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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
18
A roundup of Alpine Terlingua area news includes road improvements from Alpine to Terlingua Paisano road work by A McCallum and survey updates. Reports mention recent mining activity Langtry manganese sale talks and lobos causing damage near Alpine. Residents travel between El Paso Marfa and surrounding towns with clergy preaching in Alpine and a Baptist meeting ongoing.
A. Thompson, O. W. Williams, and J. A. Cottingham surveyed the disputed line in block 612, Mose line moved 30 feet north and 75 feet west, altering all section lines. The suit between W. W. Turney et al. and Lindheim & Dewees favored Turney side. the survey may settle the matter though a minor error required a Terlingua return for correction.
I N Halbert rode between Alpine and Terlingua with a cyclometer. The Alpine to Terlingua post office distance is one mile. The route includes 421g miles to Buther Knife ranch, 18 27% miles to Adobe Walls, and 21 miles from Adobe Walls to Terlingua. Public guesses ranged up to 110 miles, but the stated path appears correct.
Chief field engineer C.8 Osborn leads a survey party from Kansas City to Chihuahua to map a direct northeasterly line toward Presidio del Norte. The team, joining from Tabalopa, plans six months of preliminary work and aims to reach the Texas border, with potential routing to Port Stillwell in Sinaloa.
A fragmented note describes a poultry fence display on the M M S Pony with a total cost reference and uncertain figures. The garbled text mentions labor and material costs, aiming to total the project expense.
The contract between G H S A and White Oaks roads ending coal deliveries of about 20 cars daily has expired. G H S A now mines near Eagle Pass and supplies the western division, using lower quality coal but a larger quantity as the mines lie on company lines. White Oaks expects to find other routes to sell output soon. Camp at Paisano draws attendees curious about the Mess Co. hiring cooks and sharing meal-based expenses. James L Slayden, running for re election, greets supporters in Alpine and El Paso. County commissioners may face re election challenges. voters urged to elect capable men for Brewster county.
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