, 1881-09-10
The Line Of Rare Promise.


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MIR f. L. Cakes, like Mr.. Willard, has !
been the happy recipient Of innurnerabie /
receptions along the line Of the towns on
the Northern Pacific railroad, the other
side of tine mountains. The one we par /
ticulariy allude to was given hun IN ST. !
Paul on the evening of August 10Th. /
Mr.. oskes spoke glowingly Of the pros
poets of the road and had much to say
respecting our own fair land
vIcE-rREsIDEST oAKEs FEW WORDS.
Standing eaEily before them all, with
his hands clasped behind him, and his
head bent slightly forward, All American
among Americans, and supremely typical
Of the indomitableness to which noun
tains are mole-hills and continents'con-
querable, Mr. Oakes spoke briefly and
succinctly as follows, calling 10 his aid no
flowers Of rhetoric nor aids of gesture,
but simply and forcibly, as one thorough
Is iin5 ned with strong beliefs and mighty
hopes
Gentlemen Of st. Paul, must be made
Of sterner stuff than common were | not
Aattered and gratifed by the reception
YOU have rendered me this evening, and
most heartily do ! express my acknow-
ledgments My connection WITH the
Northern Pacific has been brief. ] am
first apprised of nv election to the vice
presidency VIXEN in Portland, Oregon,
and coupled with the announcements was
the request that ! would make the over
land trip, iust finished. covering the
route the railroad is To take and has
taken. Daring the tip | was particular
" impressed with several things.
Fnst-The Northern Pacific, when
completed, will be the only through line.
under one management, running from
the Mississippi river to the Pacific VI
the advantages of this oneness Of control
need not dwell
Second The road ilas the best Phys-
cal location Of any Ill the world. Along
the beautiful Columbia, and for 600 miles
it passes until il reaches Deer Lodge
valley, about II miles IN extent, and
here il meets its first really great obstacle
an obstacle which the builders OF the
Union and Central Pacifcs would scarce .
have considered one of magnitude al all :
Through Hell Gate canon, on to the
Northern pass, the line on crossing the .
mountains through the latter at an clera- .
ton OF not more than 6,7OO feet. Some
tunnelng viii be necessary. Through .
Prickly Pear canon the course Is held To-
the head wa.ers of the GallatIn So that
not more than y or 80 miles Is destitute
of the advantages Of !: river location.
THE DIFFERENCE IN INDEEIEpNESS.
Third-The great difference IN fixed M
debtedness between the Northern and
Union and Central Pacifc5 | have not
the figures here to give statistical state
ment of these differences, wish | had,
hut Won are all aware the bonded debt ot
the two lsst mentioned roads IS enormous,
while the debt of the Northern Pacific,
when completed from end to end, will not
exceed So, 100000 III bonds and $780,
OOO, 900 of stock. (Applasse.) This wnl
exercise a vast influence in the traffic Of
the road, and will inure to the advantages
Of ST. Paul and Minneapolis scarcely
know whether should couple the names
of the two cities-(a voice." Yes, in
deed. That's all right, } and Duluth the
terminal point.
Fourth-Almost the entire distance the
surety of great local traffic is clearly
marked On the westward end we have
the fertile valley Of the Columbia, and
then Montana comes with its mines, its
focks and agricultural possibilities. |
was agreeably surprised IN the valley OF
the Yellowstone, notwithstanding the
great expectations | had formed Of IL
From B0zeman to Junction City saw
large crops raised with little irrigation,
and the means for ample irrigation are all
at hand. East from Junction City the
crops will grow without irrigation. It's
a country that will support 100000 Of
people, and the people Will come IT that
be assured ! need not speculate upon
the effect this incoming will have upon
81. Paul and Minneapolis. Your state
has now nearly million inhabitants and
in the two cities there must be fully lOO,-
600. Surely as sure can be, N SIX or
seven wears You viii have 2O0, 600, may
hap more Who can tell
ANSWERING ISTEERoCAroErES.
Cen. Sanborn asked information as to
the surveying and construction Of the
line.
TIE surveying IS about finished, so
far as the general course Is concerned,
since the route is practically decided
upon From Missouri to Horse Head
plains and for % to 80 miles east of Lake
Pen dOreille, in all about l20 miles, the
road is yet to be located. In my hors'-
back ride across the country between Pen
dOreille and Platte Hill agency, dis
tance Of 100 miles OF more, ] passed
through the most densely wooded coun
try ever saw. and guides and natives
told me the timber-belt extended north
To the British line, and southward for
miles upon miles. There grow magnlti-
cent specimens of tamarack, cedar, oak
aud white pine The quality Of the lat
ter is superior and with low rates Of
transportation assured, your city will I've
bound TO receive millions of feet at it, and ,
this district may in time rival the great
Wisconsin, pineries. What think you of
cedar trees seventeen feet IN diameter
| saw many such and the wood is the ,
most superior III quality.
In answer 10 questions from MIR ID. X. .
Moves. Mr. Oakes went on to say
Cars will be running 10 Rosebud 10y the
middle oi November. This is lS2 miles .
west Of Glendiye, the present nominal
terminus. and by the same time next year
Bozeman. 500 miles west of Glendive,
will be reached On the western end the
2l9 miles between Aiusworth and Lake
Pen d'Oreille, the latter distant $50
miles from Portland, will be completed
this sesaon and next year Nissouia, l.5
miles further on, will be the goal most
surely reached This will leave gap 240
miles at the close of the season of 1852
There is no question about our ability to
complete the entire line In two Years
from to-day.
MAGNIFICENT COUNTY,.