The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-19
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THE EXTENSION FROM THE WEST.
wsIla Walla Union.


The Northern Pacific Railroad has all the
iron on hand laid down, and 1t is out from
AiDsworth IL miles. The grading is 60
ing on at several different places. There
Ii about one foot Of frost still in the
ground, tho grading where light has been
deferred until the next thaw shall have
come. A party has moved 10 the summit
upon which there is a cut of A feet. The
deepest cut on the road rs far as the gra~
ding has progressed, is not TO exceed 10
feet, and NO Gil yet made exceeds that
limit-that is in the 45 miles OF work.
This much OF the grading is completed,
With the exception Of building the neces-
sary bridges, which cannot DO done before
the timber for the same can be placed
upon the ground. There are some three
camps operating at present. The number
of men employed Ia about 300 white and
some 100 and upwards OF Cinnamon. The
number OF the latter has been somewhat
diminished by reason OF the cold, and some
five inches OF snow that covers the ground
In that section. Our information comes
from MIR. Pierce who has been running
boarding house for the past few months.
lie has sold out his tent and fixtures. Board
he says is $3.50 per week, aud wages Sl.7o
per day.
The line OF the road as located from the
mouth OF Snake River down to the Colum-
bia, does not touch Wallula, but crosses the
Waila Walla river some half a mile above
the town. This avoids, In great measure,
the shifting sand that banks up in small
mountains In the vicinity OF Wallula.
The Tacoma Herald Of February 20 re-
ports the two locomotives which were ship
ped overland have arrived at San Francis.
co, and have been started for Portland on
the barkentine Modoc. During the latter
part Of the month OF January six new loco
motives were shipped for the Columbia cto
Cape Horn-two on the Shandos, Two on
the Belle of Bath and two on tbs Freeman.
Each vessel had cargo OF iron and Other
railroad material. Iron for twelve more
miles Of road viii soon reach Ainsworth
No other iron IL expected there until abou
June or July. after which the track will bt
laid as fast as iron can be shipped up TIT
Columbia river.
The movements of the engineers of thu
Mp. II. r. and o. r. & N. Co.'s look a
though the amicablc arrangements hereto
fore existing between them had been dis
turbed. A couple Of weeks ago the Unio'
recorded the fact that the o. r. 81 N. Co
had ordered line of railroad CONSTRUCTED
from Ainsworth to Wallula. These engi
neers were followed on Tuesday last by
force of 40 men, who commenced the worl
of grading from Ainsworth down the Ca
lambda, on the eastern side of that stream
The reason for this sudden move on tn
part of the N. p. r. II. Co. is not officiall
made public. We suppose, however, tina
the directors and managers Of the compa
ny have ut last discovered what everybod
else knew, that by building railroad from
Ainsworth to Wallula, distance OF 10 o
II miles, the company would be entitled +
the cream of the lands in Walla Wall
county. For the good of the country a
large, We hope that the movement mean
that the attempt to combine the two com
panies has fallen through.