The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-11-11
RAILROAD NOTES.
AS They are Picked up Pronis-
cuously.

The U. * NJ Railway survey party, men
toned last week as having ran past town,
was not a. rapid a. our informant thought
and made the survey after the paper was Is
sued. The line rs now surveyed crosses the
river nearly opposite the Overland stables,
passes thu ough the brick building formerly
occupied by Granville Stuart, follows just
along the west boundary of the TOWNSHIP,
and passes in front of Conrad Kohrs' resi-
dence. a half-mle below town. Two or more
lines have been run here and elsewhere In
the valley, aud the 9 location will be deter
mined by circumstances not yet made public.
The line mentioned would be two blocks
west of and parallel with Main street, and
would be very convenient for Deer Lodge
The United States reservation for feniten-
tiary grounds extends from G street 10 the
river. College heights put Iii to ID street from
the east. 1t would probably require an act Of
Congress TO get right of way through the
Penitentiary reservation. Therefore, unless
the railroads should seek line along one or
other of the principal streets, they must keep
on the west bank Of the river or cross near
the point indicated. The river being narrow,
with no drift and nor subject to freshets, the
bridging of IL is not a material obstacle, and
the facts are quite advantageous for the to- n.
1t will be just the thing to have A street SCI
apart for railroad purposes.
The Utah and Northern line down the val
Iey j. superb. A straight line is known to
railroad men as tangent" From the exit
from the canon TO Deer Lodge Crossing is al
I'm II ths road IL located
thence direct IL will have a tangent of fifteor
miles. with scarcely any grade. II IL IL de
tiected 80 rs to put in station near the
| Warm Spring Asylum, rs now seems proba
| BILE. there will be n tangent of three mile'
from the crossing TO the Springs; thence &
tangent of eleven miles to near Dempsey
| creek, and thence only two light curves &c
Deer Lodge. Should this route be adopted
| the road will pass west of Girard's store and
| along the west side of the wagon road to o
| near Lost creek The station will be nea
Girard's store. 1t Is not unlikely this portion
of the road will be graded this winter. o
course this matter is subject TO the report o
the engineers, securing the right of way, am
the approval Of the Company, but 1t may b
regarded rs fairly probable the line will b
| located as indicated. We are advised Mitch
ell & Mussigbrod have negotiated for depo
grounds and right of way.
A Northern Pacific survey party of siXtee
men in charge of Mr.. J. I. Van Vliet, arrive
here this week and are now completing tn
work commenced by Mr.. Hamilfon's party
Sufficient work has not yet been done TO de
termne their line, but II will most likely b
near that of the Utah 4 Northern, in an
near this town. Notwithstanding these rivi
surveys aud the declaration Of intention
each company 10 push their road. We do NJ
anticipate that more one road will be bui
through this valley. Some arrangement wi
lac effected by the managers whereby but on
Of the roads, or at most three-rail roa'
will he built. Bnt that a road will be bui
aud operated to Deer Lodge from Silver DO
Junction before next July we believe is re
sonably certain. The force now building
Butte viii be turRed this way rs soon as ii
grade is completed to Butte. The mistake
the Utah and Northern was that II did NJ
: direct it, energies In this direction this sun
a mer aud fall instead Of eNpendIng them {
enterprises not likely 10 be available for d
purposes in view.