The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-03-29
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Paei2e 0iVisie1.
From the kalama Beacon Of Feb =.

From the kalana Beacon Of Feb -
Since our last review Ut railroad matters
in the Pacific Division, there have been =
series # Frightening -umors in regard IN
the programme Ut spring operations ess'
0f the mountains. as also on tho forty miles
extension nor,hwsrd Of Tenino, that give
basis to Anticipate lively business 10 rail
road construction this spring on b.,,h sides
of the Cascades in the Pacific Division, al.
though no official information has been su.
,heDticaiet to the public
Street slvices say that the great construc.
,icn company represented by lion. VIM. s.
King, has the contract for both the Sound
af we'll rs the line east Of the mountains 10.
Gated from near the mouth of Snake river
I" Lake Pen d'Orielle; that Messrs. E. g.
Smith aud Gen. d. Shannon are ,o take
charge of building the forty miles on Pugc,
Sound in connection with the Construction
Co.; and that within two "r three weeks.
clearing and grubbing will actively c"n-
mcnce on the Puget S"und section Of the
line. preparatory for the grading, etc., under
the supervision of the two we'll known
gentlemen named IN connection with the
building Of this section Of the line.
Sidewalk oracles are not 50 definite as 10
the plans Of the construction campaign Oh
the location above Wsllula, 2O7 miles 10 Pen
d'Orielle The first story was, thai this part
Ut the road was contracted to he put in run.
ming finish during tho present year; bot ,hc
more conservative modification Of it is, that
~ all the ties, bridge timber. etc., for
great part Of the line must bc broughs from
the Yakima and Clearwater rivers by raft
ilig, whole season will be consumed in
getting such material aljncent u where i,
may bc convenient, for construction transi,
On the track. not taking into accoun. how
40,OOO TONS Ut iron are To reach Walltls 10y
tho Columbia route from the east this sum-
Mer and next fall, etc., for immediate use
on the upper Columbia. where the rolling
stuck for construction is 10 come from, and
how II is 10 get there, are posers that quid
nuncs often PROFOUND to each other. W.
arc but listeners u these railrmd hObnOb.
bings, and have no decided impressions 20 rs
10 speculate on construction progress; but
will venture tue opinion that a. u good
portion of the timber material must be con
veyed tO the track from long and desuItory
distances, that If it is oil really to be sup
piled in one season. the resources of rail>
ro'd construction enterprises in thu. branch
will be taxed to ~ extent that will be her.
culcan " accomplish.
The located line rs run by Capt Eastwick
last ytsr, commences Ut . point On the Col,
umbia about three miles above the mouth of
the Snake, 10 within seven miles Of Lake
Pen d'Orielle, two hundred mikes. Tho line
runs BY way Of Big Lake, crossing the
Spokane river atOvc the Falls. The route
is rspSrted to be M easy one 10 build, most
Of the work being Of such y character ,ha,
it can be constructed with scrxpers. Very
Ii:ile rock 10 found on the whole line. the
most Ut that beius . Big Lake. Tho high.
est elevation attained 10 2450 feet al Tho
spokane; the steelpess grade is 6f.y Two fec,
to the mile. AT Kalama, there is an unob.
trus'veness Of preparation in progress abou.
the machine aud Cur shops that be.okens IN
extension Of railroad work and business on
the Pacific Division, though no acquisitions
are made public ~ to the intentions of the
Company in stocking the road. The fscili
ties Ut machinery in the shops here are suf.
ticiently extensive to manufacture cars of
every description for the whole line of the
Pacific Division-which 10 probably the de
sign. The machinery only requires . sup.
ply of betting, which will be here in shor,
time, when all branches of wood and iron
in car building, from hand car to Pull,
man palace. can bc built ut Kalama!
The big slide which now covers the track
ut 'Halle.rs Cut" near Newaukum-around
which temporary track is used will soon
undergo test Of IN hydraulic idea u re-
move 1t. devised by Mr. Il. G. Hale, Road
Tr. Master, who 10 noted ~ an ingenious
civil engineer. II 10 computed tina. sbou.
seven thousand cubic yards now cover the
track at this slide, which it is useless u 1t.
tempt removing (or rather Dip ill dry
weather next summer, if worked with Or.
dinary appliances. Mr.. Hale 10 about 10
turn number "f elevated rills and spring
branches of the vicinity in concentrated
channel, BY which he will aggregate vol.
umc ut running water equal 10 about two
cubic feet. with twenty-five feet fall. Mr..
Hale proposes 10 turn this stream upon tho
slide and impending hillslde for the purpose
Of ground. .sluicing the whole concern into
IN adjoining descent. This attempt is moro
feasible aud effective ut this period than
later In the seasn; and such hydraulic
force with twenty-five feet fall. 10 capable
Ut removing more dirt than two hundred
men within given period. With hose aud
nozzle attachment TO such head Of, water,
an old California hydraulic miner would
consider the whole slide - light two days
jOb. Even BY simple ground sluicinx, the
effect Of hundred mems work on removing
the slide can be performed by half dozen,
with such . body OF water.
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