, 1872-03-21
Railroad News.


kota. His visit here was for the purpose
Of making arrangements for the erection
of an engine house at Rice's Point, and
for purchasing lumber for the machine
shops at Brainerd.
Col. Gaws Office has been th-onged
with eontrsctors for Inc past few days,
examining The plans and specifications
for the Northern Pacific docks.
Gov Hays. of Ohio. is about to erect
a second brick block in Duluth.
Runiors are again current the L. S. &
NJ. r. r. will soon pass into the hands
either Of the Northern Pacific or Penn
sylvnnia Central.
We learn thst 3 sharper has located
Sioux sclip, or some other kind ofscrip,
upon the town site OF Fargo, ON tie Da-
kota side of Red River-which tract OF
land has been for some time claimed by
The Northern Pacific Railroad company,
who, We understand, will not make any
improvements thereon until the question
of tile shall have been settled.
Our city was Incorporated only about
two years ago, and nov is about $780,
009 in debit
General Rosser. Of the \. P. engineer
corps, is now organizing party Of ser
vice on that road west of the Missouri,
and teams and men are being employed
at 7. rate which indicates the magnitude
Of the enterprise. The expedition is to
start aboat the Is. of April.
Business Is lively at Brainerd, The ma
chine shops. hotel and other buildings
belonging to the n. P. r. R., are pro-
crossing rapidly.
On DrT-I'he Railroad Gasetie says !:
There is a report that j. Gregory Smith
'siil soon make way for ". G. Moore
head Of Philadelphia, il the Presidency
OF the Northern Pacific.
We have received from very reliable
source of information. that it is the in
tenhon of the \. 2. Railroad company
to employ 5000 men upon their road in
the spring, and that seven steamers viii
be employed running froin this point to
the point where the Northern Pacific
will cross the Missouri Sioux City
Journal.
TIE VAscoCvFR LAND OEFIcE.-In the
last Vancouver Register is a squirm on
the subject Of removing the Z. S. Land
Office from Vancouver TO kalama, which
closes with the following proposition:
and if it is so All important that
the two offices be at one point, let the
snlalle yield to the greater, and thereby
prove the truth Of the claim
We believe there is no hazard in the
Company or anyone else agreeing TO this
proposition, for IT would cause the in
stauf removal to KalaIna, on the basis
that the smaller yield TO the greater p
The n. 2 Land Department Office at
Kalama has ownership and jurisdiction
over one half the lands tall odd ssctions)
within the area Of fue =. S. Land Office
districts, viz Olympia, Vancouver, Or
egon City, Waila Walla, and Grande
Ronde. Let the smaller yield to the
greater r'-Eaiama Beacon.
REoEnT RAnnoAp MovEMEN7s-The
Walla Walla Rec! Estate Record OF last
week contains this as leading article !:
An order has been received at La
Grand ordering the Register OF the Land
ohice at that place 10 withdraw from
sale all the land II his district as far as
one township South of the base line. The
Southern limits OF this tract Withdrawn
passes about Is miles South of this city,
ard runs through Butter creek and
Birch creek countries, passes over the
Blue Mountains and cuts Grand Rende
valley near the middle, passes through
the South OF the Hrillowa valley, and
from thence East to Snake, above the
mouth OF Powder river. Those familiar
with the district withdrawn viii see that
it embraces 3 large tract Of the very I'm
est portion of Eastern Oregon. 1t is
about 20 miles wide by something over
800 miles long. and lies along the Co
lumbia river and Northern boundary Of
the State. Ifincludes the best portion Of
UmGtiila county. large portion Of
Grand Ronde, and ali of Indian and
Willowa valleys. These are fine dis
tric,s Of country, and sufficient to settle
thousands of families While Il is to be
regretted that so fine aud extensive s
portion of the public domain is to be for
a time withheld from settlement. it is
gratifying to see that there IS proba-
bility Of q Railroad passing through that
section, because there is no place that it
could tap larger or richer agricultural
district.
This withdrawal has been made on
behalf Of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
aud it would seem that that Company
contemplate making their road in that
direction. The center, or middle thread
Of this tract, and the tract already with