Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-02-14
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THE HO1sE STATESMAN.

published some of lis ''oid Probabilities
IN regard to future movements of rail-
roads. The principal Of which are that
JAY Gould ia to have the control of the
Northern Pacific, is to uuini IL rad up
The Malheur river from Snake river and
across to Yaquina Bay On the coast, aud
have the o. $. l.. built down Snake river
to Lewiston and thence down to Aims
worth to junction with the Northern
Pacific and not attempt to make a connec-
ton with the .. Il. 4 N. Co. at the
mouth of Burnt river, NY to pool c..
tain freights with them in case they com.
pletc their line through SO as to make
the connection with the Short Line and
then Gould is going to control the whole
system of roads in the Ait west. 1t
would seem that this new departure the
Statesman shadows forth is intended to
create the impression that it has an un-
erring prophetic vision and to induce the
people in the Northwest to. look for aud
expect abundant relief from the numer-
Gus roads which Gould is to manipulate
and manage in the Northwe t, or in other
words that every section of country will
surely be amply supplied. with his sys-
TEN. This new departure has been in
stgated by the fact that Engineer Eccle-
son with party have recently made a
preliminary survey up the Malheur ll2
miles to Crane creek, where they met
another party coming east from the dirtc-
ton of Corvallis, Oregon, and both parties
quit and returned, and they did not tel
anybody who were their employers nor
for what purpose they were making their
surveys. AS consequence the States
man seems to think that Gould is at the
bottom of the whole thing and then again
the report has gained currency that Gould
has bought up largely of water front at
Port Oxford and hence Gould is going to
revolutionize matters and play the deuce
generally with railroads and harbors in
the Northwest. That Gould has made
investment in the Northern Pacific and
o. r. a. N. &c. stocks seems to be well
authenticated by telegraph announcements
from the East, that he has sought, or is
about to have the control Of the roads is
not so well established, but on the other
hand it was announced that the control
of the Willard system was to continue
under the control Of the Oregon Trans
continental as condition of the sale to
the Gould syndicate. These recent sur
veys by Eccleson and party, are Oregon
Pacific surveys, which were contemplated
more than five years ago and no doubt
are part of the programme of that com
pany. But there is not the least demon
stration squirting that Gould has anything
to do with the Oregon Pacific, or that the
Union Pacific or Short Line has anything
to do with them, or has in any manner
promised them aid. The more rational
inference is that they are encouraged to
90 forward by the Central Pacific. Again
the harbor of Yakima bay is not the safe,
commodious harbor that has been repie.
sented, Tor the terminus of a great Col IT,
mental railroad Men who have bel
there say that at low tide even the ferry
boat that plays across the bay, is liable t.
run aground, and that at low tide IN Z
can wade across the neck of the harl or
The only place where deep water sholtDl
could be had at low tide is under tn,
point of land extending out north of tn,
entrance, which anchorage and harLol
contains a dangerous and huge rock
where sea birds and sea weed lodge anC
when severe storms rage the swells and
breakers SO fill this harbor near the rocks
that there is no safety for vessels. Thi.
state Of the harbor is reported to us by
men who have been there. Whether it
be true or false We personally know not.
At any rate it is not likely that the Union
Pacifc's Short Line, will abandon the
shipping advantages Of Puget Sound fol
any Inducements that Yaquina bay
can offer to them. 1t seems that II,
move cannet be set on foot, however alb
surd and ridiculous it may appear, thcr,
are plenty Of ehimerical men ready to ss,