The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-06-03

most add that SO thoroughly fair impression
has Col. Dodge made with us Deer Lodgers
that We could almost accept his decision adj
verse To our favorite route without "A murnur
And still We trust he may not find it necessary
to ~ wrench us.
W" notice by the Butte papers that Mr..
Keith, in charge of the party that is to survey
the Pipestonc Pass, has reached Butte A
reconnaissance of the Homestake Pass, lying
near Butte, showed it to be impracticabe,
being very abrupt on the west. We also no.
tic- the Butte and Helena papers are each
expressing confidence that the Northern Pa
cific will be built to their respective towns.
1t comes from good authority that both are
right. 1t il contemplated that if the main
line runs through one place the other will be
the terminus of a branch road
Our information last week that Mr.. Dunn
had been awarded another fifty mile contract
ia the Hell Gate canon, WA, at least preina-
ture. II would, however. be- a good thing tor
the company t" award him the contract.
While they are not much benefit to Montana
in "a business point of view, the Mormons are
very desirable people for the railroad com
pany to employ. They come with families
AMI outfits, take sub-contracts, work indus
triou>ly, live frugally, make no coinInotion,
and are we'll behaved. We have never heard
of any strikes, riots or melees among them. or
greatly increased criminal expenses IN the
country in which they are employed. Quite
"A large number of them are now at work on
n
peted early in the fall. If they return to
Utah 1t will be- late next season before they
come again, Ii they COM at all, and many
month, will be lost. Work could be prose-
cuted between here and Missoula almost the
entire winter and spring, and time seems to
be an object with the y. L. Company. II is
desirable to close up the 500 mile gap ~ rap
idly possible. There is no insurance
against another period of financial depres-
sion, and it j. not we'll for the company to
pass through two.
Speaking of this a prominent railroad
builder suggested few days since the appli-
cation of the latest scientific agency in expe-
diting this work. IL seems the Union Pacific
and Northern Pacific have locked horns, each
In looking out for itself, and it is not likely
Northern Pacific material will be carried
over the Union Pacific. The result il TIA.
Northern Paaifc can only lay track ut two
points-the extreme eastern ami western ends
of the gan IL can, however, grade ut many
different points, and next year the question
need only ne. How many miles of grade can
he tied and ironed in "A hours? Here comes
in the suggestion: Use Electric lights for tie
AMI track laying, work day and night gangs,
and thus complete the road in half the ordi-
nary time. Why not?
During the absence of Col. Dodge he ex-
plored the ronte mp Shiekis River from the
Yellowstone ami DOWN Sixteen Mile Greek to
the Missouri This il the projected route
that would leave the Gallatin Valley south of
tn. line and bring tn" roal certainly ria Hell
ena. The Colonel was non-vommunicativ We
the heads of them found pass which for re-
narkable favorablrness and depression he
says can only he compared with the Deer
Lodge Pass, and yet n more desirable line can
be had by not utilizing this pass. 1t may lie
gratifying to Gallatin to know that il Is prob
ably u longer route than that Ella Boz.Inan.
John Morgan, Esq, a constructing engineer
| Of some thirty years experience, and recently
a resident of Williamsport, Peuna, arrived
on Monday and will be Superintendent of
Construction of the Clarke's Fork Divisio n
work.
The Walla Walla statesman, of May 21st,
says: The Northern Pacific Railroad IN now
graded "A miles east OF Spokane Falls and 100
men are mt work at that point.
From the independent, June !: We are just
in receipt of intelligence that the survey over
Railroad Pass has come to an end at least for
the present. Mr.. Chrnoweth, engineer
in charge of the surveying party, IN said
to have been greatly pleased with tn.
line through the pass which his party
had run. by easy approaches from the
west side the summit has been scaled
and the survey had extended down on this
side to the heal Of Walker Greek. just above
McDonald's toll gate. The survey would
have been completed in day or two more,
but on yesterday Col Dodge, the locating EN-
gineer, joined the party and ordered a halt.
The surveying party were sent back to the
west side and set to work surveying line
through the Mullen Pass. This pass will in
volve a tunnel about a mile and half In
| length, but will undoubtedly be the most
direct Of the lines conten plated across the
range. The tunnel will start at the foot of
the old Mullen grade In Coal Bank Basin on
| the west side. We understand that Col.
Dodge expressed himself strongly in favor OF
| the best and most direct line, even If it in
volved the expense of a tunnel
From the Missousian, May "a. From Mr..
w. A. Armstrong, who arrived here Sunday
| night, we learn that railroad building on the
western end OF the Northern Pacific Ii rapidly
progressing. Perhaps 1000 men are now at
| work along the line. Grading In now going
| on Mt Sandy Point. ON the Pen d'Orielle lake,
aud between Semiaquitine and Horse Plains.
four surveying parties are at work-one being
Mt Horse Plains last week. The railroad
officials are building large steamboat for use
on lake Pen d'Oriell- in conveying men anil
material to the various parts Of the lake
where they are most needed. The railroad II
"surely" expected at Spokane Fall. by july
Il
| There are thirteen ranches on the twenty
mile section Of the Northern Pacific X. Il.
now under construction In He'll Gate Valley
TO which the owners hold deeds. or these,
Mr.. Shaw. Right Of Way Agent has secured
/. title fnr right of way ON three. On the ten
others price cannot he agreed upon be.
tween him and the owners. He has therefore
applied to the court for the appointment u
commissioners under the law TO appraise the
damages, and the appointment will probably
be made before Judge Galbraith leaves fol
!. Bannack.
| Mr.. Kelley, who returned from Blackfoo,
Monday, says the funeral Of Hugh Rraaton
| WINS the largest ever s~~n In the camp. II up
| pears now Mr.. n had complained Of y pain "
| the hack part Ut his heal few days before,
bur II Wa not considered an,shing serious
HI WAS ! nafiye NJ Alabama, and II u hrlirs.
~ was ag~.l about % years Mrs. II fssintsd
= the grave and has been physically and
mentally Frustrated ~incr-