The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-11-04
Let To Rebuild E. & P.
Chadwick & Sykes Construction Company Will Do the
Work and 1t Is Hoped to Have Trains Running Into
Eureka By New Years Day

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for rehabiitadng and putting into operation the Eureka & Palisade
Railway from Palisade to Eureka has been given to the Chadw wick
e. Sykes Railway Construction Company.
The above cheerful news was ~teephoned up from Palisade last
Sunday morning by Agent s. g. Dye to Mrs. Dye in Eureka, with
instructions to give out the information to the people of Eureka
This was done, and it is safe to say that no more welcome news was
ever received here.
But while this was good news, it was not enough, and nearly
every one commenced asking when the road would be built. A
SENTINEL representative went down to the E. & P. depot and was
permitted to use the railway company's telephone to Palisade by
Mrs. Dye In an effort to secure further information, but after calling
for about 10 minutes without receiving any response the matter
was given up until evening.
Paisade was again called up about $50 p m. and the SENTINEL
was soon in communication with Superintendent A. r. Randolph.
1t was explained to him that the people here were overjoyed with
the news received In the morning, but were camoring for further
information, if he had anything to give out Mr.. Randolph stated
that the message he had given MI. Dye in the morning to send to
Eureka about covered all the information he had received, which
was contained in a short letter that had arrived the previous even
ing from the secretary of George Whittell in San Francisco. He
then read the letter over the phone, but it contained no further in
formation than that already given out except that the contractors
would shortly arrive in Palisade and asked Mr.. Randolph to ar
range to meet and aid them in carrying on their work. He said he
expected further information in a day or SO, and that the people of
Eureka could be assured that as soon as it was possible to give out
any news regarding the time the work would be commenced he
would be more than pleased to make the matter public.
George G. Chadwick, one of the contractors, accompanied by
the firms business manager, F. B. Wallace, arrived in Palisade from
from San Francisco on Monday morning. Shortly after noon that
day they left Palisade for Eureka accompanied by Superintendent
Randolph, and they made most of the trip on a handcar over the
old roadbed, arriving here Tuesday afternoon about 8 o'clock.
Superintendent Randolph soon after his arrival informed the
SENTINEL that he had received ofurther information from headquarters
regarding the rebuilding of the railroad than that already given
out. but from what he had learned of Contractor Chadwicks plans
from that gentlemen he felt certain that the road was to be rebuilt
at once. and that unless severe storms or unforeseen difficulties in
.teryened, he thought E. e P. trains would be running into Eureka
again by the holidays, and he hoped by New Years Day, at any
rate. He said Mr.. Chadwick had informed him he expected his
engineers would be in Palisade on their return, and they would i'm
mediately commence checking up the work to be done and put in
their orders for the necessary material Just before the railroad
was washed out a large amount of lumber, bridge timbers, ties and
rails were ordered by the company for a thorough overhauling and
repair of the road. This material is now laying in the companys
yards at Palisade and will be used in the first reconstruction work
Superintendent Randolph was told that the most momentous
question before our people-now that it was known the railroad
was to be Immediately rebuit-was as to the matter of an amicable
understanding between the Eureka & Palsade Railway Company
and the Richmond-Eureka Mining Company in regard to the trans
'portation of the latter company's ores from its mines on Ruby Hill,
and he was asked if the two companies had gotten together and
settled the rate and tonnage matters. Mr.. Randolph said he was
without any knowledge as to a contract or understanding between
the two companies; he had not seen MI. Whittel since that gentle
man left for Europe, and had not been advised regarding the out
come of any such negotiations.
1t is learned that Superintendent A. P. Mayberry of the Rich
mond-EurekaM Mining Company has not as yet received any orders
from his company looking to the resumption of work in the mines
on Ruby Hill. Work was continued in these mines for some little
time after the f. & P. was washed out, and as the bins and chutes
were all filled to capacity, a considerable tonnage will have to be
moved before any more ore can be raised. As the Richmond-Eu-
reka Company employs about 200 men when in operation, and has
by far the largest pay roll of any company operating in the district,
its early resumption means much to this community.
A telephone message from PaGsade last night stated that Sup
erintendent Randolph and his party reached there late Thursday
night on their return from Eureka. As Contractor Chadwick wished
to thoroughly examine the badly washed out part of the road
through what is known as the 'narrows," the party walked all the
way into Palisade from the Raine ranch. Besides putting carpenters
to work building hunks to be placed in tents for the construction
crews, Mr. Chadwick yesterday arranged for large quantities of sup
plies for the commissary department, and was busy all day making
arrangements for the large force of men he will soon have at work.
The report that a pile driver was already at work driving piles for
the new E. & P. bridge across the Humboldt river is without