The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-10
RAILROAD SITUATION
IMPROVING RAPIDLY
Through Service to
Resume on Satur-
day Morning
DOUBLE SERVICE SOON
Rumors Regarding North
Fork and Pine Creek
Seem Unfounded
DOUBLE SERVICE SOON
-RAIN SERVICE between Wallace

and Spokane will be restored by
the O.-W. r. & n. company
next Saturday morning, when
trains will leave both terminals on
schedule time. This is the announce
ment made yesterday by w. r. Skey,
district freight and passenger agent
with headquarters in this city. The
train that will leave Wallace at 1880
Saturday morning will be the hrst
through train since Friday, December
2s. Considering tie annoyance and
inconvenience caused by this inter-
ruption of traffic, this seems long
time to be deprived of train service TO
the west, but on the other hand when
the devastation left in the wake OF
the flood is considered, it is evident
that remarkably good time has been
made in restoring the service. In the
meantime the district is to be con-
graduated that the Northern Pacific
escaped serious damage by the high
water and that the company was
enabled to maintain regular service.
Maintain Double Service.
Since the government has taken
over the control of the railroads there
has been persistent report that the
O.-W. r. & N. service would be re-
duced to one train each way day,
this being in line with the announced
policy to cut off all trains not abso-
lutely essential For this reason 1t
has been assumed that when the ser
vice is resumed next Saturday it will
be on a permanent one-traln-a Gay
basis. This is not correct. 1t may
come to that later, but for the present
il may be stated with authority that
no orders have been issued to discon-
time one train On the contrary, the
O.-W. r. e. N. company will restore
the double train service as soon as
possible. Beginning Saturday there
will be only one train day, the af-
ternoon train being discontinued, but
this will be restored just as soon as
the track is in shape to permit double
service which the company estimates
will be about week. What the gov
ernment may do later regarding the
double train service nobody knows,
but so far as the O.-W r. & N, COM
pany is concerned there is no inten-
tion to reduce the service to one train.
North Fork Branch.
The deplorable condition OF the
North Fork branch, particularly above
the mouth of Beaver creek, has led TO
considerable speculation as to whether
the O.-W. r. & N would rebuild
the line: In fact, it has been stated
in some quarters that the road would
be abandoned above the mouth OF
Beaver creek. AS matter OF fact'
no one authorized to speak for the
company has given any expression
that would indicate the purpose OF
the company to abandon any part. OF
the line, while, on the other manu.
everything indicates that the branch
will be rebuilt throughout, although
1t is likely that it may be somewhat
delayed on account of more pressing
work. While the tonnage from Pricn-
ard creek is not large, 1t is still feio
that has promising future, ana
even now there is reason to expect a
substantial increase this summer. Inc
Jack Waite company is steady SNIP
per- the Giant Ledge will probably Dc
shipping this summer, the Bear loi
was ready to ship when the washou'
came, the Paragon and Murray III
can be depended upon for conslderapi'
tonnage this year, and 1t is not I'M
probable that the Monarch may ais'
become a producer. Another big rae
tor to be considered is the Yukof
Gold company, which has one pls
dredge in operation and which pro
poses to bring In one or two more I'M
summer 1t would be a very dlf1cui
operation to deliver one of these mon
ster gold machines to Prichard Greer
without the railroad. All things con
sidered, there seems to be nothing U
justify the prediction that the o.-w
r. & N. will abandon any part OF th
North Fork branch.
Pine Greek Branch.
The great damage to the completes
section Of the Pine creek branch ma
led to similar reports concerning th
attitude Of the O.-W. r. & N. com
pany toward that line So far as IN
Miner can learn there is nothing
justify the supposition that the Wor
there will be abandoned. The com
pany is under agreement with IN
mine operators of that section