Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-04-24
OUT SHE GOES.
Arrival of Chief Engineer Mil
ler and Assistants.
Also Contractors and Sub.C0n-
tractors.
Five Hundred Graders Expect.
ed Next Week.
Immediate Extension of the
Line Toward Duluth.

There is not the least shadow of a doubt
now in regard to the extension of the
Manitoba road northwest from this city.
Up to the present time there have been
rumors that the company, in sending
surveyors to run lines over the coun-
try, were simply ''making believe for
the purpose of stimulating immigration.
This delusion is now or soon will be dis
PEELED.
Chief Engineer N. d. Miller, with f.
J. Roberts, his assistant, arrived Thurs
day evening; also J. S. Murphy, who
will have charge of the provision and sup
ply depot. Mr.. Murphy is now arrang-
ing for the building of an extensive sup
ply depot in this city. Overseer Stems,
Langdon & Cos. head man, will be here
the first Of the coming week. Messrs.
Langdon & Co. are the contractors. FIVE
hundred graders are expected here Mon
day or Tuesday. Chief Engineer Miller's
assistants are on the ground ready to set
the grade stakes. Mr.. Miller was en-
gagged Thursday evening examining the
returns Of the surveyors. Tho result of
the examination has no doubt been re-
ported to the head officers of the road
and upon that report the route will be
decided upon and work will then begin.
One of the gentlemen now here told the
INTER-OcEAN that grading would COM
mence the lst of May or perhaps earlier.
ON TO DULUTH.
The lNTER-OCEAN also learns that tho
| line will be extended from Crookston to
Duluth as soon as possible. The COM
pany has already let the contract for an
| immense system of piers at Duluth, and
| at least half the distance will be covered
this season. When the road is finished
to Duluth, Devils Lake will have di-
rect air line to the "Zienith city," With
and Duluth on Lake Superior will he
connected by rail. This means extern
sive machine shops at Devils Lake.
| SUPPLIES.
] Numerous ties, spik es, draw bars, etc.
have been arriving during tho week and
are being unloaded near the passenger
depot, preparatory to tho work of extern
ding tho road northwest Of this city.
One Of the grading crews. with a large
number OF teams, all IN charge Of sub
contractor, arrived the first Of the week
and camped south Of the track. They
come from the Canada Pacific grade in
the Rocky mountains.
/ THE SURVEYS.
stones camp OF surveyors is directly
northwest Of this city, on direct line
from Church's Ferry to Bottineau
Parke's camp is just north ofGrand Har-
Dor. Various spur lines have been run,
but the direction the road will take il
yet as great mystery as a week ago. II
is enough, however, that the SURVEYS are
being made and supplies received.
I6rading Is the next move.
AN OPINION.
Mr.. Devlin, the Montana cattle man,
Informed the lSTER-OCEAN that hiA
information concerning the extern
sion of the road was to the effect that
the company would have 500 graders at
work within ten days; that 80 miles OF
road are to be built out of this city this
year; that no important stop or terminus
will be made this side of Great Falls
that work upon the line from Helena to
Great Falls Is now gong on, and the in
tention of the Manitoba is to make con-
ncctions as soon as possible.
| WHAT IS 1T?
The following diagram was pick cd IN
in one of the principal streets Of this city
Did anyone lose it? Can anyone explain
what 1t means? Maybe it's anothe,
mystic league trick, and there maybe a
"carload" of them on the way. Possibly
1t is the preliminary survey of cyclone
and the little dots with the mysterious
letters near them are the towns which
are doomed to be eveilastingly mopped
up. Will some one please call, pay
charges and take the derned thing away
Just look at it: