The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-02
BELIEVES TRACTION ENGINE
Will PROVE A SUCCESS
Joe Mlnoletti One of It's Pros
pectlve Owners Is Enthusiastic
Over Showing Made

The traction engine that becsms
stalled on Thursday of last week a, Dia.
mond Station. IL miles north of Eureka
on account of a broken valve that could
not DC replaced short of Salt Lake Citv
received its broken part by Thursdays
Stage and at once started back for Pail.
SAGE Tor another load Of freight. Joe
Mlnoletti hauled its freight into Eureka
from Diamond.
q traction engine was brought out
from the East about three weeks ago nv
It's makers to demonstrate that il oonld
handle freight successfully over our
county roads.
When the engine started out of Pail.
sade on its first trial trip to Eureka with
10 tons OF freight it went right along
with Its loads until it struck the up.and.
down pitches, and in negotiating the
grades ON these the forward trucks of
the engine refused to remain on the
ground, and it could not pull its loads.
AFTER falling to overcome this difficulty
the engine was taken back to Palisade
and its drawhead changed SO that in.
stead OF drawing directly from the rear.
the drawhead was placed Just ahead of
the forward center Of the engine. This
change brought about the desired re-
suit. and the engine was again coupled
up with the loads and started for Eu-
reka.
Joseph Minoletti, one of the interested
parties who will take over the new en-.
CINE when it has demonstrated that it
can make good and carry out its con.
tract, informs the SENTINEL that he
made the trip with the engine to Dia.
mond Station and feels satisfied from
the showing made it will prove a
success.
While the first trip was made by way
of the Union Summit, it has now been
decided to come over the Alpha Summit
and through Garden Pass on the next
uip from Palisade. as il is a much easier
grade.
Another large wagon was prepared
for the service here this week, and on
its next trip out Of Palisade 1t is in.
tended to haul SIX tons on each Of its
three wagons. II also carries a housed
in cook and supply wagon in which the
three men who will accompany the but
ht will live. 1t being planned to run day
aud night while the engine is on the
road.
The traction engine is fitted with a
four cylinder auto engine, uses either
gasoline or distillate, and consumes
three gallons Of the latter an hour when
pulling its capacity load Of rs nj 1t
has q speed OF two miles an hour, and
it is expected that when the service has
been in operation a short time the 81
miles between Palisade aud Eureka
will be covered in As hours.
When il was suggested to Mr.. Mino.
letti that the Eureka & Palisade Rail.
road would soon be running trains into
Eureka and put his traction engine ont
of business. he said that there was
plenty of hauling to be done besides the
freighting between Palisade and Eu-
reka aud there was no fear there would
not be all the work offered the engine
could handle. Besides the ores from
Hamilton and Silverado, he said, there
were also many mines in Eureka n
adjacent districts whose ores could be
hauled to the railroad by the traction
engine.
Mr.. Minoletti is quite enthusiastic
over the work he has already seen the
engine perform, and says he hopes IL
will meet with no accident on the next
trip up, when Eurekans will be given
an opportunity Of seeing the traction
engine in operation.