The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-21
THE CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE, AND
ST. PAUL.

This great Company is still coming
toward the Pacific. as well - building
north. south and east, and they may
yet be on Puget Sound a. soon - joy
Gould or the Northern Pacific. IL
enormous operations sre thss luded u
by recent Eastern exchanges:
The Wisconsin Valley and the Chi.
cago, Clinton. Dubuque d Minnesota do
not vet appear on the list Of roads
worked by this company. indicating
that the transfer 10 not completed. The
last named line 10 to be extended into
Clinton. Iowa. by building about eight
miles OF now road where the Iowa
Midland track is now used. Possession
will probably pass shout Ssptembss
first.
Work has been begun ON the sxtsn.
sion Of the lately purchased Mineral
Point rad from Mineral Point. Wis.,,
north to D,dgeville. about seven miles.
The St Paul Pioaeey-Irea speaks ~
follows Of the new lines and extensions
this company now has In progress in
Minneso,s and Dakota:
The greatest exploits ara being dome
10 Dakots, where they have l2DU men
1t work and whore. by the close Of the
season, they viii have built over 200
miles Of new road in this Territory.
The Hastings & Dakota read Is being
extended from tho DAkota boundary
line at Big Stone City due west for 100
miles TO the James River. striking II
about 100 niies south of the Northern
Pacific railroad. by the first Of August,
80 miles of,his track will bs down; the
balance by November. Beyond the
Jamos Rive. toward the Black Hills
there have been no surveys made.
although exploring parties have psne.
tr ted some distance west. and. until
tue country 10 carefully examined by
compel Mt engineers. IL rs uncertain in
which direction tho road will 90 west
Twelve miles ives. of Big Stone City. G
branch line called the Whetstons
Branch Is being biilt in o northwest
erly direction up the Whetst stone River
II will extend for so miles this season
and stop at q point 10 miles due wes
Of Browns Valley. which hitter plsc,
lies between Big Lake and LAX,
Traverse, This line IL evidently head
ing for the Northsrn Pacific railroad q
this crossing OF the James River
Another line is being buht on its west
ern side, directly toward Jamestown
on the Northern Pacific. Forty mile,
Of this north aud south extension viii
be completed by November next. Tn,
grading on the Flsndresu line frou
Flsndrsaa 10 Sioux Falls, 40 miles Il
length, 10 finished with tho exception
OF . slight amount OF work In SOM
heavy outs. and will probably b irone,
this year. though this will not be full.
decided upon until some time later il
tho season. The line west Of Flandreau
known % the Southern Minncsots d.
vision. 10 being pushed toward u
Black Hills. and will reach The vsruil
lion River. As miles west Of Flandrssu
early ia the fall. Three. fourths Of tn
grading y done already. and srsoklsy
ing will follew ~ snoA ~ tho read be,
10 ready. Tho Black Hills extension a
their Iowa 4 Dakota iiae, which wa
built to Mitchell last fall. IL hkswjs
being pushed. and cars will be runniu
~ far ~ tina Missourithis fall. Mitchell
10 at or near the James River 10 south
ern Dakota, and large force Of me
are scattered along the route betwes
there and the Missouri. The roa,
reaches the Missouri by way Of Ameri
can csesk and re out on the west cid
by American Grow Creek. Bsyon
this the surveyors have penetrated som
70 miles toward the Black Hills. 10
psint near the Tooth meridian. whsr
they were slapped BY the Sioux Indi
ans. Negotiations with the savage
for right Of way through their terrific
~ are now pesding. The company he
just completed . short line In toe south
eastern part Of the Territory 10 consec
the line which runs from Sioux City I,
Sioux Falls with their line 10 Ysnktan
Il 10 called the Eli Point Cutoff. and l
six milss IN lsngth. Ia Iowa they Or,
baildiag 10 miles Of road from Rocl
Valley TO Eden In Miunssots. tn,
company 10 building what 10 kuown q
the Hastings B Dakota Cut-c4, ~ hici
runs from Minneapolis 10 Benton, . dis
tancs Of 80 miles. Three hundred me,
and l5O teams are now Ut work. Th,
lioe viii come into Minneapolis by va,
Of The Sc. Paul. Minneapolis a Mantle
la, or the Minneapolis b st. Loui
road from Cedar Lake. Grading Sil
BE- flushed by Oct 1. aud iron lai,
within thirty days after. Id addisio,
to this, the company 10 constructing
double track short line between Mime
apolis and 81. Pau. spanning the Miss
issIppi River as Meekcr's Island will
one Of the most magnificent doublstrael
laid bridges In the country. l{s fee
above the water. This lire will b COO
pleted by Sept. OF before
The gauge Of the branch line fron
Lime Rock, Via, TO Richlxnd Cents
formerly the Pine River Valley 4
Stevens Point readl was changed frou
3 feet TO 4 feet sis inshss on August
II 10 10 miles long.
CAPrURx or A SHARK ~ DEFIANT