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Show I DIG CONTHACT LET I DY UNION PACIFIC. I c ho rm-nrr rnm I nnnn lo ai iu, to i. iioiii .1 ( t of e.o'ioboo A Cheyenne dlapalch e1netday aaya the Colon I'aclfle hai awarded Kllpntrlck llrothrra X Colllna of Lincoln, Lin-coln, .Sob, a contract to build n cut-off cut-off that wilt coil nearly at much, If not more, than all of the Improve incnta made In rnmlntf during the pattyear The project l tho much talked of Kcho Hhurt Line, from Hvant ton, yo, lo Ball lake The con tract price la f1 OUO OoO and the con trnctora are given four ycara In which to complete their tak The work will lie aubtet to amall Anna and operation will to com menced early In April, or aooner If the weather will permit A contractor who gave out the above Information aava that the new cut-off will bo about forty inlka long nnd will pn. through tho heart of the Watatch mountain! Many long tunneU will have to te driven thrnugliaotldgrniilte nountaiiiinnd It will reiulre at leatl thrco yeara' nork to complete tho road Hnglnrera rrgard the building of Hit-, line at n attipeudou- tntk nnd one of the blggcal Jolt ever contemplated by auy "intern road Tho contractor atated that although the Hvantton Halt I.nko cut off waa aurvryed Inat auuiiurr nnd contraclora were atked to bid upon the project, Ita building waa nut decided uj on unlit n few dnya ago, when tho Lnlon l'ncltlc tninrd of dlnclora had n meeting At thla meeting, It la aald, arrnugrmeiila went made for n clone alllancubctnein the Union I'aclllo and the Halt Lake J.o Angclea line, now building In deed, It It hinted (lint the Union I'aclUo It behind tho latter road nnd coutrola n majority of the tttxk and, Inttcnil of Ha Icing Independent, It will In reality I under the control of tle Union l'a flfle. Hint giving lliolattir n through line from the Mlttourl rltir to the I'atlfle coitt. and ono that will bo tho motl direct of any yet conttructed or (hat can be built through tho Hocky luoiiutalnt. |