Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-14

road has been without any special arrange.
ments for, facilitating the work. with wages
w. 10 ang ern!s per ton for coal iron
merchandise. They also state that this cost
can hc, probably, reduced herea fter SO per
cent FROM the above facts, it seems that
the cost is from to Is cents per ton, depend
ing on the quantity and kind of freight-not
very heavy tax.
! ia short. the advantages Of the harrow
gauge are SO per cent. cheaper construction
ana operation for the same capacity. The OBJ
lection TO the break OF grade Is but few
cents per ton which will make but small
comparison against either the interest on the
capital saved or the yearly expense Of opera
| Tho route surveyed may be generally de-
scribed as follows: Leaves the constructed
road of the Northern Pacific Company near
most north. crosses Scatter Creek and as
cends from the valley of that stream, using q
grade of 80 feet per mile for distance of
ninetenths Of mile to the S summit pnd Of the
ries. The elevation above tide water at 're-
nino is 299 feet; at this summit the elevation
is $40 feet. Descends from this summit u.s.
reaching Rock Prairie. Elevation of27O feet.
! Distance of 3 miles point to Rocky Prairie, 8
miles. The character of the work up to this
p0 sea to Se asnyy to Tine d gaae nes
ground, and the alignment conforms to the
Shape, which is curved. A summit cut of 90
| feet for a length of 700 feet is encountered.
Prairie entering 1t a few hundred feet west Of
the stage road; crosses that road and passes
lust west of the house of Mr.. Kratz, recross-
ing the road about opposite the house Of Mr..
| Plummer. Near here it enters timber again.
| Upon this portion the work is light and the
grades undulating, the prairie gradually ris-
| ing from south to north. Elevation at north
! end 2SS feet. Distance to this point from Te-
nino, 81 miles.
After entering the timber more uneven
ground is encountered, and the line is broken
up into short tangcnts and curves. For about
mile from Rocky Prairie the general dircc-
ton continues as beforenorth. Here it
turns to the northwest, which direction it fol-
lows until Bush Prairie is entered Just east of
! the stage road. Distance from TeninO S.35
miles. The grades are chiefly descending be-
tween Rocky and Bush Praires. Elevation
of the latter about 2l0 feet--S0 feet lower than
Rocky Prairie: Crossing Crossing this prairie with
grades are obtained, and the alignment is very
favorable. The ground is undulating but
has the same general elevation, viz: 2lO feet.
From point, a short distance north of this
prairie. the bench ends. and the ground falls
rapidly to tide water. Elevation of high tide
being 80 feet. There are really two benches,
seep ush prsre q
! to the valley of the Des Chutes, above the
falls, and the other descent from this valley
or from Tnmwater, to tide water. AS these
(
them as one. Overcoming all the elevation
by one grade. To enable the road to over
come this descent, the line is laid on the
west sdehill Of TIE pes Chutes valley, and
tom. near the saw-mill of Mossrs Ward &
Mitchell. Elevation here 130 feet. Passes
through the town of Tun,water bv following
the main street to the point where it descends
abruptly. Here the line. bears to the west
and finds support ground by clinging to the
steepslopcs Of the sidchills inclosing the up
per portion of Budds Inlet and descends to
tide water, which is. reached near the first
deep indentation in the western shore Dis
tance from Tcnino to head of grade is ll.G9
miles: to Tumwater. 1926 miles; to foot of
sidehill the line crosses Budds Inlet on d pile
| bridge 1850 feet long, and follows closely the
| foot of the bluff on the eastern shore, near
the Episcopal Church, when it crosses into
| Main street, which it follows to the wharf
at the end of that street. Distance from Te-
nino to Olympia 1883 miles.
The most difficult country is from the north
end of Bush Prairie to Olympia or more gen
crallv, to tide water over this ground
number of lines have been run having vari-
Gus terminal points.
In the examinations and comparisons in
stituted for your company, the line to the
eastern donation is discarded, because it is
much more expensive, is longer, and ends ut
a point so far from the present town OF Olvm-
! pia that in nv Judgment il will start n rival
town rather than build up and improve the
present one.
ESTIMATES.
Estimates have been made of the cost of a
| broad and narrow guagc road As basis
! for their estimates. the surveys made for the
| broad-gllagc road of the Northern Pacific
| Company have been used. except for the last
3 miles where new line has been run. This
is entirety in faror Of the broad glage as the To-
cation can he much cheapened and bettered
| for narrow guage.
! The dimensions of excavations and en-
bankments are: for narrow guage, cuts IA
| Is feet. embankments IA feet; slopes are the
same for both guagcs; i'll cuts horizontal to
vertical The quantities of carthwork are
calculated from the centre cuts and nils ana
7enno to Main st. Wharf; Olynpio--Nar. Gauge.
Grading. incl'g clearing 4 grubbing s44 ,s39 02
Bridging, including trestle. .....:.. 3.lA 90
Superstructure, iron, ties, laying, &c SO os2 @ 80
Stations, Stations turntables, platform, water
tanks, &C.,. .................... S'6Oo w
Total. SIG, ,2o5 81
Broad Gauge.
Grading, inclg clearing grubbing SCI $40 70
bridging, including trestle. 4,285 20
Superstructure, iron ties laying c 1SGSdS $ S 90 90
% Stations, turntables, platform, water 49, =.
Total l.......................s s24O, ,7G9 ~
Difference of cost in favor of a mar
row gauge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e|o,o6S ol
| Distance, 1883 miles.
Average cost per mile. narrow gauge, 10, 937 GO
broad 16,aS5 ~
This shows the first cost to be S192, ,205 81, or
! SO per cent. in favor of the narrow gauge OF
the cost of the broad gauge.
Your letter fixes the northern end OF the
road at Olympia and asks for the additional
distance and cost of extending the road to
the point on l,udds Inlet, nearest to olympia;
where sea-going vessels can come at all
times" In order to determine the position
of the nearest deep water; | have, through gh
the kindness of Capt. Jas. Lawson, examined
the map showing the results Of his survey of
Budds Inlet | find the nearest point n,.t.e to Ge
wharf The distance from Main-street wharf
is sso feet or LES miles This rhn"3ns r3nld tbe be
road, az described previously, to Main
street wharf, and extending it thence by pile
tr',stle to deep water. Or, by Keeping the
line of road on the west side of the inlet and
following the shore line to the deep water;
II this latter course was pursued the road
v-ould nnf orosS fba hoV nt all. and would