The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-08-05
NEW YoRK, Aug. 4.


proposes TO head on the Northern Pa
cihe by the extension Of his own lines
10 Puget Sound. lie has had surveys
made u the 1st hundred miles from
the new track and II win start from
Cheyenne. II will pass within twenty
miles Of Fort Laramie or perhaps run
10 the place and then 60 On TO the
vicinity OF Fort Mckinney. Thence
the road will bear west through the
Big Horn country TO Yellowstone
Park.
The hrst thing Gould thinks he can
accomplish 10 make the road pay ex-
penses, viii be 10 turn tourists towards
the National park. This he Is conf
dent he nj accomplish In sufficient
numbers 10 make the enterprise profit
able. From the park no route has been
decided upon. but It will probably bear
west, south Of the Bitter Root noun
tains along the Snake river valley.
The surveyors are expected 10 report
every day upon the first hundred miles,
and Gould will undertake 10 build that
much between now and the first OF next
January.
The rapidity with which the line will
be pushed on from the National park
will depend somewhat upon the vigor
manifested by the Northern Pacific
people. The frst object Is TO head of
the rival enterprise and, II possible to
brighten Them out Of the field.
Another minor branch Of the enter
prise win DO n road TO connect with the
new line neal Fort Laramie and pro-
coed TO Deadwood. thus tapping the
Black Hills country. This will do
away with the necessity for further
parley on the part Of the Chicago and
Northwestern people for the right to
cross the Sioux reservation from Fort
Pierre 10 the hills, for which favor
Spotted Tail modestly asked 10, 600
head Of blooded cattle.
As our readers are aware the surveys
for the FIRST 102 miles Of the road have
been made and the reports sent to
President Dillon. The above dispatch
says that ''the surveyors are expected TO
report every day. and there seems to
be IN interlined statement that Mr..
Gould Is in q hurry to receive the re-
port In order TO act upon Il at once. 1t
Is therefore pleasing to know that the
route 10 surveyed In such n shape that
workmen can be placed on the work In
"a hours notice. There will be no
delay once the order isgiven.
The writer conversed yesterday with
Supt. Law and Engineer Blickensder-
fer on the subject OF the new road. Mr..
Law said he knew nothing later than
appeared in the dispatch In yesterdays
LEADER, but he renewed his expression
OF opinion that at least 100 miles OF the
road will DO built this year. The u.
p. management stated n short time
since that after the Julesburg extern
sion was fairly under way attention
would be Immediately directed to the
Cheyenne extension. As the Julesburg
road has reached the condition prece-
dent. Mr.. Law presumed that the dis.
patches Indicated the proper tenor
OF the management.
Mr.. Blickensderfer said that a large
corps Of surveyors were held In Chey-
enne. and unless the company meant
business they would scarcely retain the
corps Mt useless expense. He has nm
abiding faith I'm the buIlding of the
road. and saw that there IL plentv Of
time 10 build the road IN Rawbide creek
by the eastern route (lOa miles, before
january LIST. Anticipatine n speedy
beginning and N lively pushing of the
work, he has had the route surveyed
properly for the graders. He expressed
the opinion that orders are liable to be
received at o time to commence
work.
On the whole II now seems probable
that the u. l.. management means
business. although II is barely possible
that the hints thrown ont at the on.
clusion OF the associated press dispatch
aro entitled Ia some weight. At all
events this municipal Micaw her must
content itself in patience and calmly
await for something to turn D