The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-22
RAILROAD NOTES,
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Such n careful and accurate survey is be-
ing ma L. over the i,ozeman Pas that we are
almost jiISfifed in the Inference that Col
Dodge intends the work to be more than
preliminary survey. In the event that Boze-
man Pas shall be selected ~ the route of the
Northern Pacific, IL will probably involve
the construction of tunnel about HOO feet
in length, in order to avoid heavy grade IN
passing tn. highest point of the divide"
Tue work of -tructing short tunuel at
such points Is not such serious Undertaking
might at first thought be supposed and
the expense is not necessarily much gr, alter
than il would be TO construct a road-bed a
greater distance over steep or Siding hills
anSkthen thoroughly protecting 1t with snow
sheds. If We are rightly informed, there are
no insurinouniable difficulties in the way of
crossing the divide without tunnel, but,
perhaps, in the long run, a short tunnel
would be less expensive than constructing
aud properly protecting the road ON the sur
face. But, either with or without tunnel,
We are still confident that the Northern Pa
cific railroad will be finally located and built
over the Bozenan Pass. Courier, l4h.
From Mr.. Finnerty we learn that the build-
ing OF the Northern Pacific railroad along
the Yellowstone, near GlendIve, presents Sc
rious engineering difficulties. The formation
is such that Il would be enormously expen-
sive To build elsewhere than along the face of
the bluffs, and their character is such that
the entire roa.l-bed slides out. Rip-rappng
has been tried with Indifferent SUCCESS, aud
the engineers are puzzled. by crossing and
re-cr0ssing the rIyer these bluffs may be
avoided, or a line could be cut through them,
but both these are co>tly and te,liou methods.
We would think pile driving and banking
tImbers might be satisfactorily resorted TO.
A very important question to many person,
in Lewis & Clarke, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge,
AMI jefferson counties, is the location OF the
main line of the Northern Pacific Railroad
whether it will cross the Rocky Mountain
range at Pipe,tone, near Butte, or at Mullan,
near Helena. Mr.. Keith, engineer of the
Pipe>tone PAS, is reported TO have said he
found favorable route and expresses conf
dence it will be selected. The Butte papers
speak of IL certainty. The Helena pa
y 'rs say the Pipe,tone line il bad and that
the Mullan route will be selected, sure.
These are quite conflicting and harraSsing
4. aierences of opinion. Som. ly IL mis-
taken.
The Independent also expresses its conv'c
tions that what IL denominates "the direct
route" via Shields river, will he found await
A l.. o. iatin
from The line AM inevitably determine the
route of road via Helena.
Sine. appraised that the Dry Cottonwood
AMI Boulder route was ruled out of con.ider
alton we have noricetl the indications in thi,
matter from a considerably disinterested
standpoint, and, aS the line will probably be
determined upon within month or tive,
even though it may not he male public, pro-
pose to hazard Il guess along with the rest,
iu,t for luck ami to see how it will come out,
AMI here il is:
The main line of the Northern Pacific road
will be located via Bozeman, Helena. the
Mullan Pass and mouth of Little Blackfoof.
Perhaps we are just rs much mistaken as
anyone.
The Utah & Northern railroad il completed
TO Wuuderlichs, on Divide creek, aud the
graders are working within mile or two of
Silver Bow this week. When the road is
completed TO that point, IL seems probable,
freight, mails, and passengers for Helena
will com. to Silver Bow or Butte and be car
ried through via Deer Lodge 1t would be
suitable thing for @. s. s. Co. to stock up this
route in good shape and make IL the model
line Of the Territory again. We have not had
"A fiir deal for SONS time. -
Mr.. Keith and his Northern Pacific party
are now surveying along the Deer Lo ige riv
,.r. AMI it Il expected will connect with the
Chenoweth surveys ut the mouth of Little
Blackfoot in week or ten days.
Col J. T. Dodge, Assistant Engineer in
charge of the Rocky Mountain Division of
the u. T. II. R., wa' in Deer Lodge lat Fri-
lay. He was accompanied by Mr.. !. q. Ches-
brough, Civil Engineer, who will have i'm
mediate direction Of the surveys between
rh rec Forks and the mouth of Little Black
foot. Mr.. Chenoweth will take charge of the
a years of age, wa chief engineer ofths YER
mont Crnlr:lI rhiTOau III lofeJ, ami IL wa
unlrr him, ON that roal, Colonel Dodge did
his fir,t railroal work. He has since been
principally engaged in iron AMI hydraulic
Manufacture, although doing much railroad
work In the eat, AMI his selection for this i'm
portant line shows Col. Dolge's conhle nee
ir MIN As superior railroad engineer.
Alvices are received here that a compan ny
i organic "a in Butte AMI III lena to construct
a narrow gauge railroad from Butte via Hell
ena to Benton. There is s5O0,000 Of the stock
,l.cribed by q number Of the heaviest capt.
tali,t> of Montana, an arrangements are made
for the imm .diate commencement of work
ali the early completion an opening Of the
road.
There has been n company organized by
A sistant Engineer j. r. Dodge, Henry NJ
Parchen, S. I. Hausrr, s. Z. Litabie, Peter
Koch an | Others to construct u railroad from
Mammoth Hot Springs, on GARDENERS river,
Town the Yellowstone, over to Bozsman,
iowu the Galatin and Missouri to Helena
thence across the Rocky Mountains down