The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-07
THE G. 2. RAILROAD.
Mai. George A. Camps Interesting Ac-
count of Trip Over the Road--Fosltl'e
Contradiction of the Report that the
Work of Construction has Been
Suspended.

Saturday Mai. George A. Camp, VINO
has inst returned from an extended trip
over the line Of the Canadian Paclflc
railway. was called upon Conformation
i'm regard to the present condition OF the
anfeTnrise and the plans of the COM
many ifor the future In answer to ques-
lions in regard 10 the trip, the MAJOR
touched upon a number OF matters OF
interest. which may be grouped togethef
as follows
Mai. Camps journey was two weeks
in duration, and included the entife
length of the constructed line OF tne
Canadian Pacific, and two miles beyond
the summit of what is known as the
Licxino Horse pass $50 miles west OF
Winnipeg. He reports the road COM
pleted to a point within forty miles OF
Tho summit. or 920 miles west OF Wlnnl-
nno Track is being laid at the rate OF
rom one mile and a half to two miles
ner day. The roadbed is pTactlcaliy
Graded to the summit, and the track
Will be laid to point five miles distant
from the summit of Kicking Horse pass
this season. Owing to the discovery OF
what is believed to be a more desirable
route-farther up the Bow river ana lll
through Howe's pass-the grazing VIII
not be prosecuted nearer tnan Wltn1n
five miles of the summit this fall MI.
Eoqo, the division engineer, having
been over the new route, prohouhces ~
much more desirable than that Via
'Kickin0 Horse All of the engineers
have been placed on the latter route for
the purpose of ascertaining which is the
best to follow. and it is expected tnat
they will be able to submit definite re-
port to the company before the lst OF
February next.
No STOPPAGE OF WORK.
The work of construction willthen be
renewed as soon as the frost will permit
in the spring. all reports TO the contrary
notwithstanding At least such was the
Intention of the company when Major
Camp left the summit, and upon his re-
turn to Minneapolis he found tele-
graphic order for 500 900 feet OF timber,
none of which will be required this fall,
hit which the company wishes TO get
through to the end of the track during
the fall and winter, so as to be ready tor
early work in the spring. When leav-
mo the summit Mai. Camp bade adleu
ia engineer Hoeg and Mr.. Ross, gener-
al manager of construction on the Can
adian Pacific, as they were gong doWn
the pass, with the intention OF making
an examination of the five miles OF the
route next TO the COlulnpia lisoi, "
found practicable, as they anticipated,
it will undoubtedly be adopted instead
of the Kicking Horse or HoWe's pass.
This new route will be about thirty
miles longer than the passes above men
toned, but by cutting out tunnel rom
mile to mile ard half in length, II
can be reduced to nearly the same dis
tance as that first selected by the engl-
neers.
Col. A. B. Rodgers, who is generally
known both in St Paul and Mlnneapo-
lis, has completed survey through the
Selkirk range, and found not only q
route, but much better one than he ex-
pected. The road is expected to reach
navigable waters on the Frazer river,
and General Manager Van Horne soon
expects to visit the Pacific coast for the
purpose of making arrangements foI
? commencing work on the east end OF
the government work at Kamloops-
grading to meet the construction parties
from the east side-and it is confidently
expected by the Canadian Pacific OIL
cials that the connection will be made
within two years, but Major Camps i'm
preston is that if they decide to adept