Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-25
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s,.sssr 10 sraiar and eFeen River
t.,,<ys Tells What as saw and
s,t<. nm saspre.slsnx.
Nefa haa hssn stopped at Bennett's
e,.es r1vsr ssmp on the Cascade div
- a ths Nsrthern Pacific Railrasd.
n. s.oek and tools have been attached
!, rsdssers and men are yet unpaid.
line shseks are worthless without Bsn-
s.s,'s sisaAturs. and he will not be no
sspsible for bis sub-oontraator's bills.
Nm ~ they have worked nearly every
Az this water. and have barely paid
hssrd. PrUfisions we're very high. Ben.
- charged Ia cents pound freight
issu Soalh Prairie 10 his sub-contrant-
n. and haJ vas $40 a ton At one time.
a sappiies had % he bought at his
s,ors 4 the camp by his ssub-contractois
n man was lacky enough 10 get a
shsek sog his sime from Bennett, be Gas
ahIiaed 70 40 10 sonth Prairie, 20 miles
slasant, on foot, and there he would Qet
shaak on 0 Tacoma hank, which cara-
a . trip 10 Tacoma, z5 miles by rail, ut
eoss Of 820i. besides three days ex.
psnsss before he sould get back 10
soaih Prairie, SnFeiv, for gays that
sfs DARK aud tricks that are vain. the
hssthsnS--and Bennett t-''are peculiar
The railroad irsn on the Cedar river
na6 u laid within Ia miles of the
ftanslin mine, on GrvsR river. and
sesk b hsine pnshed forward In basi-
~ iika manner. There are tso shifts
4 miners ct work al the Franklin and
Eizek Diamond mines. although both
~ mali crews
Large bankers are being built at the
zaek Diamond, by full fsrce of Sc
a1sbailders, which il proof enough OF
Askind Of work IL will be when OoSu
pifad. And also the time of oOnstrue-
IN Seattle Is ever connected vith-suFe
sssd.
! hotsl 7sxso feet, txo and q hsif
esEies high, ID being built by the Black
Dnn0nd Company. The dining room
b 8xsA feet, besides an addition large
inoash 10 seat 10 or IL persons. There
srs Is bedrooms on the secohd floor,
sd the upper door will probably be
nd As ball 10 bold meetings or balls
D. fine depot building is also heiag
saiit, iuss across the track from the
koiei,
A few branch railroad In being put la
b counset with another tunasl on the
lDmpany's coal land, which Is about two
niles from Black Diamond station.
,0rth.
A party of Surveyors will be pat in the
Asid this week TO survey line for
proposed branch railroad from wilder
nssB Lake, on she Cedar river railroad,
" sonnest with the Nortbern Pacific
ssisaAd on 1reen river, at or near tlia
@eHmman point" ssctisn Is, and tab
pAa viii be completed as speedily IN
posihle, A road GA this line will tnp
sigkt or ten sections Of coal iAnls
Ehish lie out Of the reach of either Of
sAs present railroads, and circle Of sir
miies drawn froui the ''commou point"
emtasna ai least forty claims Of coed
ttnmineus coal. The ''csm mon point"
-ese4ion Isis about forty miles from
s2tfle. and about forty-eieht from Ta-
stne. sad thai 10 natural objection
which Taooma cannot help, besides Is
ihiies ef veter travel. The ADVANTAGE
. favor Of Seattle over the other routes
4 in going and coming, over 90 mi.sa
- q addition the grades this way are
sasief.
Tte rsad 10 the sosuiuaou point" we
nass have. II bailt nov II would get Q
esasy trade In carrying men and mate
iiala 10 sid In the Northern Pacific et-
Isezion. and on the cQmpletlsn Of tile
scads disision vsil bring the bulk of
~ travel thls way.