Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-19

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vara na1cs.
Yesterday there arrived frou Wiuni-
ReRs VA The Csn1dian Paoi6c. Kiokiue
nofue ana Ondeedook o0ntroct- Z cun-
ssemAn prominent snd prsotidaI il raiI-
Wy matters- Who furnishes q Win Al
ditiond and gratifying informasion ID
referenoe % the prsRrsa u the Cana
diaa Rsci6e sast and wssf Of ths Sell
klfk range. and few notes about
Manit0oa and the Northwesl
he crops in Il snit0ba and she North
vess Tor the past season have been
largo, and farmers are prompt in their
Payments Of money advanced from loan
eompaniss and notes from impIsmsns
men. In fsu portions Of The North
vees the gram suffered peculiar draw
saek- The spring opened very dry. and
only about haff the ssod eowu opranu
up bus IN June, when the rains came.
the balAuoe shot up. and the conse-
qusnce wss that hall the grain vas
fully Fipe while tbs other half vas In q
green state. However, these cases were
generally thrcaRhOuf the whole cuuu-
west has been somewhat limited in
comparison with previous yesrs. no
doubt caused by the late farmer's aoita.
ton. The so families Of HIGHLAND
crofters that wese sent out have suo
ceeded % veil that il viii probably be
the means ct Bringing great number
IN the succeeding year. The expert
mental farms Of the G. p. r. have
proved an immense success, and fall
plouine was being prosecuted when our
informant passed through. Toe devel-
opWent Of the 0anlt coal mines fifty
miles above Medicine Hat, on the eas-
katchewan has made coal eheap in
winnipeg, il being sold there at 81 per
ton, and being OF fine bitunIp0us
quality. This cosl is hauled over 600
miles Of the q. p. X. a branch line
Will be built TO the mines next year.
Anthracite coal from Pennsylvania is
sold IN Winnipeg at $ll per ton retail.
This would indicate thst q. p. Il.
freight rates are exceedingly reason
able.
The town of Calgary is growing, there
being now Q permanent popu lation Of
about 100. Il is prsttily situased on
the Bow River, and our informant
states that IL is the most pictureaque
spst between Lake Superior and victo-
ria.
The end Of the track ON tbs 25sh OF
October was seven miles above the
mouth # the Kicking Horse River, and
thes we're laying the rails at the rate Of
q mile day. 4 short delay will OCCUR
on account Of having to constrnct pile
bridge at this point. The Kicking Horse
10 crossed nine times. They would
probably reach the mouth Of the river
about The Sd Of November. The eross-
ING OF the Columbia is about Is miles
from the mouth Of the Kicking Horse.
where they were making pile driver to
constract temporary bridge at the
second crossing Of the Columbia. The
road follows the bank Of the Columbia
II miles, which Ii nearly all graded 10
Quartz Greek, where IL leaves the river
and strikes Beaver Greek, about ~
miles from the sumniit of the Selkirks.
Il follows ths Iilceliewait, dressing the
liver several times, until IL reaches the
Coiumsia AZ niies from the summit.
The new Oaderd0nk contract ends
seven miles this side of the Columbia
River. The work Ia suoh that there Is
nothing TO prevent IL being finished by
the lst Of November next year. The
east slope of the SeIkirks has been let
70 contractors, about So miles Ia all
The Work 10 principally side-hili cuts,
there being only one tunnel TO make.
The scenery from Calgary to Victoria
is grand, there being not q mile where
IL is unintcresting the pass Of ths Sell
kirks is magnificent. with the glaciers,
snow peaked mountains, and valley
scenery in view. There is a magnificent
growth Of timber IN the Columbia val
ley, spruce, cedar and white pine. Hem
lock predominates, and will be valuable
for It's bark In tanning purposes, the
hides for which can be got in large
quantities from the plains. No hemlock
~ net after leaving here antil Lake So
perior Is reached. The quality of the
timber ID such that there will likely be
large numbering interests established in
the Sslkirks to supply the points east OF
the mountains.
At the mouth of the Kicking Horse is
q town called Golden City, which will
probably be an important point in the
near future for the supply of the large
district tributary TO il.
The scenery is such that there will nm
doubsedly be an immense rush of tour
ist travel over the @. p. r., which will
increase 50 soon as il becomes better
known. Our informant has travelled
over all the transcontinentai roads, and
most all the roads Ia the East, and says
there Is nothing TO compare With the
scenery of the Canadian Pacific from
Calgary westward to the Pacific.
From the end Of the track 10 the $50
ond crossing Of the Columbia occupied
about ten days, walking the whole dis
tanss. The balance Of the "trip, to Sa-
7ona, was done by staging and steamer.
La the Selkirks about foot and half
Of snow had fallen. From Savona 70
Cooks Ferry tbs roads we're very dusty,
no rain having fallen for some time.
The soil of the Columbia valley 10
gravelly, and not very suitable for agri-
culture. That In the neighborh0od OF
kAEnioops oan be made very produc-
tive by irrigation on q large scale. This
ooaid be done By joint stock company
making Icanals for carrying eli the
water from the rivers 20 the farms,
changing 80 much per acre for water, as
is done 10 other places
The line Of the Onderdouk contract
is In splendid condition, and Is the best
that our informant has ever seen for q
roa Of It's aee. In few plasss work is
not vet completed, but they are busy I'M
proving the track all the time, and next
spring will pat 10 on q par with any line
in Canada. A large number OF men
have been engaged 20 work on the new
contract, and that portion OF the work
will be pushed rapidly. There can be no
doubt that next November will witness
an iron band connecting the Atlantic
With the Pacific, when we may expect
4 great rush of settlers and tourists
through 10 this coast. A 10 h. many
thousands have passed through ss far
as the end Of track 70 view the ssesssy
Of the mountains.
Surr on NorE.-Durin9 the exist
encs Of the now dsfunct Herald that
uauer became indebted 10 the Western
Union TelaCraph Company IN the sum