Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-21
TnE CANADIAN PACIFIC aAil.eAp.

IE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The following article il from the
new book of Newton II. Chiftenden. en-.
titled travels in British Columbia and
Alaska" and is one of the most CON-
piete accounts of that great enterprise
and Its Pacific coast operations yet pub
lished:
MY readers are probably moro or less
familiar with the history of the progress
Of this great iron highway across the
northern portion Of the continent. The
necessity for such q road through the
several Provinces of the Dominion, for
tnen Letter security and more rapid de-
veiopmens becoming apparent, In 1871
surveying parties were sent ont +, ex-
piore the comparatively unknown region
through which, il possible, Il ohould
pass, and report upon the most favor
able route. O7er
| $3.5OO,OO0 Has BEES xxpIxpxD
Upon these preliminary surveys. The
| location OF the road east Of the Rocky
Mountains beinQ much the leee difficult,
the work OF construction was COM
meuced on the eastern section in 1874.
and 364 miles completed and in opera
ton In 1850; but from the Rocky Noun
t..ins to the Pacific coast no less than
eleven lines, aRgregatinR upwards of
l0.0O miles, have been surveyed before
determining the best terminal point and
route thereto. Port Moody, At the head
| OF BurraTd Inlet, has finally been &C.
lected as the Mainland terminus, and
the Governor General, tho Marquis of
Lorne, has recently stated in a public
speech at Victoria, that the road will
probably cross the Rocky Mountains BY
the Kicking Horse Pass. In 1880 con-
tract and agreement was made
between the Dominion of Canada
| and John 8. kennedy of New
York. Richard B. Angus and James
j. Hill of st. Paul, Minnesota: Morton.
Rose d Co. of London, England; and
John Reinach 4 Co. of Paris, France,
forming an incorporated company,
known as the Syndicate, for the con-
stEucti0n, operation and ownership of
the Canadian Pacific Railway. By the
terms of this agreement, that portion
of the railway to be constructed was di-
vided into three sections, the first ex-
tending from Callandar Station, near
the east end of Lake NipissinQ, to
junction with the Lake Superior section,
then being built by the Government,
and called the Eastern Section; the
second, extending from Selkirk. on Red
River, to KamlOops, at tho forks of
Thompson River, was called tho Gen.
trail Section; and the third, extending
from KamloOps to Port Moody, at
Burrard Inlet. the Western Section.
The company agreed to lay out, con-
struct and equip in running order, of a
uniform gage of feet 81 inches, the
Eastern and Central Sections by the
first day of May, 1891. The company
also agreed to pay the Government the
cost, according to existing contract, for
the 1000 miles of road then in course of
construction from the city Of Winnipeg
westward. The Government agreed to
complete that portion of the Western
Section between Kamloops and Yale by
June Goth, 1885, and also between Yale
and Port Moody ON or before the first
day of May, 1891, and the Lake Supe-
Nor Section according to contract. The
railway as constructed under the terms
OF the agreement becomes
THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY,
and pending the completion of the
Eastern and Central Sections the pos
session and right to run and work the
several portions Of the railway already
constructed, or as the same shall be
completed, is given by the Government
to the company. Upon the completion
Of the Eastern and Central Sections the
government agreed to convey to
the company Exclusive Of equip
ment) those portions Of the rail-
way constructed, or to be constructed,
by the Governments, and upon compile
ton of the remainder Of the portion of
railway to be constructed by the Gov
eminent, to convey the Same to the
company, and the Canadian Pacific
railway thereafter to become the abso-
lutte property Of the company, which
agreed to forever efficiently maintain,
work and run the same. The Govern
ment further agreed to grant the COM
pany subsidy in money Of $25. OO0. 900,
and in land of 100000 acres, to be
subdiyided as follows:
MONEY gUBSIDY-CKNT1AL SECTION.
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