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Show TINTIC AND THE RAILROADS. rb L'uloa run Bo and Iu Switch! Work on th It. U. W. Since Jay Could ipeut a few short hours iu Kureka three weeks ago, railroad rail-road matters in that camp have been in a most etrervescent condition; no one knowing in the morning what the day would bring forth. The first thing noticed no-ticed was an apparently uncontrollable desire on the part af the Union l'acific representatives to lay switches to the differeut miues. Never before hail the company shown so much solicitude for its patrons. Il would lay awitch.es anywhere any-where that anyone might desire and in some places where they were most undesirable. It was evident the intention was to fully occupy every available bit of the surface. After these plaus hal been carried on for a few days a cliange of inclination was manifested, mani-fested, and surveys are now being run in every direction, one being made to the Mammoth mine and another to the Northern Spy, it being reported in this city yesterday that trie right of way man of the road was eudeavoring to mako arrangements with the dillerent claim owners for a right of way over their property. W. F. Hay, one of tho principal contractors con-tractors on the Rio Grande Western, who arrived ia the city last night, says there are fully 1 ,000 men working on the grade of that line within three miles east of Eureka, most cf the operations being confined to Honiansville canon. From Homans- viile to the top of tho Eureka divide the grade was almost ready for the ties and a force of men had been put to work 011 the Eureka side yesterday. lie hail I just gotten under cover in his longest I tunnel, which will bu .00 feet, bill expected ex-pected to be aide to drive it in si:Uy I j days. Mr. Day anticipates that trains n ill be running into Eureka over the 1 Rio (irande Western by January 1. |