The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-04-29
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Some liens Abou,ths surveys. Etc.

Col J. T. Dodge, Division Engineer of the
Rocky Mountain Division OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad, and 4. H. Shaw, Esq,
Right-of-Way agent for the same company
arrived in Deer Lodge from Helena Wednes-
day by stage. Col. Dodge has been gone some
three weeks, having visited Bozeman ana
he eastern limit of his division-snields
River on the Yellowstone. He did not visit
any of the passes between Deer Lodge and
Helena.
While in Bozcman Col. Dodge was visited
by Washington Dunn. ESD, now engaged III
the construction of the Utah Northerh,ahu
n contract was made between them whereby
Col. Dunn is to grade twenty-five miles OF
road on the Northern Pacific, CONNIE ncin2
at the mouth Of the Little Blackfoot and ex-
tending westward. The twenty-five miles
will .xtepd about to what is known as 1.-The
Rio Canon. /" between Edwardsville and Bear
Mouth. The work was TO begin May ISL OF
| a. soon thereafter as practicable, ana Is 10 W
| completed on or before September 3D. 1901
| The washouts on the Utah " Northern nave
| probably been the occasion OF delay III se'
ting the laborers up from Utah, 1t being the
intention to. employ Mormon graders.
| Chepowetb now has one party OF sur
| v.vors cross-sectioning for grading belo"
Little Blackfoot. A good line has been fouh'
At the foot of the bluff in the bend peio"
The party will crosssectionr the twehty-hV'
miles TO be built this summer. MT |heho
wcth's other party is cainped at ChheS u
Little Blackfoot and will start In DAY
running a line up that stream as Tar AZ Tn
Frepchwoman's From thence IL Is probabi
lines will be run across the range to Heller
,;o a, the old route which follows up Black
foot some distance, then b"a = on towar
pod Maintain and down Ten Mile; (2)
more direct line between that and the NJ
Donald Toll Road G;0 Priest" Pass anu I
ria the Railroad Pass furth"r north 20
. Dodge Yesterday visited this party.
e To-day he expects to start ON An explor'
tim across the Cottonwood pass and do"
=, tbr Boulder to Boulder City, thence by q
" stage road TO Shedd's Bridge Mt Three FORE
:, and win from this exploration determii
~ whether the route will be surveyed or not
" tn. Utah 4 Northern survey in JefferS'
River Canon means that the surveying par
10 which last year run across country c'd 'r'
Crack and the 'Shoddy Range did not nj
~ good a line ~ desired and survey Is
dared down the river to ascertain its relatl
N. merits.
A Northern Pacific surveying party uno
charge Of Mr.. Keith Is now on the feho
J. .,o,e and IL ordered to Fish Creek, on I
=, Jefferson, from whence 1t VIII run u
=. through the Pipcstone pass and u'd butte
silverBow to an intersection Of the North'
Pacific route at the head Of Deer Lodge
inn ley. $1,000
:" Sneakinp of connecting work even on
yello wstone, Col Dodge says survey pa
will run n line over the Bozeman fas'
q, Rozemau. A line will also be run up shi'
~ river and across the Belt range to the
s souri,. 1t IL also contemplated to explore
- make a survey from the Yellowstone riFei
w, tho porcupine to the Musselshell. When
these explorations are made and console
i'e the location of the road will be determi
mon. We make this statement BEGAN
'fS r,mar aoaneoted with the U. % n. surve!
W the Jefferson Canon has already optal
W curreney that "a northern route for the
has been definitely determined upon anu
| IT. q n. Is TO connect" etc, etc. The re
~" that Col. Dodge is TO make headquarter
'h' Butte il an error. as at present contempl
IN. nurpose heretofore stated of making b
quarters Of the Rocky Mountain divisio
n Helena couple of months hence not hay
W" as vet at least. been changed.
Mr.. Shaw is here for the purpose oil pr
ring right of way deeds from persons ho'
land over which the line Of road is iot
> and expects to visit the line along the =,
-. Gate river at once. Of course this Wiii
be necessary from persons having right
ooS even numbered sections, and those wh'
acquired rights on odd numbered sec
' my prior to the withdrawal of Northern r
railroad lands under the grant.