Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-10
Railroad Matters.


We are informed by gentleman who
came up fran San Francisco 10 company
with Vice President Rice. Chief Engineer
Roberts, and party Of the North Pacific
Railroad of facts of a very interesting aud
cheering character in relation to conGr-
nation of the reports heretofore made con-
corning the speedy commencement of
work on the Pacific end. Of the route.
Our informant was apprisel by Judge
Rice that the Company had authorized this
committee to locate route from the Co
lumbia river through to a temporary ter
minus on the Sound, and empowered them
to no once let the contracts for Building
eighty five miles Of the road and that.
after this amount of road was built and
the twenty miles Of land on either side
had been patented to the Company, it was
the intention to dispose of the same, and
with the proceeds continue tho oonstruc.
ton of the read up the Sound. This is
really good news, that is uncncumbered
with absurd sccrcsy, and means business
in the way of building the road. instead of
diversion towards a TOWNSHIP specula.
ton. o.
In regard to the question Of pcrma-
ncnt terminus for the railroad, the Vice
President told the gentleman that as yet
tho Company had no point in view accept
Seattle; that they deferred to the judg-
mont and favorable reports of the late Gov.
Stevens, who had strongly recommended
this. place; but that its location after all
would not be fixed until the management
of the road had been enabled. from ac-
curatc examinations and most thorough
surveys, to determine the most advantage
Gus and feasible point for its site. lie
further imtimatcI that the Company would
build this road an fix upon its terminus
regardless of all influences that it would
be constructed upon the most direc. and
feasible rou'c, AMI that its terminus would
be selected upon the Sound only at that
place which should be considered the best
calculated to mcct'all the requirement, Of
commerce and Of business upon the road.
. Relying upon this information, we can
nav look for the commencement of opera.
tions on the Inc being surveyed from near
Monticello. and f,r the speedy completion
of the work connecting the Columbia river
with Puget Sound. AS matter Of course,
the Company, will at the nearest and mos,
accessible point connect this much of their
road. when built, with navigation on these
waters. towards which temporary terminus,
it can be expected much travel AMI traffic
will tend until the road is extended here.
New WuARF-Thc Seattle Coal Com
rany are getting alcng finely in the con-
struc,on of their wharf, which will ex-
tend FROM the lower end of their shu'c
into the bay about 800 feet. They will
have finished driving the requisite number
"fpilss in day or two. and arc even now
cutting them down to the proper height so
as to fastcn on the string pieces for the
fl,oriuy. From the progress they arc
making, it is quite probable the work will
he complacl this week. When it is,
much lass Of time ana expense will be
saved, as coal can then be taken on board
steamers right from tie shutc, instead of
having it hauled from the tramway in
wag ms to the wharvas here. 49,.