The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-08-12
RAILROAD NOTES,
AS They are Picked up Promis-
cuously.

Several conflicts have lately occurred be-
tween surveying and working parties of the
Northern Pacific and Utah 81 Northern in
the vicinity of Crow creek 10 the extenss of |
pulling up survey stakes and obllterating all
traces of the located lines. The pass between
Grow creek and Indian creek is still held by
the Utah & Northern grading force which
has been increased to twenty-five teams and
sixty men. A Northern Pacific party still
stronger in numbers is understood 10 be re-
crniting with the intention of wrestling the
pass from the present holders and taking os-
session Of what they claim IL their own
property and premises. The Utah & North
ern disputes all claims of its rival; asserts as
matter of fact that the Northern Pacific has
shown no diligence in indicating its line of
location, has rested upon its rights, etc. All
this is sharply disputed, aud steps are being
taken by the Northern Pacific TO carry out
Mr.. Wizards injunction 10 push things all
along the line"
For day OF two rumor has been current
here which on investigalionre resolves itselfinto
corroborative evidence that the Utah and
Northern Railroad is TO be extended to Deer
l1DuHt Will hi hStiiFSb w ~ aCh-
mite time we have heard il 4 il will be com
pleted to Deer Lodge inside of a year. but
there are those hopeful that 1t will be done
by mid-winter. IL Is also stated this extern
sion will be built by the company recently
| Incorporated in Butte, which will organize
| in Omaha in a couple of weeks, and that this
company proposes to extend its lines where
/ ever the business prospects justify, irrespect-
| i've of the Northern Pacific, the track of
1 which 1t will parallel wherever necessary.
/ The Inter Mountain of "Wednesday says il Is
stated james Packer Is to have charge Of
a fierce Of graders who are 10 begin work inn
mediately for the Northern Pacific in Silver
Bow Canon near the Hump. If this Is not a
joke on the Helena folks, We are rather of
the opinion the,working party will be In the
employ of the Utah aud Northern, instead Of
the Northern Pacific. We would rather see
the headlight of locomotive now than a
first-cllss comet +f
Gen. Anderson. Chief engineer of the n
p. r. r. Co.. arrived on Tuesday and left
| Wednesday evening for the west, accompan-
led by Messrs. Washington Dunn and L. l.
Bonner to the He'll Gate canon. Gen. An
derson will reach Cabinet Landing about An
gust I'D, and devote some time TO looking
over the work in the vicinity of the lake
IL is desired to complete the road to Cabinet
Landing this fall, but there is heavy work
around the lake and 1t may not be accom-
plished The pile bridge at Sand Point viii
be 5000 feet long AMI 20 20 IS feet above low
water mark. Gen. Anderson says he expects
to have the road completed from the west tc
Deer Lodge next year. In reply to an in
quiry whether he had anything comforting
and not eontraband which he could say to {
Deer Lodger, he replied that the village
would be accommodated with railroad facili
ties by the Northern Pacific Company. .a
The question of the route on which th'
Northern Pacific will cross the Main Rang
is, doubtless, practically settled by this time
but IL will not likely be made public until at
ter the meeting of the directors in New Yorl
August q, 10 which date il was postponed
from the 10Th, #.. o.. -