The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-23
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
How the Work Is Being Prosecuted from
the West.

the West.
Ed Corr. Wdila Walla Union, June s.
The steamer "Henry Willard" loaded
with freight and passengers, left Ewart's
Landing a short time before noon and
steamed up Clarke's Fork of the Columbia
river about five miles TO the first railroad
bridge over that stream, where the boat left
part Of her cargo. This
RAILROAD BRIDGE
will rest on four crib piers, built of heavy
timbers and filled with rock, each crib being
about thirty feet high above the bottom.
They are set los feet apart. 1t will be q
Howe truss, S25 feet long, with approaches
from each side, built on trestles, several
hundred feet long. A false work is being
built and will be up and in use by trains this
week. The permanent bridge, however, will
not be completed for a month yet. The
track is laid to the bridge and the steamer
will In future load at that point. The bridge
is at an elevation of 2,095 feet above the sea.
Strange Ms it may appear, the lumber for
making the Howe trusses for the bridge is
brought up from Portland, the timber grow
ing in this region not being the right kind
for bridge purposes. From the bridge to
Cabinet Landing, six miles, the steamer
passed In sight of much completed grading
and stopped TO take on board two gangs of
Chinese graders who, having finished their
work, were being pushed to the front.
Clarke's Fork reminGs one of the Columbia
between the Dalles and the Cascades, the
differences being that the river Is not as wide
nor the mountains on each side so high. The
grade skirts the river bank and is compare
lively light. The cuts and fills are small and
the trestle bridging scarce. The roadbed is
wide, and being mostly Of rock or gravel, Is
very solid. Early In the afternoon the boat
stopped at
CABINET LANDING,
and landed in one of those places never
seen save in new and populous mining re-
gion or at the front of big railroad con-
struction party. Here. strung along the
bank of the river for half a mile, are hun
dreds of tents pitched, without regard TO
regularity of alignment, amid the timber,
and occupied by thousands of whites and
Chinese. At the upper end of the encamp-
ment there is rough street IN the shape Of
a slim S, about thirty feet wide and five hum
bred feet long. Both sides of this street are
occupied by houses built of lumber, Of logs,
of shakes, of bark, and of canvas, the ma
jority being of cloth. On this street counted
thrty-three saloons, some with floors made
of boards, but most Of them using earth
straight for flooring. The bars are of all
sizes, but generally Of one pattern, couple
of planed pine boards for a top, supported
by a framework of lumber or shakes, and
backed by a shelf full of bottles and cigar
boxes. A few indulge In the luxury of chairs,
but benches and logs do duty as seats for the
many. In one big tent Al. White, formerly
of the Delmonico restaurant, carries on
mixed business of bar room, restaurant, and
II l. ed lxya
| big banner stretched across the street, en-
blazoned with the legends
"wHITE's HIPPoDRoME."
"MULDooN PICNIC PARTY"
| Here, nightly, four women and an equal
number of men sing, dance aud act (?) be.
| fore a crowd of whites and Chinese, admit
| lance free. "a dance house" is located in
another big tent. Gambling tables are oper-
ated in most of the saloons and all the
games known to the profession" are played.
Saturday and Sunday nights are the nights OF
the nights of the week. Then hundreds OF
drunken men are 70 be seen and fights are
plentiful. There are half dozen restau-
rants and chop houses, a hotel, fearful
place, lodging house, four merchandise
aud two variety stores and DR.. CantonSine's
vapor baths on the street. Wells, Fargo &
Co., have also opeued an Office In one cor.
ner OF big ten. Below this busy street
and OH the river bank are located one oil
the railroad engineers offices, three or foul
stores, including big one for Chinese trade
kept by Hawkins IL Co. Further down |.
the Northern Pacific warehouse, big board
structure. There Duboise & King, thu
Northern Pacific commissaiies, have the
store tents, Office and mess house. TIL,
company have big blacksmith, wheelwrigh
and saddler shops, located OH the low bluf
above the river, and large number of wa
CONS carts and tools of all kinds. The hor
ses, several hundred head, are stabbed. fee
and groomed under the watchful eyes Of L
NJ. Scott, Chief of Horse, and DR.. Hope, thu
veterinary surgeon, the whole being under
the personal management of Tim Finnegan
who is J. III. Halletts able lieutenant. Or
the other side of the river are situated q
number of large tents, occupied by j. NJ
Hallett, Chief of Construction, Engineer In
Charge Kingsbury, and his assistants, ant
the hospital department underline immediat,
charge of DR.. Littlefield, who has four as
sisiants, including DIR. Emile Bories, form
erly of Dayton. These tents present very
inviting appearance from Cabinet Landing
aud are as comfortable and convenient a
tents can be made. Cabinet Landing is In
Montana Territory, is 2GS miles above Wal
lula Junction and 1877 from Missoula. Th'
track at this point is 2l75 feet above the sea
Just above Cabinet Landing there is rocl
cut 600 feet long and q feet deep, one of thf
heaviest pieces of work on the whole line
There are employed on
THE GRADE,
ct the present time, 1900 Chiuameu, ,40'
white men, and $50 horses, and all who wan
to work are given job. The advance fore
of graders is a dozen miles above Cabine
Landing. Daily, Sundays excepted, at IL a
m. and 5 p. III. The mountains are made Il
reverberate as the numerous blasts are fred
In three weeks more Mr.. Hallett will NOV,
his headquarters several miles farther int
Montana, and the glory Of Cabinet Landin,
will depart forever.
WAGON ROAD
sixty miles long, is being built east from
Cabinet Landing, TO join the road built from
Missoula west. Hon. George Z. Cole, for
merly postmaster of Portland, is the con
tractor for building this road, which will b.
finished In six weeks. When completed
stage line will be. put on between the ap
preaching western and eastern ends of tn,
Northern Pacific. Captain George A. Peas
Is to build and run another
STEAMBOAT
for the company. This boat will be built a
suitable point above Rock Island rapids
twenty -four miles above Cabinet Landing
This boat will have about thlrty-ive mile
of good river to run in. As soon as the rail
road Ia completed to Thompscn's rapids, thi
boat will be taken over them, about half
mile, and set to work on sixty more miles o
good river to the mouth of the Jocko. Thi
boat will be of great value in the construc
ton of the railroad. A large part of tn
boat will be framed at Portland and shippe,
to Rock Island rapids. 1t is expected Il
have the boat In operation by the middle o
July. There is diversity Of opinion wheI
ROAD WILL REACH MIssoULA.
Mr.. Hallett says he will have It done b,
Jan. /, 1888. Others say that 1t will be do
ing big work to have the road done by Jul,
l. 1855. About 70 miles of the worst part o