Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-17

There are at present 1900 men al
work on the Northern Pacific.
The track of the Northern Pacific
road has reached the east end of Boze
man tunnel.
Missoola expects the iron horse from
the west to arrive In that city about the
middle of next May.
The Northern Pacific is having built
at the Pullman works eight of the finest
dining cars that were ever On whees
1hsy will be ready for delivery about the
middle of April.
There is less than 1000 feet of work
yet to do at Mullan tunnel to let day
light through the main range of the
Rocky Mountains at that point. The
unfinished work is all between the shaft
and the eastern workings
The aggregate value Of the elevators
belonging to the Northern Pacific rail
road, is $4,000. They do an annual
grain trade of from $2,OO,0O to 81
100000, and in their merchandise de-
partment they did business last year
of $l0O,009.
The general passenger agent of the
Denver j. Rio Grande railroad is author
lty for the statement that twenty five
miles of the line through Black Canyon
of the Gunnison cost $165, 900 Per mile,
while ten miles across the Grand Can
yon of the Arkansas cost $4,000 Per
mile, and single mile in another can
yon of solid rock cost $780, %.
There is still much heavy work to be
done between the terminus and An
tonnes Ferry, ON the N. p. At the
crossing the Pend d'OreIlle six hundred
piles from fifty to seventy feet in length
will be required, and are yet to be pro-
vided. Evidently it will be a long time
before the cars reach Antoine's Ferry
unless progress is more rapid. From
there it will be smooth sailing, as con-
tractor Dunn has his work already
finished.
Superintendent Fillmore, Of the Cen
trail Pacific Company, has prepared a
statement in which he says: During
the seven years ending December 81,
1882, 1916, 245 persons we're carried
over the Central Pacific railroad and
leased lines, of which twenty seven we're
killed through their own carelessness or
and in no instance was it
any fault or blame on the part Of the
Track laying on the Oregon Short
Line railroad is being pushed ahead
with all possible speed. Rolling stock
now approaches within fifteen miles of
Naples, the junction, which will be the
point for stage lines to Wood
River towns abont February LIST. Black. |
foot and Kelton are already beginning
to experience a loss in Wood River |
as stages from the terminus
will enable passengers to reach Bellevue
in an easy days travel, the distance be-
ing about forty miles. Naples reached,
the work of track laying will continue
IN this direction at rapid rate, and
Wood Kiverites are beginning to feel
assured of seeing the iron hcrse at no
distant day.
1t is gradually coming to light that
progress at the western terminus Of the
Northern Pacific during the year 1882
fell far below expectations. Owing to
variety of causes and, it is claimed, IN
sound calculations, the end Of the track
is much farther from Missoula than the
company hoped it would be at this time. |
The track-layers have only reached
Weeksville, and the statement is made |
that when Lynch's place is reached,
which il six miles this side of Weeks |
vile, headquarters will be established
and remain there fully three months. |
Lynch's place is about % miles beyond
ferry, and with fair progress
it appears that it will be from five to |
seven months before the cars will roll |
into Missoula from the west. Hallett,
who has charge of the work, had no
with, but has worked for tho |
company. It appears that an enormous
of men have been employed by
Hallett, and that instead Of scattering
them along the line and removing the
greater obstacles by degrees the men
have been kept together, thereby work |
ing to disadvantage, and reqr iring fire.
quent and short removals of headquar-
Times,