Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-01-23
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lance of Mr.. Thiclson, chief engineer
of the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company, who had just arrived
direct from New York via. Portland. |
From him we learned that work would |
commence at this point Immediately.
The first word would be the changing |
of the cars and locomotives, and then
the track to the standard guage, at the
same time grading will commence at |
Cello, which will be pushed on up the
river at rapid rate. Tie arrange
ment between the O. r. Il n. Co., and
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, by which these companies would
use the road in common to be built on
the Oregon side down the river, was
not accomplished; but Mr.. Thielsen
thought the Northern Pacific Company
would eventually come to their terms.
The present condition Of affairs
makes The Dalles the terminus of
the railroad, as well AZ the head of
steamboat navigation after this season.
Mr.. Theilson seemed TO be of the opin-
ion that the 0. r, Il N. Company
would not build from here to Portland
unless assisted by the Northern Paci-
tic Company. AS there is no necessity
for this until the Northern Pacific
railroad is completed across the CONT
nent to Wallula, we can rest assured
that The Dalles will be the terminus
for three or four years, if not longer. -
Mountdineer.
Thus it would seem Mr.. Thielson,
lust from the boards of magnates of
these two companies, says the joint use
Of the road down the Columbia from
Wallula to Cello is not yet thing
accomplished in tho negotiations be-
tween the two companies, although he
thinks the Northern Pacific will even
tually come to the terms Of the o. r.
4 N. Company. Again the latter will
not build from The Dalles to Portland
unless the N. p. assist them, until the
latter have completed their line
through from the east to Wallula. II
would seem then that the Northern
Pacific purpose to have their own in
dependent connection with the Pacific
ocean, and as before intimated, they
will have their road across the Cas-
cade mountains via the Cowlitz Pass
rs soon as their eastern connection il
made and when both are completed
they will have an advantage in dis
lance, at least across the continent
and a better harbor on the waters O
the Pacific. But the route it has cho
sen leaves the local traffic on this slop
open to the 0. r. 4 N. Company, O
much the best portion Of 1t, provid
ed the latter company construct tn
branch roads which they have project
ed tributary to Snake river. This lat
ter company are making vigorous Ell
forts to accomplish this asan early day
We cnn hear Of no great exertions pu
forth By this company to make thei
main trunk line from upper Snake riy
or through south Idaho and across t
Umatilla. In fact, as we are ted tn
question Of which Of three routes t
take, the Grand Ronde valley route t
Umatilla, the Snake river canyo
route to Lewiston, thence down tn
Snake or the Big Hole and Ska-kah
pass route through the mountains, an
down the Clearwater and Snake river
is not yet fully determined, and prol
ably will not be till more defnit
knowledge is obtained by the compan
as to the practicability Of the Cleal
water route, and if they wait till the
have examined this latter route, on
knowing its character can predict wit
much certainty which will be chose,
In any event the people of Lewisto,
though they may not he located on
through line, they yet viii be so nea
one and have such advantages of waite
navigation to connect them with
through line, that they will not b
outside Of the advantages Of the buile
ing of these roads, and in fact the
will be the commercial center of tn
business of Idaho Shoshone and mos
OF Nez Perce counties in idaho an