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Russell Crump's Archive

The Splinters - Volume 23

Section I

The Available Splinters

Relating to the Construction of

The Eastern Oklahoma Railway From

Guthrie to Pawnee

INDEX TO SPLINTERS

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION

:    From       :  To           :   Date      :      In relation to:   

E W Grant	J Dun		7--17-99 Jones will take locating 
					 party in Okla.

H E Asp		E D Kenna	7--18-99 Asking you to name personnel 
					 for new company.

E D Kenna	James Dun	7--20-99 There is nothing to interfere 
					 surveying east of Guthrie

		Charter	        7--24-99 Directors and corporators

F M Asp		James Dun	7--26-99 I have been on lookout for men

H E Asp		James Dun	7--26-99 On reading again The Act 
					 of March 2, 1899, etc.

H L Marvin	James Dun	7--28-99 Have arrangements made to 
					 start parties

James Dun	E. Wilder	7--28-99 Introducing Mr. H T Richards

James Dun	H L Marvin	7--28-99 The following arrangements have 
				         been made for parties

James Dun	H L Marvin	7--28-99 (Continued) The following 
					 arrangements have been made for parties

H E Asp		James Dun	7--30-99 Sent to Kenna papers for 
					 execution by Ripley

H E Asp		James Dun	7--31-99 Ought we start this survey 
					 before we get permission from the 
					 Secretary of the Interior?

James Dun	H L Marvin	7--31-99 Locate the road with Maximum 
					 grade 0.6% Maximum curve 2 degree

Contract			8-01--99 For right of way with Guss & Coyle

A C Touner	Britton & Gray	8-02--99  The Acting Secretary has given 
					 permission to survey

Britton & Gray	E D Kenna	8-03--99 I enclose letter of 2d from A C Touner

James Dun	E D Kenna	8-09--99 Letter from A C Touner gives us 
					 permission to go ahead

James Dun	W G Smyser	8--14-99 Write Marvin full instructions 
					 about maps

Supplemental contract		8--31-99 Secretaryâs No 13292-A
James Dun	H L Marvin	9--1--99 How railroads secure right of way 
					 under the law

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:    From        : To           :   Date      :  In relation to  

H U Midge	James Dun	9-9-99 Using B cross as Gen'l Forman 
				       of bridges buildings and water service.

James Dun	E P Ripley	9-17-99 Estimates for E. O. And other lines.

H C Phillips 	James Dun	10-3-99 Am sending you profile for 1st 
					20 miles.

John A. Phillips James Dun	10-5-99 Sends estimate for Section 3 to 20.

H C Phillips	James Dun	10-14-99 General condition of grading work.

E P Ripley	James Dun	10-23-99 Citizens of Guthrie protest starting line to Kingfisher from Seward.

H C Phillips	C D Purdon	11-18-99 Excursion train to Campbell

H E Asp		James Dun	11-21-99 Contract says line must be complete by Jan. 1.

James Dun	E P Ripley	12-12-99 Spent last week on Eastern Oklahoma to get at the status of the work

F C Maegley	James Dun	12-13-99 Please give dates when E. O. Will be completed

James Dun	E P Ripley	12-29-99 Am sending maps from River to Pawnee H C Phillips	James Dun

H C Phillips	James Dun	1-3-00 On 1st a  passenger coach was carried from Guthrie to Perkins and return

Time table No. 1		1-4-00 Limits: Guthrie to Perkins

H C Phillips	James Dun	1-5-00 Hold up estimates untill contractors sign

H C Phillips	James Dun	1-08-00 Submits estimates for sundry contractors

H  C Phillips	James Dun	1-19-00 Progress report

H C Phillips	James Dun	2-07-00 Daily track laying reports	

Time Table No. 2		2-19-00 Limits: Guthrie to Ripley

H C Phillips	James Dun	2-23-00 Progress report

H C Phillips	James Dun	3-08-00 Track is now surfaced Guthrie to Ripley

H C Phillips	James Dun	3-22-00 Progress report

Time  Table No. 3		3-25-00 Limits: Guthrie to Stillwater

H C Phillips	James Dun	3-30-00 Progress report

Time Table No. 4		4-01-00 Limits: Guthrie to Stillwater

H C Phillips	James Dun	4-26-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	James Dun	5-4-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	James Dun	5-18-00 Progress Report

James Dun	E P Ripley	5-20-00 Estimates to complete E.O.

H C Phillips    All concerned	5-31-00 On June 1st Operating Dept takes over
                                                        
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:    From       :  To           :   Date   :  In relation to  

H U Mudge	Heads Depts	5-31-00 At midnight tonight

H C Phillips	James Dun	6-1-00 Have been to busy to make reports

H C Phillips	James Dun	6-1-00  Bailey has accepted track to Stillwater

H C Phillips	James Dun	6-8-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	James Dun	6-15-00  Progress Report

James Dun	H U Mudge	6-18-00 Dates when track reached various stations

James Dun	Certificate	6-20-00 Certifies that track was completed to Pawnee

H C Phillips	James Dun	6-22-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	James Dun	6-29-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	James Dun	7-13-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	James Dun	7-20-00 Progress Report

James Dun	H C Phillips	8-9-00 Rip rap at Cimarron Bridge thoroughly (First letter from Dun in Chgo)

James Dun	A F Robinson	8-16-00 Strength of Howe Truss

James Dun	H C Phillips	8-17-00 Relative to turning track over as far as Pawnee

James Dun	H C Phillips	8-30-00 Let Howe go

James Dun	E P Ripley	9-7-00 Progress report

James Dun	W B Storey	9-12-00 To relieve Phillips please instruct W H Earl to take charge after Sept 15th.

James Dun	E P Ripley	9-15-00 Progress Report

James Dun	E P Ripley	9-25-00 Progress Report

H C Phillips	All Concerned	9-25-00 Turning over all parts of the work.

James Dun	H C Phillips	9-26-00 Your work is highly appreciated

H C Phillips	W B Storey	10-8-00 Dates when operating dept took charge

H C Phillips	W B Storey	03-09-01 Connection of fCross Welles and Woodbury Howe with B&B work on E.O.

Anonimous			       Distance between E.O. stations.

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