The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-03-09
RAILROAD into EUREKA APRIL
SENTINEL Authorized to Make This
Statement by Business Mana
ger Of George Whitell

The SENTINEL is this week authorized
to make the statement that the Eureka
& Palisade railroad will be completed
into Eureka from Palisade by April 1.
This information was obtained We'd
nesday from L. H. Glare, business
manager Of George Whitell, present
owner Of the railroad +. G. Sykes of
the firm Of Sykes & Chad wick, the con-
tractors h are rebuilding the road
and p. B. Wallace. engineer il charge
Of the work for Sykes g. Chadwick, who
arrived in Eureka that afternoon from
Palisade on q railroad motorcycle after
an inspection Of the road. They were
accompanied by II. o. Flourmoy. q
banker Of San Francisco, who came up
to look over conditions and possibilities
here with a view Of establishing a new
bank in Eureka.
Mr.. Glare said that Mr.. Whittell had
commenced the rebuilding of the Eu-
reka & Palisade railroad as 1901 as legal
and other matters could be arranged,
and that it was his wish to nave the
road in operation and traffic resumed
at as early a date as possible. He said
the washed out portions Of the road
were being thoroughly rebuilt, but that
the balance Of the road was only being
repaired for light traffic at present, and
as soon as the business justified and the
work could be done the road would be
put in condition to handle anything
offered.
Mr.. Sykes was of the opinion that it
would be at least June 1 before the road
would be ready to accept regular bust
ness and operate trains ON a schedule.
OIL is to be used in the engines for fuel,
and all the locomotives are yet to be
changed fIom coal to oil burners. A
number of oil tanks to hold this fuel are
to be placed at different stations along
the road, and q great deal Of repair work
will be necessary before regular traf-
fc can be resumed.
But Mr.. Sykes said he thought that
soon after the road was completed into
Eureka there would be some way found
TO carry any passengers who wished to
travel over the road, and to handle any
ordinary freight offered.
Engineer Wallace stated that while
it was expected to have established a
construction camp at the Slough. about
eight miles from Eureka. early this
week. the work Of repairing and getting
water into the tanks at Alpha and Oak
Stations had not progressed favorably
and probably the grading gangs would
not IN work at the Slough be.
fore the first of next week.
According to Mr.. Wallace. last weeks
statement of the SENTINEL that a con-
siderable amount of trestleu and bridge
work was to be put in in the grade
across Diamond valley was a little over
drawn; that at present it was only in
tended to repair the bridges and culverts
used before the washout. and the road
bed would be built up to its former
graie. He does no anticipate that the
work at the Slough will require more
than 10 days or two weeks time. so if
you hear a locomotive whistle down the
canyon about March 90 it will mean
that the last washout on the E. & p. has
been repaired and that Eureka is again
or the map.
Mr.. Wallace said that although April
/ was the time set for having the road
in condition to run through to Eureka.
as soon as the break across the Slough
was completed he intended coming into
town with his construction train. The
roadbed from the Slough to Eureka is
already in good repair.
After a Trip to Ruby Hill over the
railroad leading to the mines there and
IN inspection of the Richmond. Eureka
Mining Company's plant, the party left
here Thursday morning on their railroad