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The PEsHAsrIy DIsTEIcT.-From lr
Lnsk wood. ssuior. VIC haze cleaned the

The PEsHAsTIs DISTRICT. lr
Lnsk wood. ssoior. VIC haze cleaned the
following: Recently bis sen succeeded in
reaching the mines on snow shoes. aud
found the snow from FIVE to eight feet
deep. He found the men whom they
had employed during the winter TO run
a tunnel, to tap tie vein ct greater
depth, had not accomplished as much as
anticipated, owing TO the hardness of
the rock. The work, however. is still
going on, and it is expected, Judging
from the dip OF the vein, to reach it in
q short time. The completion of this
lower tunnel Of the Humming Bird mine
will give the company a sloping face of
over one thousand feet Of pay ore, and
by the time the SHOWS are off We may
expect TO heat. OF everything being in
readiness Tor its development. Tue un-
usual severity of thu pas. winter has
greatly retarded work not only at this
mise but % al the Others in tine dis
trict. We are confident that the present
sesson will witness developments in this
locality that will astonish the outside
world.-Yskima Record.
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~ WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER
Saturday, April 10, 1880.
The Portland Standard says:

4uO VI Sl2he tt6SfsSeS@ oey~
Che Postofice Department alone has
1OG,0O0 employees - obey the orders of
the Republican campaign managers this
year. The whole army Of Administra-
ton serfs, including the dependents Of
the actual employ ces. number between
fvesand six hundred thousand per-
sons.
Our contemporary Is o bit cut with
his figures. At the date Of the Lest
annual report of the Department. on
the Soth Of June, 1879, the employees
Of the postal service numbered but
56,s44. including ell. The remainder
Of the so-called land miscalledl serts. :"
including army and navy. but emitting
petitioners. certainly does not exceed .
hundred thousand. The whole revenue
Of shs Government during the psst
year has been only about two hundred
and City million dollars, . hundred
and twenty millions Of which have
bees applied to interest payments and
debt reduction. II, Of tho hundred
and thirty millions remaining. fifty
millions can be applied to pensions,
our army ard navy supported. Govern.
ment maintained, and these Ave or six
hundred thousand seffs and other per.
sons led, It is done on . scale Of economy,
hitherto, unpractissd in Government
affairs. and which is TO be commended
for Ill future time to the successors Of
the present Administration.
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BILE Of comparing favorably with any
other description of purely manual
Labor. Coal mining enterprises 10 the
Province may simply be regarded IS
enisently satisfactory in is past re.
suits and future prospects. The
amount Of coal produced has increased
from 81 900 tons in 1878 to 2i1 900 in
1877. These figures. which ARE indis-
putsbly authentic, demonstrate beyond
the possibility of dispute that the coal
producing industry of the Province
will in the future prove to be an i'm
portant source If wealth TO those en-
gagged 10 It's prosecution.
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AUGUST FLOWER.

The immense sale and-sreat popular
ity of Green's August Flower in all
towns and villages IN the civilized
world has caused many initators to
adopt similar names. expecting to reap
q harvest for themselves at the expense
of the, afflicted This Medicine was
introduced in 1868. aud for the care of
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint, with
their effects, such rs Sour Stomach.
Costiveness. Sick Stomach. Sick Head.
ache. Indigestion. Palpitation OF the
Heart. Vertigo, ETC.. etc. it nere,. has
failed TO our knoiel41gs. Three doses
will relieve any case of Dyspepsia. Two
millio, bolt es sold last year. Price IS
cents. Samples 10 cents. For sale by
all druggists.
8 GREENS ATLAS AND DIARY ALMA.
MAC. the most expensive free Almanac
ever published. sent free on receipt of
two cent stamp.
G. G. GREEN.
Woodbury.. N. j., .. S. A.
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Mr. Proctor. the astronomer. has come
to the. conclusion that the facts revealed
of late years disprovs the theory, hith-
srta held. Of . generally equabls seat.
tering Of the stars. H. says they are
markedly aggregated in certain parts
Of the galaxy and segregated in others.
that. even among :he stars visible to
tho naked eye, these pcculiaritiss Of
srsese cement are discsrnihle, and the
cslculsted odds against this being due
to mere chance distribution may be
represented BY the proportion Of >
number containing iS6 digits 70 unity.
Another interesting fact Is that whole
groups d stars are found to DO drifting
through space with almost inconceiva-
-bls velocity. But the theory that there
10 grand centra, sun Ia Pleiades. round
which the whole star system revolves.
Mr.. Proctor regards as theory unsup-
ported by sufficient evidence, notwith-
standing its plansible advocacy by
Maesllor and others. A.
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Tucson, In Arizona. IA older town
than Boston or New York. is an adobe
built place Of 1000 inhsbisants. OF
this number 1000 are Americans and
6U00 Mexicsns and mixed breeds. It's
people live by mining. trading and
ranchiug; the Mexicans Doing the latter
aud Americans the former. The South.
ern PaesRc Railroad has just passed
through the town, on is way from
Ban Fsansisco to the Gulf Of Mexico,
on the. line Of which Tucson is just
about half war.
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Postal employees in the English me-
tropolis namber. all told, 1o.665. Of
whom, $500 are. attached to the central
Office. The police Of London also
nu~bet over ten thousand. In these
two hrsnohss II public service. ia Lon
don. srs TO be found a. many men ~
orc INCLUDED In the votiag population
OF lyses cities like Livsrpeol and 0las.
gows asxtto Lendon athsa greatest IN
the kingdom.
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Ii you are worn out. feel more IA
tieued when il is time TO get up than
when you wen; to bed; are ianguid.
listless and lazy. take few doses Of
Emil Frese's Hamburg Tea It's
strengthening. refreshing and invigor-
ating qualities will delight You as j.
has done many tens of thousands al
ready
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PORT BLAKELY. April S.-Sailea,
bafkentine r X Ham and brig Sheet
Anchor. for San. Frsncisco: brig T W
Lucas, for antioch.
PoRr GAMBLE. April 9.-Sai.ed,
bark Camden, for Honolulu.
PoRTs TOWNSEND. April 0.-Brig
Sheet Anchor. owned by H sonnichscn
of San Francisco. on her arrival here
to-day from P.4t Blskely, was libelled
BY Henry Ltndes. ef thii city. for
twenty seven hu6dred shd fort live
dollars, and is now in charge OF the q.
s. Marshal.
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The Pension bill for 1881 has become
. law. lts apprQpsiaiinns include The
enormous total Of eSa. 4o0. 900. In adj
dilion to this amount . deficiency bill
OF &6.e65. 900 ID now pending. The
psusisa appropriations OF is7a. 1880
sadlsel will fsqssrs che grasd total
Of slso.ooO, 900. Taxpayers are wsa-
sying Of thsss huge money grants.
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HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS.

HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS.
Used in all diseases incident to Horses
and Cattle. such as Distemper, Founder,
Coughs, Slavering. Yellow Water.
Heaves. Chambers. &c. SC. Prepared
by US only aud put mp in % aud so
cent packages. Give it trial.
KELLY & YOUNG,
Wholesale and Retail Druggists.
Seattle w. T.
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The report that Colonel syngs and
his wife we're captured by Greek hsie-
ands WAS tras only % far % he ws
concerned. The only reason the bsie-
aads had for mot carrying Oh The
Colonsl's vile was that he had none.
and never had. - - -
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In the Democratic State Convention
Of Oregon. JoAa Whitaksr. John N
Thompson and deorgs x Shields were
placed In domination Tor Congress, and
70 Whitaker was accorded the honor On
the 6fsk ballet. i ~ - assss
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j a box, six boxes for SIS.
ssnt free ~ Mai oissesips Of money.
FASHIONABLE DREssmlKINe.

NERs. sKssJR cAMenox AYRxs. LATELY
M ftc@ Dnosos. uass oGses hes srrvicss y
- itne ~ fnshtopah,s DFessmAkzna tnshe i.A5es
- ssatsis sna shs 6eusd couassy-
cuvStng md elstleg and BRIDAL
= Attls0 . vpoclalty.
Hegkdneoo cd psoce q hao1neoe - 3Aird ~.
tvoeo eDe1ng - $1,000 oGoon. o1n1tle. ~
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LONDON. Ont. April She Grand
Jury indicted Riddulph charged with
The shooting Of Jshn Donneliy. Z
LONDON. April s-The Staadard. in q
leading. Artiele. Asscxss thai he real SIC.
nidcancs ~ ehepclh ID TIA the LIB
erals WI be sablefo disrease WIN the
support Of the Home Rule vots. The
Liberal net gain ID nov eighty ons
seats.
Herbert, Gladstone. Libsral. son OF
Hoa W E0lsdsenne. eho sas cefsatsd
for Niddlesex. will stand 40 candidate
Tor Leeds; his father. Who was returned
Or Leeds and Midlothian. having elect:
cd 70 accept the latter.
/ r Askssds gsolA nsnssG serstary. is
reelected for Lancashire. southwest.
b Additional returns show . Liberal
gainsof Aighk ssAta- ~ - -x 80 !
Bs6LN. xy-Hsslhs Erpssvs hsa
10 long conference With the Crown
Prince. At which il Vas determined that
Biauasek .sbeull Ssmaip IN .fkiee. -,
|. B1sAs ~ S&a ~ sAat ~ Ass Sok
|tlspt for several nights. and walks aud
stands With difneulsy His family urge
rest sra Qui%t-
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DR. SIS MAKING.
HAVING REcUvIp TIE LATEST
SPRiM6 FASHIONS,
isHAIL CONTINUE 10 DO ~.
Dressnaking In al thoLatese
and NEST apprsvea styles.
Ard rsspectfus,y ssseas . rssssshls sAars 81
pesrenage nm IL ladiss q 6.estle.
Psr0anensly I,eeassa svsr Haaaseks'A !
Drug nssrs. Nan street, seattle.
fssd MNE. uAPELLR.
Notice Of Application 70 Purchase
Timher Land.

; CnFlED 61K11s Dn1a10g Lam O8S3g1. q y
NOrICR - HkN1DY ofvEu mar. N cox
grses syDreve1 49, .. Mye. eneleua 49, - TO-
u sale - xlmesr IAn1s q ~ 0Dnooo - Cn11ooe
ME. oreges. xsvsas - Vnsh160opa 9essossys-.
t.gtsa Issslaory. - Ms ~ Old 4 SlAs eGes
~ spDltca11ea - yussAnse u n 4 - NJ 4
e sscaiea He n. n Je1aGhR - - ues4h.
dssu1hea hn1. = ~ ysgt11S 0s(o1es - IT
~ roxn1So1 - ~ thGR 49, Fl ~ 60 80
- s1z1v - &Ss No. 49, hGGoof. al
W. - - - - = -. . N16A
fzs,su Assuass $3.50 60
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There has lately been con-
siderable talk abou. Safes be-
ing drilled. The above tele-
gram speaks for itself, and
shows that Messrs. Raymond
& Wiltshire, Agents for the well
known mcMeale & Urban Safes
are willing their safes should
be tested. Many Of these safes
have been tested and no one
ever failed TO stand said test.
D. 7. WHEELER,
Agent McNeaIs & Urban Safe Co.
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EAATERN STATES


Dixon. ILL.,, April S-A disastrous
FIRE oocaIred here last night. bteAking
out at about o'clock in Thompson &
CAa mill. Betole = ives crested il
burned Becker s Underwood's mill, S.
Eells b Co . fax mill and several mi
nor buildings; loss $4,000. Ezra
Becker, son Of Il p Becker, and VIM
Schaum, clerk in a drug store. were
killed. VIM Rink had beth arms
broken, and OP Lent. Patrick Duffy,
Orvilie AndersWn, w w Vann.J Frank
Yelsenberger all badly injured.
WHnEIIkG, W.yVs. April 9-This
afternoon thu rear coach of the passen.
ger train on the Beliaire and South
western Railroad jumped the track on
trestle abeut eighteen miles from
Bellaire falling q distance of fifteen
feet. There were fifteen sor twenty
passengers in the coach Of whom five
or, six were injured. L III Armour, of
Piitsburg. was injured about the side.
back and internally; VIM Smith. Of
Woods6eld, leg broken. sud other seri-
ous inibsi4s; Capt Armstrong's daugh-
ter, Beilaire. slightly Injured. Reports
here are that young DAnford, postal
clerk 10 killed aud three others badly
injured. a 80.
DALLAS, Texas. April 9.-David
Barton, . prominent colored politician,
SHOT and fatally Woanded Ma wife hnj
then shot fimssR; CRUISE jealousy
WARRINGTON. April 9.-Ignatius
Dennelly has written to the House
Election Committee strongly urging
that SprioRsr's charge that the letter
offering his wifs $4,000 for bis vote on
the Washbnrn case was wtitien by the
friend of Donnslly. be Investigated by
the COMMITTEES to the very bottom~ :
NEW YoRK. April Ga Washingto
special to the Erening Post says: Til
IDEAS friends profess confidence in / heir
ability to run the Harrisburg Copven-
ton 10 the interest Of their candidate,
aud are 20 sangaina that they have
elrseay selected TICKET dslega,es at
large; they says howsvtr, that delss ties
/ will net be -irstructess. As @-M@ =
San ANTONIO, April 9-Intelligsncc
fsoo1 chihuahua, Mexico, reports .
seven hours 6ght between herders and
Indians. Two were killed on each
aide tnelnding The Indian chief.
WAsHIS0roN. April San amend
mens to the army appropriation bill
was offered today by Representative
Harry. White aud adopted, authorizing
the Pfesi1ent on tAa reQuese ofaay h.
|cosporated college~to detail IA army
officer from the retired list to act Is
military professor thereof. This amend.
ment aetains the purpose which Page
bad Tor the benefit Of the California
Uqlvereity. but the amenement which
- e<oposed yesterday. but which the
loptten OF Whites amendment now
rsadsrs unnecessary = y
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TELEGRAPHIC.
wAsurrGroN rERRlTonY.

x1cLus,ssrr TO rns rxrrLL,orscEr.
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DAILY INTgLLIGENCBR.

The DAILY lNTEklA0ENcE8 -
Published every m0Pnfng, Mondays a
cepted . ana delivered 70 subscribers anywhere ID
the eiiy. q 2J esnts per week. payable TO IL
Osrrist; single coylee 10 eents.
Per 1nnam. $1,000 In advance.
THE WEEKLY 1NTELLlGENCER
This Old and popular journal Of Western Hssh-
fngtou. With the largest circulation Of any Pspe1
In the Territory. IL pubiished every Saturday
morning. Terms Three Dollars per az
nam. Ia sdvaEcs: Otherwise. 500.
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MISCEELA NEOUS-
The following Telegram
was received by D, T. Wheel
or, Agent for the McNeale &
Urban Safes in this city, and
will explain itself:

SAN Francisco. March II, 1880.
d. 7. Wheeler, Seattle, " T.-Your
Commissioners or any one else can have
the privilege of testing by drilling any
McNeale & Urban Fire and Burglar.
Proof Safe. and We viii guarantee the
same results as 10 Burglar-Proof Safe
now used by Dexter Horton S Co.'S
bank. and numerous other banks on
this coast.
RAYMOND & WILTSHIRE.
The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-26

An exchange pointedly asks:
why do not the silver miners of
Nevada. Colorado, Arizona, New
Mexico, California, ETC., have a
tight for fair play? The gold min
ing industry is protected by free
coinage. The iron mining industry
is protected by tariff. and so is
manufacturing, but the silver min
ing industry has been shown no
favor and has never been treated
fairly. Secretary Sherman sends
to Europe for Germany's old coin
with which to make dollars, and
pays tens of millions therefor,
while our silver miners are grub
bling and digging for little or no
profit In this shameful condition
of affairs one or more things ought
to be done-allow silver a free
coinage OF put a tariff upon its i'm
portation, or better, perhaps, do
both. Why is not silver as much
entitled to tariff as iron? Why
is not silver as much Untitled to
free coinage as gold? And why do
not the silver miners speak out on
this, to them, important subject"
The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-26
Something In Sight.

A Pennsylvania came down here
few DAYS SINCE with q big specula-
ton in his eye He was not only
sure that he had discovered coal on
his farm but he was willing to give
some capitalist big show if he
would advance the money to develop
the mine. He may find his man, but
it looks rather dubious from the con
vers2tion he had yesterday in AN
Office ON Wall street with 4 specula-
tor who wants to lay in q winters
supply of new coal mines
Now then,' began The Speculation,
do you know coal when you see i -
Dew Il" yelled the old man as he
clapped on his hat, why, I've smell
coal, tasted coal and almost lived in
c.'al bin since l opened my eyest'
VERY well. Is your mine con-
feniently situsted?'
jam up; couldn't be better.
There's railroads all around it, good
highways, plenty OF shade for sum
mr., handy to churches and schools,
and the climate is boss"
"And the coal crops out near the
surface:"
"She does"
"How many feet have you gone
down :"
wall, about seven or eight, 1
guess
"And what is in sieht:"
Lots o things. When you are
looking down the shaft, Of course,
you can't see anything but two Irish
men and their picks, but if you are
looking across the country the sight
is the finest you ever saw. If L had
n little more money I'd build an OBJ
servatory on that hill and let the old
mine go TO grass"
The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-26

We clip the following from the
Silver Belt in reference to manufac-
lures:
"The Phoenix HERALD of Nov.
18th has a very hopeful article in
which it says that Phoenix as a
trade center is not surpassed by
any city in Arizona" We believe
80, too. Ephemeral cities are built
upon mining industries. Their cx-
istence is assured while the indus
tries supporting them last; when
the mines weaken the population
been SO IN. IN California and Nevada,
it must be so here. This is one of
the things in which History most
certainly repeats itself. What min
ing towns must do is to establish,
while in their hey-day, manufac-
lures of some sort, so as TO render
them comparatively independent
against the dark days that must
come. This is begging the ones
ton little. perhaps, because our
mining industries are only in their
infancy; but in time of plenty pre-
pare for scarcity, is not a bad way
Of plagiarising the old saying, "In
time of peace prepare for war"
The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-26
MANUFACTURER.

1t is al undisputed fact that o
town or city largely supplied with
manufactures is the most success
full and supplied with a better and
steadier class of citizens. All
authorities agree that town thus
supplied is possessed of more sta
bility and permanency. In Arizona
at present very little manufacture
ing is engaged in. The town that
first staI is in this business will be
looked upon as a good field and Sc
lected by future followers. The
other large cities in Arizona are
well supplied with mineral districts
in the immediate vicinity, while the
nearest mining camps to this city
are 80 miles away, but near enough
TO supply market for all our pro-
ducts. This valley is recognized
as No. 1 in agriculture in the Terri
tory-why not place it ia the same
rank as regards manufactures.
Wood and water are plentiful and
cheap. Labor and living is on a
par with California. A manufac-
tory actually needed in this part of
the Territory now, and one that
could be easily, quickly and cheap
" established and one that would
pay from the start, is wooden
mill. The quantity of wool that
passes though Phoenix from the
north every month for the railroad
thence to be shipped to San Fran
cisco would, of itself, be sufficient
to keep a mill running, Besides
i. should be taken into considera-
ton that the yield of Apache coun-
ty reaches an outlet by the A. d
P. r. R. and also, with a mill at
hand our stockraisers could easily
increase their stock. In a cores
pondence in TIE HERALD 4 few
days since an item was made of
Brown Bros. present shearing, 2S,-
900 land there are many more as
largo stock raisers as these gentle
men, north and east of u.s.. This
wool was sent to San Francisco at
large cost for freight, there it is
made into blankets and wooden
goods and brought back to Us ct
another cost fof freight. The mill
could be run in Phoenix at an ex-
pense about equal to San Francisco
aud these two freights coald be
saved to the consumer. The mer-
chants who constantly receive wool
from their customers, instead of
sending IT to San Francisco could
send it to the Arizona Wooden Mills
and in return receive homemade
goods. If no one man wishes to
undertake this, let joint-sto,k
company be formed. The HERALD
would like to hear from some one
posted on the cost of erecting and
running n s,nlall sizad mill
The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-26
NEW MAIL ROUTES

The HERALD's dispatches to-day
bring information of the establish
ment of several new mail routes in
Arizona, four of which are of direct
interest to Phoenix. The first. Gil
lett to Overton Gave Creek, is a
funny order. Overton is 80 miles
northeast of Phoenix and 80 miles
southeast of Gillett. Now why
carry the mail for this camp As
miles to Gillett, thence 80 miles to
Cave Greek, when the result can
be obtained in so miles from Phe-
nix. The route from Mcdowell to
Reno is good and one advocated by
the HERALD. The other two,
Globe to WheatGclds and Globe to
Turner-or better known as Steam
boat Rock-are good, but can be
improved on. The last named
runs over exactly the same route
as the one viii from Globe to
WheatfeIds. This will then give
US mail line through TO Globe ex-
cept 20 miles between Reno and
Turner, with this gap filled, which
we think will be -as soon as the
.case is understood. This mail
route will cause the establishment
of a stage line and draw consider
able of the travel between Globe
and the railroad through Phoenix,
the distance being about the same
as by Florence with the advantage
of a much smoother and better
road.
Another route the HERALD
would suggest would be a weekly
from Hayden's Ferry to Mesa City
10 miles. This is q settlement
of about sixty families-about 800
souls They are enterprising, in
telligent and progressive are now
at work on two new school build
ings to replace oil ones, and as
they receive a large quantity of
mail it is wrong to make them
travel twenty miles for it.
The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-26
THE Objective POINT.
Eastern Terminus of the South
ern Pacific Railroad

A gentleman who accompanied the
President of the Southern Pacific
Railroad in his trip through Louis
lana and Texas gives the following
interesting account to the San Fran
cisco Bulletin Of what he saw and
heard. Our space does not permit
of more than e1 attracts.
cat Sherman the party was joined
by Governor Brown, Vice President
of the Texas IL Pacific. and George
NJ. Noble, General Superintendent
of the same road, and thai night run
10 The extreme western end of the
track, which at that time was some
few miles west of EaslGnd The county
seat of Easland county, and which is
1853 miles west of Dallas. The road
at that point was being pushed for
ward at the rate of from oncto two
miles day. The distance from
Eastland to FL Paso was estimated to
be about $50 miles. There was a
good deal of heavy grading out fiom
Eastand, but The engineer in charge
stated that the great plateau OF north
western Texas would he reached
within a few miles from there. when
the work would be lighter and they
would be able TO push the building
of the road faster. The party re-
manned over night ut Dallas, and
then continued over the same road
newt day to Shreveport. Louisiana,
the present southern terminus. From
this point it WAS proposed to con
linue the line to New Orleans, Il dis
lance of about 335 miles"
The party also visited New Or
leans and ether southern cities. New
Orleans VIII no doubt be selected as
the terminus and the line completed
within two years.