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Show WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION IS RUSHED IN NEVADA "Double the force on the work and rush reconstruction.' Is the substance of orders Issued by President William A Clark of the San Pedro. Ios Angeles and Salt Lake railroad, this week, says I the Age of Las Vegas. As a result, men anil material have been passing through Vegas on the way to the front at a lively live-ly rate. Thursday there were two trains run from this city to Moapa. talcing twenty-four cars of material. Including a large number of mules and about a hundred men. to the front. Chief Engineer Engi-neer Tilton. accompanied by Superintendent Superinten-dent T. P. Cullcn. J. J. Twomoy and 11 M. Jcssup, also made a hurried trip to the front to lake whatever stops appeared ap-peared necessary to push the work more rapidly. As n result of this activity, the work of building the temporary lino Is progressing progress-ing much more rapidly than heretofore and the trains are now able to proceed to a point about thirty-five miles north of Moapa. It is understood that the work is being pushed steadily by large con- fi slructlon crows working both ways rrom 1 Calleitte. South from Caliente. the E work has progressed about ten miles. P Nbrlh of Caliente a crow is working up the Clover Valley canyon, while many I trainloads of material and several hun- died men are working south from Aco- ina. |