Source: The Mining Journal
Marquette, Mi.
May 14, 1887 Saturday

Railroad Notes

Three Brooks locomotives which arrived in Marquette last week
via St. Ignace are part of an order of five from those works, two
more being on the way and likely to arrive either today or tomor-
row. The new locomotives are heavier and more powerful than any
before on the line to pull large trains on heavy grades. They
have 19 inch cylinders and weigh 46 tons. The new engines "will
go into commission" at once replacing the MH&O engines which have
siphons and will therefore be put on construction work where water
must be obtained from ditches along the road and from the streams
crossed. The new locomotives will be the first to show the new
lettering DSS&A.

The iron for the South Shore is under contract to be delivered
in May, and towards the latter part of the month it is expected
that it will commence to arrive at St. Ignace, though the rolling
mills of the country are so busy now that the iron may be a little
late. As soon as it arrives track laying will commence on the
Sault branch which will be gotten out of the way as soon aS vOSs-
sible so that there will be no delay on the Western extension
from Three Lakes. It will be lively work all summer for the con-
struction men.

A large number of new flats for the South Shore are now at
Mackinaw City and will be ferried over as soon as possible. They
will be used wherever needed on the line, but principally on con-
struction work, as it is the intention of the officers of the road
to do everything in their power to provide facilities and assist
the construction forces of the road in the rapid completion of the
new portion of the road. The new flats bear the lettering of the

new road,
In speaking of the changes in officers in consequent upon the

consolidation of the MH&O and the DM&M as one through line The
Mining Journal referred to Mr. C. H. V. Cavis in a way which
might have caused some misapprehension among those not conversant
with DSS&A matters. Mr. Cavis is engineer of the Houghton line
of the South Shore, the same position in reality which he held
before the consolidation. Mr. J. A. Lacha is chief engineer cov-
ering not only the work under construction but also the line as
now in actual operation.

It is said to be the intention of the South Shore management
to utilize the ore pier at L'Anse at such times as the traffic
may trouble them at this port and for that reason the L'Anse
dock was placed in good condition for use whenever needed. The
ore traffic of the season of 1887 is expected to tax the railroad
shipping facilities to the utmost.

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