Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-07

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On inviss1ssa Of supsrisssndsns Nh.
nsr. of ~ Cedar River Railroad. s<v-
srA esntisosen, inslpdIns Mssua. A. A.
Dssny, n =. Beiens, !. \. Oo,aan. 4.
A. Osborn cf San Rrsseisso, and . rsp-
ssssssasivs of shs Posr- sr-Inrsrxzouors.
TOOK . trip 70 the front yssssrday, Issv-
NE aeafslsdspot at 73oa- m The train
aGcALxxwxxn mrHx
AZ about go, who're . short stop sas
made for parposss Of iuspscsson. xr.
Coinan h poshina work snerRetcally at
this pr0mssine mirs. Exsensive bankers
30 b~iax srscssd snd st,s frams u a.
rssdy nearly esupisssd. Forsy psn
are snploysd here; from 10 70 II in
getting oos coal and running aauQvay
on the vein Is . depth Of 30 fees on the
lncline the bajanes are As work on the
ounkers. Tbs Quatity of osal coming
ous Of ths miae b aood. The daily ca
pacity Of the bankers when cusnplescd
Will Be 75o TONS The whole franework
from the railroad tra0k - the mouth Of
the incline will be r00fed over, - that
ncitnex rain nor SNOW viii inoonyeoisncs
or rotard operations AZ the 2l0-f -foos or
water level the vein 10 from II 10 a feet
In width The course Of the vein d
nearly east and vest, with . dip sf
about IS degrees 70 the south. Az the
gaugway 10 driven - the wess from the 4
wafer lsyel tbs dsp&h from The sarfnos
increases, aud the liffn uiii b. from
80 10 GO feet % q disean0e Of peYhapo
100 rods from the moukh ef the msns.
The daily output Of the mine 10 nov 70 4
tons, OF two carloads. which u taken
from the gangway on the wafer level.
Another daily oar vii be aldej A. o0ce.
work On the gnnaway 10 also being pros
souted from point about e:gat ftes
above the river bed, where . tunnel
Bt4rts into the ILL under tho railroad
track. This, whsn offended 10 the bot
Iom Of the incline, will thor0ughly drain
al the vein above and furnish volume
Df pare air suficient fur all purposes OF |
There II another vein about
I've feet thick lying above the main vein
nov being worked. TIE coal In, how
Dvsr, Of much inferior quality. Mr.. Col
man has . sawnafii nearly compIctsd. It
d located few hundred yards to the
south and eass Of the mine, ON the river
bank, and will furnish the lumber for
the bunkers and construction
Df the new town tAas wilI shovtly spring
no q thai psint. There arc already
three o. fouf largo buildings there, In
riuding boardiuR. lodging houses. etc. |
Sevesd employees Of the mine and mill
viii eeoes hoaseo a. soon as Iumber can
be secured. Three or four miles above
bhs MeAilister mine 10 the third cross-
Ing Of the Cedar river. Here b trestie
1--WE rHousAND FEET LONG,
In the middle Of vhich isswunR Howe
truss bridge Of l6o feet. It y n sub
structure, and will last many |
PEARS. Just beyond this bridge, and on |
lhs trestte, b the heaviest Rrade upon |
The road. lt 10 on straight track, how |
vvsr, which largely reduces the difficulty |
of ascent. AZ about miles from the |
mine 10 the present camp Of the work |
men upon ths traok and bridges. Here |
also the wagon road from Black Dis- |
mon1 intersects the railroad line. This |
% vhefe Judge Jaoobs took passage on |
his four horss ooacb for sne frons dur. /
Ing his late election tour. The scenery |
along the ru1te 10 described by the /
Judge ~ truly MAGNIFICENT. Just be-
yond this point, and near the fourth /
,rossing OF the Cedar, there IL cut |
through sand bank with an everything /
gravel deposit, 10 all perhaps l5 to 10 /
lest deep. The sAnd 10 hard packed, |
Md full Of small pieces and narrow
strata OF finely broken coal. How 1t /
name there We leave 10 scientists. Tbs |
FouHTH CROSSING OF THE CEDAR RIVER
II Is miles south Of Rsnton. Here ID |
srestie 1900 feet long, composed Of five- |
pile heuts, reaching 10 feet above the /
ground. Il is the highest pile trestle In |
this region. A Hove truss bridge. l50 |
fest in length. spans the river. The |
trestle II nearly complsted, and trains /
will be crossing by tomorrow morning. |
On the bridge and piIine 60 men are at |
work.. Beyond this crossing grading 10 /
ready for tracklaying for |
miles. where gang OF Wa Chone's /
men are engaged npon heayy al and |
cut. It is expected that about weeks |
delay will be had as that point, which \
being passed, the road bed IL already |
nearly prspared close mp 20 6impsocs |
camp, I miles beyond Wa Chong's, and |
but about tive miles from the Black |
Diamond mine. In = very short time,
probably not over three weeks, the track |
of the Cedar River Railroad will bs |
laid TO Simpson's- Is is already plainly |
apparent snat the whole road will be |
In time, that is 10 say BY jan |
uary LIST, 1855. Az the end Of the track |
Miner and Mr.. Briggs |
took saddle horses and rode over the |
route 70 Black Diamond; the remainder |
Of the party returning. and reaching |
this city about .. n. The Cedar River |
Railroad will sosn - one Of the best |
paying pieces Of property In this coma