive some time during the fore
noon.
Y "Other work on the Santa Fe Il
progressing rapidly, There is little
moro to DO done ON the cut Of the
Delmar hill, whore the line is being
dropped TO eliminate one Of the heav
lest grades between here and San
! Diego.
"M Barstow, where the new
e2So,ooo Harvey eating house, hotel
and station y being built, two stsa.