Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-24

| 4 recently iss1ed e.rcular OF tho In
ION Pacific Company contains the de-
scription foi;osing Of the famous Ore
gon Short Line:
The line begins at Granger, wyo-
ming, SIG miles west Of omaha. Bear
| ing % the northwest. j. crosses the
southwestern part Of Wyoming and
southern and csntral sections Of idaho,
and heads directly towards the yich
farm lands and timber belts Of Oregon
and Washington II ID nov oouptsssd
from Granger TO 6hoshone, Idaho, III
mica En- roose il tunnels tbs Cin.ah
Mountain ranzs near Hams Fork, Wy
omino, and passes through the noted
mountain health resost Of Soda Springs
At McCAmmon IL jotW the Utah d
Northern, and for twenty three miles
follows that track, divsrRing again 10
the vest AZ Poezteilo, Idaho. twenty
eight miles west is crosses the Snake
Rivea near the American Pals, cafar
act Of no mean proportionA West
ward along the valley Of snake River
the track 10 laid upon an air line 70
Shoshons-eighfy-tvo miles Of railroad
as straight as line, - solid - tie rock
upon which it, ties rest, and nearly as
level as the line along tbs Platte Valley.
s'Shoshone u about twenty lniies dis
tzns from the great falls Of the same
name. aad well named the Niagara of
the West The river pours an immense
volume of water over precipice 30
feet ia hight, situated In q remarkable
canyon, whose perpendicular walls, ris-
ing hundreds Of feet above the falls,
add . further feature of interest and of
Wild beauty. Shoshone Is also the juno
ton of the Wood River Branch, on
which several miles Of standard gage
railroad have already been laid, and
which will be completed to Haley, the
commercial center Of the Wood kiver
mining region, within sixty days
The stage lima which has hitherto
been operated from kelton, Utah, TO
Boise City, Idaho. Baker City and Pen
dleton, Oregon, and Walla Walla,
Washington, viii nov have it, initial
point at Shoshone. Beginning March
l, stages will leave Shoshope daily for
points west and northwest, and all bust
ness hitherto carried TO Idaho, Oregon
and Washington via kelton will leave
the railroad terminus OF the Oregon
Short Inns. The Blackfoot x Wood
River Stage Co. will also transfer its
equipment 10 the line from Shoshone,
and all business 10 Wood River will go
via Oregon Short Line. The Blackfoot
line wlii continue 70 carry passengers 10
Bonanza and Chaiiis. These changes
save passengers over "a hours of stage
travel, and ralieve them Of the trip
across the terrible lava deserts of South
ern Idaho. The stage lines run through
the lower valleys Of Idaho and Oregon,
and even IN nidvinter the climate is
mild and the stage trip is pleasant.
Tho completion OF this line to Sho-
shone offers passengers en- route to
points named above a choice of routes
upon terms equally favorable. Time
via Shoshone il about the same as via
San Francisco. Stages will occupy
about the same time as via San Fran
cisco. Stages will occupy about tho
same time between Shosnone and Pen
dleton as Is now required aboard steam
ship from San Francisco to Portland.
Going 10 Portland, for instance, pass
engers from Omaha will have rail pass
ago 70 ShoshOne, 1897 miles: stage to
Pendleton, Dr., 1856 miles, and raj,
hence TO Portland, 80 miles, making
the entire distance from Omaha lsl2
s>eshIs" N~s~sR va kS7A1 xk6klCA6SOy lucy
all travel by rail from Omaht 70 that
city, 1867 miles, and steamer to Port
land, 40 miles; total, 1897 miles.
Finally, a. correct figures will en-
plastic important facts, your attention
Is called to the following stage dis
tances from Shoshone: Boise City.
Idaho, l35 miles; Silver City. 200 miles;
Idaho City, l50 miles; Baker City, Ore
eon, US miles: La Grands, as miles;
Pendleton, 1856 miles; Walla Walla,
Washington Territory. 40 miles. Stage
distance Is reduced LIS miles. The
proportionate reduction is greater to
Wood River camps and cities, az the
following viii show: Shoshone TO
Bellevue, 20 miles; HALEY, IS miles;
ketchum, 81 miles; Gslena, 90 miles;
Vienna, 100 miles. The new line thus
saves - miles over the Blackfoos route
and ITO lniles over the kelton route to
Wood River"