The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-30

operation in all things relative to the adj
vancement of the schools. To my assistants
who have been so loyal to their convictions
of right, and SO faithfully discharged their
duties as teachers of our schools, offer this
public expression of my gratitude.
J.H. MEYERS, Principal. /.
RAILROAD NOTES.
As They Are Picked Up Promiscuously.
The often renewed rumor that General H.
Haupt was about to retire from the manage
ment of the Northern Pacific was revived in
St. Paul paper recently. 1t is not probable
that the rumor has any better foundation
now than heretofore. Gen Haupt was ap-
pointed TO his position for five years, and
there are no indications that his relations to
the chief land ALL officers of the company
are otherwise than satisfactory. On the con-
trary, he seems to be in special favor at the
New York headquarters and highly esteemed
by all serving under him.-Minneapoh Tri-
bune
J. B. Montgomery has instituted suits
against the Sheriffs Of Thurston, Waklakum
and Cowlitz counties to enioin the collection
of taxes upon lands purchased by him from
the n. p. r. Il. Cases are now pending in
the Olympia, Lewis, and Kalama courts.
Judge j. b. Lewis and Messrs. Jacobs & Jen-
ner, of Seattle, represent him. n. II. Bloom
field, district attorney, represents the coun-
ties. The n. p. r. X. has instituted similar
suits along the line of their road to enjoin
the collection of taxes against all the lands in
their land grant These cases involve the
question of the exemption of the lands from
Territorial taxation upon the ground OF not
having paid for the survey of the same as
provided by the charter before the lands can
be patented to them that they are not taxa
BILE. The cases will shortly be heard. As
they involve many important questions of
law the result will be looked for with inter-
est Washington Territory Exchange.
We learn that 1t is the intention, If POSI-
BILE, to have the track of the Oregon Short
Line road laid from the Utah & Northern
track to Big Wood River within the next
ninety days. Already the end Of the track is
beyond American Falls, twenty-five miles
west of the Utah g. Northern. From Big
Wood river a branch road is to run up past
Bellevue and HALEY to near Ketchum. That
branch line is to be pushed through at once,
contracts for grading having been let last
Monday for the entire distance of about sixty
miles. West of Big Wood river work will 60
on steadily, so as to get the road running
through to Baker City as soon as 1t is posi-
BILE for men and money to accomplish this
work. 1t is not yet decided whether Boise
will be on the line or not. For hundreds of
miles on the road the grades are very light,
and to 90 to Boise would require much heav-
Ter grades; yet in no place would 1t exceed
fifty feet to the mile, we are told, and yet the
company hesitates to 60 there because OF this
increase, which is by no means heavy COM
pared with many portions of the other Union
Pacific lines. The Oregon Short Line Com
pany is now showing marked vigor in the
construction Of the line. At present they
are not laying track west of American Falls,
as the machinery and men are engaged in
changing the route of the Utah & Northern,
80 as to get out of Marsh Valley where so
much trouble from water has been heretofore
encountered. On the broad-gauge portion
west of Granger the track is being laid at the
rate Of one mile per day, and Soda Springs
will be reached in August.-Sdh Lake Tri-
bane.
SPARKS FROM THE LOCOMOTIVE.
The new railroad bridge across Clarkes
Fork was entirely swept away by the late
high water, even the piers being washed
out.
The N. P. Co. are engaged in constructing
astesmboat to ply above Rock Island rapids,
twenty miles above Cabinet and Thompson
Falls, total distance fifty miles.
The Northern Pacific has made application
for the appointment of United States COM
missioners to inspect 100 miles of completed
track IN the Yellowstone division.
Track laying is to be commenced at Silver
Bow Junction to-day on the Deer Lodge ex-
tension. Speed the rail- Grading is progress
| ing rapidly this week above and below Deer
Lodge.
1t is stated that the Central Pacific have
bought $4,000 tons of steel rails for the extern
sion of their road from Corinne to Yankton,
and more than half of them are landed in
San Francisco.
General Anderson has just had completed
for him a magnificent special car which was
in waiting for him on the Yellowstone when
he arrived. With excellent taste 1t has been
named Montana"
The material for the steamboat mentioned
a short time since as to be placed in
Clarkes Fork of the Columbia by the o. r.
g. N. Co. to aid in the construction of the
railroad along that stream, has been all pre-
pared aud shipped by special boat to- the
Cascades, and thence to the eastern end of
the railroad. There a train of teams will be
provided sufficient to take the whole lot a,
one trip away up past Rock Island Rapids
where force Of men will be sent sufficient
to put the boat together in thirty days. The
plans for the iron work are being prepared
by Mr. Holland, and will be at once com
pIeted.-Wdlla Walla Union.
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