The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-29

occupy the same position to members Of the
pool and To the two original companies thai
he had held alone since the movement wa.
begun. Stockholders of these two companie.
who have no interest In the Willard pool will
not therefore a consolidation Of the compan.
les, but the management Of them will be
wholly i'm the hands of the new company
Oregoaiaa.
On Sunday last, Mr.. Thomas f. Cakes
Vice-President of the TranscontinentalC Com.
pany above referred TO Mr.. James Gamble
recently Superintendent of the Western I'm.
ion Telegraph Company, aud heavy stock
holder in the Northern Pacific; Mr.. Ed. Stone
formerly of Deer Lodge and now in the rail
way service at Walla walla. and G. w
Hansen, formerly of Helena but recently OF
Oregon, where he has been employed a. In.
terpreter and with the Navigation Company
reached Deer Lodge and remained until Tues
day,
Mr.. Cakes Is about 80 years Of age, but was
for II years General Manager of the Kansas
Pacific road, and has been recently at the
head fthe Oregon Steam Navigation Com.
pany and other enterprises, which included
the building last year of 250 miles of railroad.
As Mr.. Willard Ii the fnancier of the COM
pany, the general management Of location,
construction and operation of the Northern
Pacific roaal, its branches and connections,
will probably devolve ON Mr.. Cakes. The
original Northern Pacific Company had In 1t
large degree of dignitied faith in this line
1t had also a large degree of inefficiency
which succeeded in the squandering of a
large amount of respectable money and the
company wrecked. The reorganization with
Billings 1T the head, gave 1t more practical
energy, the favorable development Of the
country, ami the eagerness Of capital for
promising investment, enabled Its establish
ment OH sound basis with ample capital.
aud the recent capture by Willard il giving 1t
an infusion Of new blood and enterprise that
promises to push the road to completion be-
fore another financial crisis comes. Mr..
Cakes is COOL representative of this ele-
ment and intends to complete the line from
Duluth to Portland in two years.
Something of the western lines Of the Trans
continental Company may interest our read
ers =:
Leaving Portland the distance to the Cas-
cades Is 30 mites. On this the U. II. & n. COM
pany runs line of splendid steamers. Here
q portage of seven miles brings passen-
gers to the head of the Cascades, where an
other line of steamers runs Is miles to the
Dalles. From the Dalles to Walla Walla il
a standard gauge road l5S miles in length, in
regular operation. The time from Portland
TO Walla Walla IL "A hours distance, 25s
miles. But the U. II. N. Company or the
Transcontinental Company In now construct
ing from Portland to the Dalles standard
gauge road. which below the Cascades win
now. 1000 men working on this division. For
a considerable distance It runs along the riv-
er. The enormous cliffs and palisades which
have been the admiration of travellers, are be-
ing Clipped down, and In some places the
are being crunbled into the river
to make q road way In Others, terraced, and
again tunneled. Obstacles that seemed In
superablr few years ago are melting under
the touch Of steam drills, dynamite, muscle
I,
continent is being constructed. In some pla-
ces the men are let down the face of the cliffs
2o0or aO0feet high, In chain suspended byropes
from above, to make the first attack on the
rocks. This road will be com.
pleted early next season, making q continu-
GUS rail route from Portland to Walla Walla.
A connecting lins Of Is miles will also be
ma de from Walla WaIla 10 Ainsworth with
the Northern Pacific Railroad, which will
D. far ~ the Northern Pacific Is extended this
way.
Ainsworth IN situated at the confluence of
the Snake and Columbia Rivers. From
thenceto Pend '0reille Lake the NorthernPaci-
DC runs almost directly northeast. 1t Is now
to Clifton, a distance Of 16l miles,
or nine miles this side the Spokane Falls.
There is q bridge of about $50 feet to b. put
In At the river. 1t will De 90 mpleted BY Au-
gust LIST.
The distance from Spokane Falls to Steam
boat landing on the Pen P0reille Lake II ~
miles. About 1000 men are engaged on this
piece Of road, and IL Is expected the track
will be laid to Steamboat Landing by Sep
sember LIST. The road will cross from the
south to the north side Of the Lake at Sand
Point, where the neck Ii about one-half mile
wide. Piles will be driven for the roadway
across the neck. The water lines ON the shore
show the lake has high water mark II %
Ieet. Pending the completion Of this part Of
the road, and from there around to Cabinet
Landing t12 miles up Clark's Fork steamer
a being built to ply between Cabinet Land
ing and Steamboat Landing, and assist in
work. II will be- l40 feet long
and viii be running after September lst.
The surveyors were Mt work ten days ago
10 miles this side of the Lake, Ihe GO lntry
d densely timbered and progress Is slow. A,s
loon as the track Is constructed to the Lake.
, large force viii be moved forward to cut
Ihe line through the woods and will continue
It work ~ long ~ the weather will permit.
We give herewith table Of distances o. no.
ed by Mr.. Gamble, from Waliuia TO Deer
lodge:
Wailula to Ainsworth. .............. 10 miles
Spokane FaliS.. .166 +"
Spokane Bridge. liza
Steamboat Landing......2i2
Cabinet Landing.......212
Blue Crrek..............ZoI
Bull Rlver.............-.Io =
Nermillion River. 100
Thoinpson's kiver.....-.s
Horse Pl2lnS,.