Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-09-14
Railroad Spikes.

NdIlTOdu CpikcSs
There were ZIG guests in fine Viii
lard party from the East, and sc
from the West.
The track of the Northern Pacific
Railroad is pronounced the best new
road in the Union.
Wallula Junction was one Of the
most handsomely decorated stations
on the line of the railroad.
The Messenger carried party of
excursiouists Thurday, to Seattle, to
witness the Willard reception.
Every State and Territory through
which the Northern Pacific railroad
runs was represented by its execu-
tive.
The RAILROAD guests were enter
tanned by a" grand opera" at the
Chinese Theater, in Portland, on
Wednesday evening.
Seattle expects to spend $50, 900
directly and indirectly, in entertain
ing Mr.. Willard and mis- guests, and
they will remain but few hours.
President Arthur and party re-
turned from Yellowstone Park in
time to attend the gold spike cele-
Grafton ut St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis.
Gen. Hazard Stevens, son of the
chief protector of theNorthern Paci-
ic Railroad, was one of the last spike
guests. He visited Olympia Thurs
day.
The Portland Standard published
magnificent 16-page number con-
tanning IN exhaustive review OF the
Northern Pacific railroad, last
Tuesday.
Portland was brilliantly illu min
ated Wednesday evening, in honor
of the railroad dignitaries. The
reception is pronounced to have been
the most brilliant affair ever held in
the State.
Has it not occurred to the mind of
our people that the present furore
over Mr.. Willard partakes little too
much of the nature of worship
to be in entire consonance with re-
publican ideas ?
It was proposed to place several
thousand Cinnamon in the procession
at Portland in honor of the CON-
pletion of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. but better counsels pre-
vailed aud the pig-tails we're left
out.
The precise spot where the last
spike was driven is in Deer Lodge
county directly north sf Deer Lodge
City, ON the north bank Of the liver
of that name, GO miles from Helena.
1t is ] 1893 miles from Lake Superior,
and 347 from Puget Sound.
The Queen Of Tie Pacific arrived
at Tacoma Wednesday. but the peo-
pie were denied the privilege of
inspecting her, as she had been
placed in apple-pie order" for the
foreign guests. and was obliged to
keep her best bib and tucker in o..
der for them.
The speeches made by Messrs.
Willard and Evarts at tue spike-driv-
ing fete. were sent out to the press of
this coast in advance Of delivery.
One Of the Seattle papers "gave
the business away" by publishing
the speeches the day before they
/ were delivered.
1t was a plebeian spike. after all.
which was driven at the joining of
sections last Saturday. 1t was dri-
ven by MIR. H. G. Davis an employee
who drove the first spike on the
Northern Pacific railroad, Feb. 9th,
1870, and it was the same spike
used on the former occasion. It was
driven at 5 30 P. NJ, Portland time,
the ceremony having been postponed
by the delay in arrival of the West
ern guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard,
aud Messrs. Billings, Muir and Is.
haul White, each took blow at the
historic spike. What has become of
its golden prototype?
Besides several Mogul locomo tives,
each of which has six drive wheels,
too consolidation locomotives are
used on the overhead liue al Mullan
tunnel. A consolidation locomotive
is provided with eight drive wheels,
and the whole weighs 100000
pounds. They are big enough and
strong enough to haul anything tina,
is loose at both ends. There are ex.