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Show THE ALTA TRAMWAY. Feeblo Assurances That It Will Be Operated the Present Year. While the grars roots at Alta aro obscured ob-scured by several feet of snow, the road between camp and the valley smelters Is in good condition, said Henry M. Crowther, manager of the Continental's properties, yesterday, and from that source at least twenty-five tons of ore Is coming daily. The management man-agement of tho Columbus is not forwarding for-warding at present, said Mr. Crowther, but Is employing Its energies, above ground, in an effort to rush equipments that are promised the present year. Meanwhile, those who are devoting themselves to the reclamation of tho camp are watching the movements of the Rio Grande Railway company, and not without some aesurance that the tramway will be made to help them out the present year. To restore the grade and DUt down new rail, according to estimates submitted by a representative representa-tive of the Rio Grande, will Incur an expenditure of 550.000. said a producer during the day. while a Shea engine and other rolling stock will involve an expense of $25,000. The camp, it Is claimed, is capoble of supplying the company with 100 tons down freight daily at the minimum at this time, without reference to that going In, so that with a reasonable tariff the earnings earn-ings on the investment ought to be such as to justify the railway In Its projected re-equipment of the line. Definite announcement concerning its intentions is looked for dally by the producer. |