Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-12-19
Agents for the ..Teiler."
Progress Of the Northern Pacific. This
Side.

Since they have commenced work
from the mouth Of the Snake north
eastward, the Northern Pacific CON-
pany have vigorously prosecuted the
same, and by this means have disarmed
a large class of people Who had doubt
ed the intentions Of the company Of
much of the opposition.t they had here
tofore. We are informed that nearly
fifty miles of the road bed has been
graded from the mouth of the Snake
river, that five or six miles Of the rails
have already arrived at Ainsworth,
and several miles more are en- route
up the Columbia. Ties are being fur
nished at rapid rate. wells and sta
tions ere being provided along the line
and warehouses for grain and other
products are being constructed. Men
and teams are employed in every de-
partlhent Of this construction, and no
lack Of means for their compensation
is made apparent. They have offered
their lands along the line for sale at
so 60 per acre, cash, or 81 90 per
acre on time to be paid in installments
and as we learn, their lands are rap
idly being absorbed. The stock of the
company has advanced in the eastern
market to such degree that Jay
Cooke, who was a large holder, and
yet q bankrupt to a very large amount,
has come out of his bankruptcy with
about $250,00o surplus. The eastern
portion of the road constructed is do
ing very profitable business, and the
further construction of the road west
ward from the Missouri is rapidly pro-
crossing. All these are evidences of
the soundness of the company, and
guarantees that they will carry for
ward the work on this side and com
plete the road to the Pen de Grille
Lake before the close Of 1880, a dis
lance of 20S miles from the mouth of
the Snake river, and will put into cir
culation in the country over IS, 000,-
900 Of dollars in this work of con-
struction. Besides all this every man
who owns land along the road or in
the vicinity thereof will have his land
more than tripled in value, either for
sale Of for raising products and taking
the surplus to market. 1t is to be in
ferred that with this division of the
road built, they will not allow them
selves to be long pent up from rail-
road connection with tho Sound eth
or via the Columbia river and Kalama
or via Of the Cascade range north of
the Columbia river. It matters little
It the present to the people Of this up
per country, which of the two routes
they take. Our egress to the sea will
be secured for our surplus products,
and every man woman and child in
tho country will derive benefit there
by, and it may truly be said that day
light is rapidly dawning upon the
northwest.
Since writing the above we have
received the Oregonian of the 18th
from whose kilograms we extract the
following:
New York, Dec. lO.-Itis officially
announced this afternoon that the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany have purchased steel rails, loco.
motives and equipment for 200 miles
Of standard gauge railroad, to be con
structed in eastern Oregon and Wash.
ington Territory during the year 1880.
Fifteen hundred tons Of the rails are
now on hoard the ship Orient, soon to
sail from Cardiff for Portland. One
hundred miles will he built from The
Dalles up the Columbia river to con;
meet with the existing Walla Walla
railroad; fifty miles will be an extern
sion OF the latter to Snake river, and
the remainder will connect Texas ferry
on Snake river;with the heart of tie
Palouse country. 1t is stated that
these extensions and new constructions
are made for the purpose Of opening
up, in conjunction with the Northern
Pacific, the great grain producing dis
trict OF eastern Washington Territory.