Daily globe., 1883-08-12
What the Railroads are Doing.
Eau Claire News, Aug. Ill


A party of surveyors, in charge of Engi-
neer Hotchkiss, arrived here on Monday
for the purpose of surveying line from
this city to Chippewa Falls for the extern
sion of the Eau Claire branch of the Mil
waukee & st. Paul road to that point. The
party has been engaged in running pre-
liminary lines during the week, but the
route to be chosen has not yet been deter
mined upon. 1t will probably run up the
east side of the Chippewa to point on
the Dells dam little below Mount Simon,
where it will cross the river, run across
Frank Moore's farm and recross the Chip
pewa near the mills of the Dells Lum-
ber company. From thence it will follow
up the valley touching the mills of the
Lafayette, Badger State and French Lum-
Der companies. just below Chippewa
Falls it will again cross the river and run
into the heart of the city. 1t is possible,
however, that the lower end of the line
may run on the west side of the Dells
pond, in which case spur will be built
across the dam to the paper and pulp mill.
The Intentions of the G. M. & st. P. COM
pany have not been made known, but it is
expected that this new extension will be
soon permanently located and work begun
SO as to have it done before winter.
The Omaha company has about complet-
ed the track laying between this city and
Chippewa Falls, and its bands of steel now
unite Eau Claire with Superior and Ash
land. The ballasters are at work and the
whole line will soon be ready for business.
In the meantime an express passenger and
mixed train are in operation over the
whole route, the track of the Central being
used from Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls.
The first express left the Omaha depot on
Monday on the arrival of the eastern
train, returning in time for the evening
train east. Hereafter close connection will
be made here, and passengers for Duluth
and Superior will find this the quickest
route. Already the new route is extensive
ly patronized by tourists and hunters, as
we'll as men of business.
The surveyors of the st. Paul & Chicago
Short Line have been encamped in the
vicinity of the upper end of Half Moon
lake for some days. The party is engaged
in making preliminary surveys for the pur-
pose of finding the best route through the
city for the new road between Red Wing,
Mimi, and Chippewa Falls. The Chicago
& st. Paul Short Line company was organ
lied several years ago for the avowed pur-
pose of constructing road from st. Paul
down the east bank of the Mississippi to a
point in southern Wisconsin and thence to
Chicago, Mr.. A. B. Stickney being the
leading spirit. Mr.. Stickney is now with
the Minneapolis & st. Louis controlled by
the Rock Island Coz which has already
built to Red Wing. AS another surveying
party is making permanent location of
the line down the east bank of Lake Pepin,
there is scarcely doubt that this new road
will be opened to Eau Claire in the near
future.
Eau Clair Free Press, Aug. 10.
A force of surveyors in the interests of
the Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway com
pany commenced survey yesterday from
their depot running line to the east side
of Forest street, from thence to the pulp
paper mill and on toI the Eddy mill, where it
is supposed they will bridge the river. The
company is trying to get the right of way
in that direction and prominent business
man on the north side informs represen-
tative of this paper that they will unques-
tionably be successful in securing the right
by next week on terms that will be salts
factery to all interested parties.