Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-11-04 | Page 2 | Railroad for Tonopah

BAILROAD FOR TONOPAH Line From the Mining Camp to Sodaville SIXTYFIVE MILES LONG Suporintendenl Trip Back Frem thi East Ties Have Boon Purchased for the How Line and Negotiations Are on for Rails That sixlylivemile stage ride from Tonopah to Sodaville will soon be a thIng of the past probably within six months Superintendent A Tripp of the Rhodes Tonopah Railroad company com-pany has returned from PIttsburg and with him is Paul Eigelhart the engineer en-gineer in charge of the road The latter came in from the survey which Is completed to the lower end of Tonopah number of ties have been purchased and Mr Trlpp is negotiating for rails Hu says the company is to build the best narrowgauge road in the country with a well ballasted bed and good heavy rails President crock of the Tonopah company and C C Berger his consulting engineer are In the city for conference with the ofllcials of the road Everything will bo done to hasten the completion of the road which is to be a certain benefit to both towns nnd will give a stimulus to the activity of the camp at Sodaville