Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-24
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
The Northern Pa cific.

President OF the Company, In con-
versation with II representative yes
terday
! The work is now being prosecuted
b.iskly, and with every prospect of
completion in two yeals and half.
For the present Portland will be the
Pacific terminus, although it may
eventually be considered expedient
to still further extend the line.
With the exception of the selection
of the pass over the Cascade range,
the route is fully determined upon.
Tue people of the Pacific coast know
comparatively little about this great
transcontinental road, which when
completed will comprise nearly 1000
miles of track-the longest in the
world. For number of years sub
scquent to the failure of Jay Cooke
the enterprise was paralyzed, for
Cooke represented the syndicate that
was building the road. In 1879
Congress inquired into the reasons
for suspension of operations, and
it was believed that the franchises
would be taken from the company.
Difficulties were adjusted, however,
and new impetus given to the
building of the road. The road as
at present completed, represents
about 1000 miles in the east, from
the great lakes to the Dakota bor-
der, and ab0u: 100 miles on the Pa
ciic coast. Starting from Portland
the line runs to The Dalles, along
the southern shore of the Columbia
thence to Umatilla, along the Co.
lumbia river. At Wallula the road
veers to the northeastward, passing
north of Dayton along the Snake, to
Spokan Falls; thence to lake Pen
d'Oreille. From Granger, on the
Union Pacific, a connecting line is
expected to run through Baker City
to Umatilla. It is estimated that
$40 900, 900 will be expended in COM
|pleting and equipping the road
The capital of the company re-
presents s1OO,OOO.0OO, and th<
bonded debt will reach 5000, 600
The company has rich grants of land
all along the route, having over q.
600 900 acres of agricultural and tim.
Der land in western Washington
alone. The greater part Of the road
runs Though the famous wheat belt
and without the severe SHOWS. little
trouble is anticipated from winter
storms. The engineering difficulties
are few, and the grades at no pOin
approach those Of the Cantral Pacific
Next spring the work will be prose
cuted with great vigor from this end
and during the summer and fall it is
Expected to make great Roadway.
One Hundred and Thirty Perso.s Held.
ing to the digging 1t last Washed fn.
to the Sea.
| San FRANc1sco, June 15.-Particu.
lars Of the wreck of the steamer Tar.
arua are given by the Auckland Her.
aid of May 23d. The 1ararua was q
steamer belonging to the Union
company of New Zealand, was EN-.
ployed on the coast of New Zealand
and was running to Melbourne and
Sydney on the voyage on which she
was wrecked. The Iararua had
passed down the east coast of New
Zealand, calling at different ports.
She was between Port Chalmers,
Port of Dunedin and Bluff, the last
place of call before going to Mel.
} bourne. When the vessel first
struck the sea was comparative calm
and it was thought no lives would
be lost, but on account of q heavy
surf that breaks on that part the coast
there are no life boats or saving ap.
paratus. One boat which went
from the vessel was driven On the
beach and broken, while the otHe,
. could render no assistance and was
picked up at sea. A heavy swell
set in, the steamer settled down or
the rocks and was washed over by
waves. The crew and passenger
huddled at last on forecastle and in
the rigging, and as they became ex.
hausted were gradually washed of
into the sea. The vessel struck at
o'clock Friday morning: by 2 p. n
all women and children had been
washed off the forecastle. A few oil
the trongest of the men held on to
the rigging till night. At 2 O'Clock
Saturday morning cry was heard
by those on shore as the mast fell
into the sea, and when morning
dawned there was scarcely vestige
Of the wreck visible. Between sc
and 20 bodies have come on shore,
most of which have been identified.
A majority have been buried on q
piece of ground ON the coast. Abou,
40 lives were lost.
A Kidnapped Child Restered q it
| Mother.
PoRT TOWNSEND, June 18.-A few
days since report was made from
this place of An accident which
happened at Port Angeles whereby
q man named Coleman, whose real
name was Ccrringham, lost his life
by drowning. The sequel of the
event took place to-day and proves
that truth is stranger then fiction.
The Associated Press reporter in his
dispatch from this place mentioned
that by Coleman's death q little
motherless girl has been left an or
phan. The child, who is about eight
years old, had been left by her father
in care of King of this city, and after
the death of the man, the little wsif
was taken in charge by Mrs. E. H.
Brown, wife of the shipping com.
missioner of this city, who was
anxious to adopt her. Meanwhile
the mother of the girl was actually
alive and residing in San Francisco,
CAL, having obtained divorce from
her husband some three years ago,
on account of extreme cruelty, the
court granting her the care of tho
child. Unfortunately Coleman was
allowed to visit the child, and about