The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-10-12
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-sss''y pr~yrsrs:
Al this date. (O.i"'sr. 1872. regal"
freight aid jsss~Hyrr trans have ter" run
ming G'r eight m mshs IN sci,szlule time ~ Z
'he man line Of the North P"cific ll'mt!
fr',n Duluth IL the Eastern bUrder Of D.io
u, 2S2 miles; the track 10 lad and consiruc
ton trains now run considerable DISTANCE
westward across Dakota; Ill but small por
ton Of the 200 miles. between the Red rive
end the crossing Of the Missouri. is graded
trsck.laying 10 progressing ct the rate Of
two miles per day, aud by the close Of tbt
present season the road 10 10 he completed
anil In operation TO the Missouri river, e0(
miles from the west line of Minnesota, and
~ miles west of Lake Superior. All mate
rial and equipment sre purchased and ready
for the completion and operation of ,his
section Of the Road.
On the Pacific coast, In Washington Ter.
ritory, . finished section Of - miles has
been In regular operation for some months,
srd On additional extent of 40 miles 10 nov
approaching completion making 65 miles
at the western end that will be In running
order the present season. This will give q
total of ST. miles of Road put in operation
In little more than twenty. tour months
from the date Of beginning work, notwi,h
standing the necessary delay of the first
year attendant upon tho prosecution of
thorough preliminary surveys and the sclcc.
ton at the best line through = densely
wooded region.
A better idea Of the real magnitude of the
work accomplished will be conveyed by
stating that the portion Of the Northern
Pacific Road, now approaching completion.
IL considerably longer than the New York
Cen rsl KaiIrUsd aud ito connecting lines,
extending fro Albany, New York, t. Cleve
land, OHIO; nearly " long o tho combiued
rUsds, reaching from Portland, Maine,
through Boston, Providence. New Haven,
New York, Pni.a.lcIphIa aud Baltimore IL
Washington; aud Almost one aud a>laii
times the length Vt III air Inc from London
u Glasgow.
Surrsys. In addition to this actual cons
slrucl'on tue work Of surveying aud Iocat.
ing The cutire line across the continent has
bceu pushed with system aud vigor, summer
aid winter; careful engineering, ana the
selection Vi ,he best Of several possible lines,
asvs IN many Instances reduced the cost Ut
construction considerably below the original
csiinslcs. Continuous surveys and exam.
inst,V0s have been made FROM Lake SUPER
Or to Puget sound, with the exception Of y
short section IN the Yellowstone river, which
~ now being surveyed. Tue result Ut two
ycars' careful examinations more than just.
iiy the Comps0y's expectations aud STATE.
nsen,s regarding the favorable character Ut
the Valley Route " tho Pacidc-both in
respect " ease Of railroad construction snd
operation, and the good quality Ut the coun.
Try uaverscd by tho line. Exclusive Of the
sections already completed Or under con.
DUWSVOUs s3SSS OSS CIV 0UtCSs INV OCSt1S
finally located aud prepared for contract.
THIS includes the section Of SO miles, ex
tending along the valley Of Heart river from
the CRUISING Ut tho Mis- ouri IN Central Da.
kots, 10 tue crossing Vt tho Yellowstone IN
Eastern Montana, aud the section between
the mouth Of Snake river Ind Luke Pen
d'OrellIc, west Of tue rangc of the Rocky
Mountains.
7raNc.-The section Of the road now in
operation across Minnesota already enjoys
large traffic. including the carrying trade OF
ths British oestlcmcuss In N~nitoba aud Of
tho Hudson Bay Company. Three steam.
b0ats, for the accommodation Of this latter
business, ply on the Rcd river Of the North
between the railroad cruising and the Win.
n,peg, In British America.
The completion Of this season 3 contracts,
will give the Road immediate and pcrms.
uent control If the very large and profitable
traffic Of the Upper Missouri river, includ.
ing the Government in the Northwest. A
short distance shove the point where the
Road strikes the Missouri. tho latter bends
TO the west, carrying navigsble waterway
1000 miles, from the railroad crossing to the
foot Ut the Rocky Mountain divide, At Fort
Benton, In Western Montana. A. many ~
thirty three steamers have been employed in
single season. to accommodate the trade Of
these upper waters. Thus, on the opening
Of navigation next spring, there will be .
direct cast and west line for travel and trans
portstion-psrt river and part rail-from
st. Paul and Lake Superior, in longitude
e9e, 70 the populous portion of Western
Montana, In longitude ll0e. From Fort
Benton westward across the summit. it 10
less than 400 miles to the head of reliable
and constant steam navigation on the Col.
umbia, which river carries this natural high
way 10 the Pacific ocean.
Laads.-Thc portion of the road now
nearing completion will .. once en.,'Ie the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company to, and
place In 10 possession, about Ten Million
acres of tho land granted by the Govern.
meut--an area twicc the size Of Msssacl,us.
ctis. The lands ore adjacent " either side
1T the track In Central Minnesota, Eastern
Dakota and Western Washington. They
sre mainly prairie farming lands, If excel
lent average quality. the remainder being
covered with valuable forests Of timber
They i'e directly In the patti, Of i,nmigra.
ton and settlement, have . sufficient rain
fall. climate Of unsurpassed keal,hfulness,
and, In The main, singularly productive
SOIL Before advertising ito lands, the Com.
psny hsd already received applications.
chiefly from actual settlers, for nearly .
quarter Of million scres.
Tho Land Department Of the Company IL