The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-05-14
The Narrow onnee r.n,lnn,.

VIM. Roid, the President Of the Narrow
Gauge, spent last week on tho limo Of his pro.
posed railway, and going back to Portland
on Saturday evening, gave the following &c.
count Of the Conpapy's doipgs aud plans TO
the reporter Cf the Oyeyonian:
Mr.. Ileid's visit up tho valley with the
company's two engineers, Mr.. Morris md
Mr. Eastwiek, and the contractor, Mr. Mont.
gomory, was for the purpose of locating tbs
bSptv "i the road on the east abd west sides.
lilo present route determined npon this wear
- rom North Brownsville. which place tie
party visited last Tuesday, north.easterIy to
Lebanon, crossing Oak creek, two miles from
oodaViIle, thence on t&s west side OF the
south santiain, crossing that stream four
niles below Lebanon, thcnce across the Crab
treo fork and proceeding Co seio through what
y called the center gap. The road thereafter
rhns hofthofIy to the north Santiam, which
l, eroSses ~ q point two miles below Staythl.
shoucs through The Waldo hills. and then
goes down 10 HOwells prairie along the Eash
Fndding river, thence into silycrton From
silvertou the road goes nortberly 10 Classy
FOND school house, which Is Che nenreat .,oint
TO the Mollala country. Thereafter the road
VIII run westefly through or near 10 tYoog,
burn, and from that point run across tie
ffeDeii prairie 70 Itae'a ferry via Iardnps.
aud near 20 ST. Paula Catholic mission
treat difficulties were experienced by the
engineers IA securing crossing Of the vii.
lhInetto RIVER from the French prairie Int
alter deliberation IL is believed that the tpost
favorable bridge crossing will be between Rae's
Terry ON the cast aide aud Mra FaIauart'a m,
the wcAL side, although this has not Leeu |
iihally determined upon. Frota FuIauartis
lshuins the road viii run westerly through
the haiues farm and there join tie west a. |
vlsion coming from Kings valley. The two
Trains viii then be joined together and rrn.
coed direct to Portland, which Is twenty.iour
and hall miles from the proposed junction.
From the latter place no difficulties tresrnt
thetisclFes until the road reaches what l. /
called the Chebalem gap, eighteen miles from
ftlaad' which ~ over JilO feet above the
level OF tho French prairie. C,,nsiderable
cutting VIII have % be made 40 iItis yat, LINT
y Is believed BY the engineers that a grade Of
~ three lset t. tie mile will be obtained.
! I"1iy"'i'g d""n the Cbshaleni gap TO Middle
tVn Iie fpa'i passes through igukun but not
very d'Eienlt country. aiad from there "a
Sueser lake at Dswego Ilo engineering dir,
cuitieu pfeaeht Themselves an eAarll,.tit era,,
having been thus far found Ff,,fa Os.e.,o
70 point almost opposite on ab.,ve Afiitsau. |
kle, however, Eli. mountain stands ia fbe |
way OF getting to SOaih Portland. This
mountain cannot ba got over or crossed la
any other way than by tunnel or d.,ct aud
i"'s excavations oE rock at that place aud
hence u was proposed to the engineers 10 re.
.rpss the willamette river aud 20, GA 60 Fat
i'"ftlaud Instead %. south Portland Bat the
directors are oppcasd 10 this es.uraa un,ess
absolutely Compelled % do So Further sur.
surveys will be made of this i.inii,,taip 10 H..
-erniine accurately tie coat Of getting through
! by tunnel or otherwise. aud II succcssial
u" road ~ill par by the foot II the new
,sf'etery. White aHd Eei houses and 10
spnth Portland. The terminus here eaanst
u course i,c decIol-uu:iI t,,e .fir.t5,r, l,,,,,
whether Iii monistain can be ,,...s,...,,,ixs,l,,
%. over.