Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-02
,.rTlE AND WALLA WALLA RAIL.
ROAD.


ro,roR Posr- -INrELLI6ESCER
When our people begin to talk Seattle
nd Walla Walia railroad, they. to us'
somewhat vulgar though common
..,aae strike me where | live j
t;,dles. as il were, anew the fres OF q
- ma and makes the pulse run high
oo,;no INV many journeys from Seattle
20 Eastern Washington via the Snoqnal
mia Pass. in years gone by, made the
,..o~rsphy of the country a study with
- v;sv not only to "A practicable route
IN, a railroad. but one which would
d,ain the greatest and most profitable
1untrv with the least interference with
o,hsr pro ojected railroads. Now that Oul
o.on,e seem in earnest about a railroad
t,om Seattle, by way of the Snoqualmie
p.ss 10 some point in Eastern Wash
iucton. | wish to place on record de-
.c,iption of the route which seems to me
most fitting for such a road, for the
,boopbtful consideration OF those who
NAV have the selecting Of the route for
tbis road. will add that l suggested
nv route to those who had the late Sc
/ a,;le. Walla Walla and Baker City Rail
road project IN hand (which found Its
crave in the Willard system of roads, at
tbe time Of its inception, and the obJec
! ton was then raised that it did not
reach the Green River GOAL fields. This
b.a yDn
40 there il little doubt that the road now
being built from kenton up Cedar River
will be completed, and will meet tue de-
msnd in this respect.
EoUTE.
will commence at or near the line of
lane street, in Maynard's plat, Ill the
"Lawton Valley" leaving the engineers
TO come to the water front as they may
| select; suggesting. however, that, had
| the matter to determine in the Interest
| Of the citizens of Seattle. | would ell
+ deavor to find Il route from some point
near the barrel factory, VIA the shore of
Lake Union to the portage, and thence
10 Lane street by way of the Lawton
Valley. From Lane street my route
continues through the Wetmore valley
teihe shore of Lake Washingion; thence
along said shore In south ard easterly
direction To Nav Creek: thence up said
creek and through the divide to Squak
Prairie; thence skIrting the hliisldes To
Raging river: thence on across the great
Suoqualmie Prairie. or sklrtlpg the
mountain sides 10 the right. as the grade
night require, to the famous Snoqualmie
Pass
SYE OF MY REASONS IN FAVOR OF THIS
ROUTE.
lst. 1t does not materially conflict. in
matters of freight ar passengers, with
hs Cedar River and Stampede Pass
nate because there are high ranges of
hills and mount iins between the two
iooies- At Renion, Squak valley and
Rattlesnake Prairie are the only three
places where access may be had to the
CEDAR River route. from the vast area of
] prlcultural, timber and coal lands l,-
A lg TO the north and east of these
nnges.
4 ID. There are freights enough, acces-
sole to bath routes. to supply the carry
hg capacity of each road for ages. and
asnoe the necessity Of n second road into
these great fields.
Among the freiehts for the May Creek
Route are:
list. The large deposits of coal in sec
tons IS aud 36, township ~ north. ranee
beast.
ID. The large deposits of coal. bog
nn and gypsum in and adjacent to
Squak valley.
d. The large deposits of iron, coal,
ad Tie so-called precious metals In the
soontains adjacent to the Snoqualmie
rsairie
va. The large deposits of iron. coal.
nnaiole and lime III the Snoqualuuie
an. The great bodies of magnificent
suoer all along the line of this route.
lna one end to the other.
~a. lhe vast area of rich agricultural
AUS all along the line and dlacent To
anong the most notable of which are
Sqnak valley and the section sur
uehone Squak or Samamish lake; the
en nhoqualmle river valley And that
uuaefiul Snoqualmie Prairie. where
sS located one of the largest (if not
-..afRest) hop yards in America.
Ia and last in this connection, but
~ least the advantages to be derived
asu, running. as this route does. in close
oAuiy To the noted Snoqualmie Falls.
10y thls road is built, Il large town will
TIue up at these falls. and thousands
Fop'e will annually visit the place
~ nIntner Resort and pleasure. 1t IL a
Ahown fact that all grades and
~ OF csal. iron, timber, marble and
su,! precious metals exist along this
kA l have not mentioned the big
and the little fishes which abound
A. s,aAes and mountain streams along
IA S~' the Ice In the mountain lakes
N.Res to cool the summers thirst:
s,lS manufacturing enterprises that
- spring into existence along the
A.. e cattle upoR thousand hills,
ntps ana hogs, too and the thousand
sr,S upon the ocean billows which
NssS loiiow the completion OF this
,t wen into that most beautiful of
essse nittitas valley. because all of
!, and many more are contained in
great speech To the big trees"
saa. 50 troubled the Porl Townsend
= and gave tim the nightmare of
sIscontent; hut have entered this
asoe at the end instead of the begin.
~ OF this article. to more forcibIv
Az upon the minds of the people
: Mr. *r'or advantages of the route
-, .mapped ont over even the Cedar
q, hnu stampede route. and hope
q 49, men having or who may have
so,...'on OF the route for TIE ad
ed an. on VIII give this route careful
Ia a.ai acai Inspection before making a
fmlnatiou of the route.
Sr,, NJ. :. BoorH.
hf, March 3lst. 1884.