The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-02
DAILY MFRLLIeRNeRR.
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SEVEN PACIFIC RAILwAYs.

, s;.s Pei ii; bt5a s sSass &c
country, it v believed that another
trsns-contineetel kne-vould- nsser Be
needed or tBouGh t d. So AsSss N M
dertakiog he'd the first line seemed that
II bsd bssa-nropl pced. ~ sble and
experienced IND tsnttefly i'm
practicable Of construction and OF eper-
s.ion il c6B5tfuct1d. 6nd men who en-
gagged in It were ridiculed - crazy the.
orists. aDf 4endoey iAlxAsd conr-
slsne 80 At@hs gftst wosk - Scem-
pletion.
wbatA wendssfpl change in those
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1. The Canadian Pacific. to extend
from point: west Of O.g&s, yiAbs
north coast Of Lake Superior and Wfn-
nipsg. crossing the Rocky Mountains at
YeIlowhssd pass. andhpd5esy ~ Bar
rard Inlss. about latitude 40. Several
i IL. Il G5&Sj5ssd "a 10 r.eisc
coast. It il possible that the entire
lice Of 275o HQ7C {roR &aEs 10y be
longer i'd 4 bloSzb ssuirsd.
2. The Northern Psci6c, to extend
bstwess The l6tn sid 4st6 psrxllSfs. 70
P.sss 1i0kk stanfd kbo9 1900
miles. i15l6df63 thu sui branch
Of lss .i'ss:sE o. a a.s s1ssssy
from both ends With The deiesminstionl
70 have the line completsd within ave
years, perhaps In three. @sKse9fY2a
3. The Union and Central Pacific
line. from Omaha - Gan francisco,
1915 mir ~ ab1ht lalitpde ~
and d uIAg " - thS pioneef line
whoes wonderful success has called all
tn: 0: .s Pr isGf3ess ,r..,,
rosd (of three feet guags.) which Is
practically branch IT the Union Pa,
ciAc Ct Ogden and il already bdlK
over COG 2i|s: = ee.tfx i7fo u = ont:na
o osSn "a lHf
build IN sxtsr S:6n northwsstsrly 70 the
Oolumbis river and ttSBl1cb r.ktaqyU
Oregon and Washing Territory The
distancs from Ogden 10 the Columbia
; e.; Jg;;s |: II s MI.
interested. operates .iff>feII I6pdfYdI
the P&,Ed& l1t.sd dan. and. vii" will form form
part Of the Northern trans-coptipentsi
line in oa1Dcq9a I1tx>es QAh spA
1 NSssssIR sk 81 Norm. S,.
srn Pa6ln6fUKshe Pacific coat. although
Il viii % cUnsiderxtiy longer, aud
moreover will have its own abundant
source Of hblprt 10 tAe rich piptpg,
grazing = zbu hral and imber r15fqhs
Of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and wash
ingten. There il little doubt that this
line will be built. sd the rapid exteri !
sios Of the Utah and Northern within
s s1 sssss;v;iakta5131hs:. = ,! E: IL. Iii
zee ths new route open to the northern
Pacific coast.
8. xhysjty Inn PARALLEL route. A
very ihporlabs foohb ination ii in,sr
:sts. effeIf Eyithip.edsw weeks past.
ton 81 eHis long = PROPOSED line. Il
1855 the AAleetios end Pacific Hhilros1
Company Wts chastes3a 10 build ) rod
from 81. Louis. 10 San Frsneisco, and
Cougrtss endowed il witt = generous
grant Of %, 90 600 Acrss 70 land. Tho
road VA. hpilt 70 vinita. lbdian Terri
tory, 81 mild, and hsetAsre rested.
Ms.ntinf the company became insol-
auspices. - the 81. Louis and SAn
leaving what VHIlltE1iso ths main
hne q PiaeS Clsys No., 30 uilss west
q 3. Louis. and which - loy bsips
x.:.@ e:s i' 1872 i:si's s|s slIc i Sc Sc
Ga lias Z Nlpiss,1 elis.s Kaosa.,
branch - q Asohisoo. Topeka and
ranta pes-4AiDaae4ssss0pasys which
fsprsesnts alnost unlimitsd Boston
capital. end l. characterized BY 70.
narksble energy and entsrprise. has
Ksuaas Oty "a ~ Rio Gr.nde river
g 0anta 6os,a2 shont o01 m;lss
beeidea severSY nndrsl milea ~
btanshss in Kan2 "a Oelof606. A.
the Rio Grade ~ old ThirtS .afth
parallel line 4 reached. The St Lepia
and 0an Franoisoo Comcenv M,
80 ~. e.