Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-06
RAIL, LAKE And RIVER.
EXTENSION OF N. p. PASSENGER
ROUTE TO SENTINEL BUTTE.
Sleepers and Parlor Coaches Organization
of the Canadian Pacific Company--Lake
Superior Open--First Boat Out from Du-
luth--The First Steamboats, ON Western
Rivers--Rail Personals and Local Notes.

Vice President Angus, of the st. Paul &
Manitoba company, returned yesterday from
Montreal and-England,
Langdon & Co. are pushing the grading OF
the Osseo branch of the st. Paul & Manitoba,
following close upon the right of way men.
| General Bishop, late general manager of the
Chicago, st.. Paul & Omaha railway, now
experimenting the contract of Langdon,
| Bishop & Co., for grading the Milwaukee &
| St. Paul company's line across Iowa to Coun-
Gil Bluffs, has his office at Council Bluffs.
The St. Paul & Duluth company has received
| notice that the steamer China, of the Lake
| Superior Transit company, will leave Buffalo
| for Duluth tomorrow.
Mr.. Charles Drinkwater, of Montreal, secre-
| tary and treasurer of the Canadian Pacific rail-
| way company, arrived here yesterday, in COM
pany with Mr.. Angus, and will proceed to-
| mig hit to Winnipeg.
Mr.. w. Dunbar, superintendent Of construc-
ton on the Hastings & Dakota extension, has
| gone to Milbank, OAK, with o party of sur
| veyors.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis company will
next Monday resume the running of freight
trains between Minneapolis and Duluth, over
the st. P. & D. track from White Bear.
Regular trains are again running on the Ne.
braska division % Of the C., G s.; F. q Omaha rail-
Mr.. j. F. Lincoln, superintendent of the
Sioux City division of the c., st. P. & 0.
railway, will visit headquarters in st. Paul to.
day.
Chief Engineer Anderson, of the Northern
Pacific, telegraphed from Mandan yesterday
that repairs of the Missouri division had been
80 far completed that train was yesterday
run through from Mandan to the end of the
track at Sentinel Butte. He also stated that
track.laying would be resumed Monday next,
and pushed westward vigorously. The end of
the track is now about forty miles from Glen
dive, at which will be the end of the Missouri
division and the beginning of the Yellowstone
division. The roadbed is fully graded to Glen
dive, except as the spring freshet may have
damaged the grading.
The new Northern Pacific warehouse on the
Bismarck levee being near enough completed
to receive goods, and the government ware
house having been repaired, Northern Pacific
freights for Missouri river points are now be-
ing unloaded from the cars to forward by boats
rs fast as possible.
Beginning Monday next the Northern Pacific
company is to run daily passenger trains on
the Missouri division from Mandan to Sentinel
Butte, the present terminus of the road, from
which stages will leave daily for Miles City
and intermediate points.
Travelling made comfortable is to be one of
the standing rules of the Northern Pacific.
Beginning Monday next all passenger trains
on the Dakota division will include QUE of the
company's elegant parlor coaches, fitted with
cushioned revolving chairs and luxuriously
easy sofas. The extra charge for this extra
luxury will be less than half cent per mile.
AS the through trains between st. Paul and
Fargo include perfect sleeping cars, the ad-
dition of the parlor cars between Fargo and
Bismarck makes it possible for the traveller to
ride from St. Paul to Bismarck without IA
tigue and to come out fresh at the end of the
long journey.