OCR Text |
Show SlOl X CITY. . j Purchases or Coal Lands by Parties Wro j Are I'oiitBil. Large sales of coal lands in the vicinity vicin-ity of Craig, Routt 'county, are being j made to parties who arc in Denver from Chicago and Sioux City. One sale of 801) acres was made yesterday, says the, Denver Republican. The gentlemen who are making thess purchases are interested in the new Sioux City & Paoih'e line, known otherwise other-wise as tlie St. Paul, Sioux ("it v & Pacific, Pa-cific, which is to be constructed through Nebraska and Colorado to Salt Lake City. They state that work on the road is to commence at once. The' road is surveyed from Sioux City westward, through Nebraska, to a point northeast of Cheyenne.- Jt thene runs southweslwardly to Denver, and from Denver will go through Left-Haiul canyon into Middle park to Hot Sulphur Sul-phur Springs, thence to Steamboat Springs, Craig, and along the Yampa, to its mouth on 'Green river, and up Strawberry creek to Salt Lake. Four corps of surveyors are in the hold west of Denver, and the line is in nearly acceptable ac-ceptable shape for the road-builders. This assures Denver u shorter line to Salt Lake by 200 miles than any now iuopeiation. Funk in Expected. Agent Funk, of tho Union Pacific, at l'ocatello, is expected hero in a few days. Delias been offered the position of freight agent in this city, made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Morris and has written that he will come anil look over the lield. It is very generally understood un-derstood that Mr. Funk will accept the position. 1 Kuiluny Noli: ! , ' j C. II. Robinson, of tho Denver & Rio Grande, is in the city today. Suporii.tendeul Convin left last evening even-ing for a short trip over tho northern lines. A telegram from General Manager Resseguie announced hi arrival in Omaha this morning. Mayor Scott and the city council went up to' Ogden thin morning on the Rio Grande Western "Kli" train. . The Rio Grande Western has ordered six new consolidated freight engines from the Baldwin Locomotive works. Tlie Colorado Midland has had a break with the Santa Fe, and will run , its trains over tlie D. & R. G. tracks hereafter. s - Ex-Superintendent Bancroft will probably accept asuperintendeucy with the Northern Pacific, although he has also received a very Haltering offer from an eastern road. |