The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-12-08
WATCH AND PRAY
For the Coming of the Oregon Pacific
One More, River CrOSSed-St!l
The Work Goes On.

crossing as we'll as could be expected
and tits the intention to push it
right along if possible all the winter.
VIM. NJ. Hoag, general manager, and
Vice President Nash were here to-
day, on their return from the front.
The roadbed, except the bridges, is
nearly all finished up to Breiten-
bush, distance of eighteen miles.
There is a framing yard estab-
lished at this place and the Santiam
Milling Co. has contract to furnish
the lumber to build the bridges be-
tween here and Brcitenbush inclu-
sive. With the efficient manage
of the Superintendent of Bridges
Frank Miller and d. NJ. Large, his
foreman, and his various gangs of
bridge workers, the work will
move right along, for they are men
of experience and push. | wish to
state here that your correspondent
was mistaken who wrote n YOUR last
issue from Rock Creek that the only
thing that would retard the arrival
of the train up to that place would
be Santiam bridge. The facts are,
the track layers were not delayed a
minute on account of the bridge, but
it was ready for them and pro-
nounced a fine structure by compe-
tent judges.
The Santiam Milling Co. are in
fine spirits and their new mill is
turning out lots of lumber and Of an
excellent quality. They have not
got all their machinery in as yet but
they have got one of the finest water
powers in the state, and ultimately
will have a fine mill and one that
| will do all they want it to do. We
also can thank Uncle Sam for post
office and try-weekly mail, Should
any of you fellows at the capital
want to consult us up here in regard
to any measure that requires pro-
found thought dnring the coming
legislation we have a telegraph office
here.
The proprietor Of Mill City, Mr.
Rice has been confined to his bed for
several days with something similar
to paralysis, but is improving now
If the capitalists of Salem would
come up here and look around it
might be beneficial to them finan-
cially.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
The track layers of the O. P. r. r
have reached the north side of the
railroad bridge at the crossings Of
the north fork of the Santiam at Mill
City. The grading will be completed
to bort Smiths by December LIST
The construction train now stands
on the south side and tomorrow will
: cross into Mill City. Vice President
Nash, Mr.. Hoag, general manager
and Chief Engineer Schneck arrived
in a special car on the south side Of
the Santiam and proceeded on horse
back from Mill City to the front
The Santiam LAUNDERING Company
has finished the lower story of thell
saw mill and have sawed out tim
bers for the finishing of the mill and
are now engaged saving timbers fol
the O. P. r. R. Co. Mr.. Brown the
owner of the saw mill on the south
side has filled his contract for Drune
bridge and Santiam bridge at Mil
City and is now engaged in saving
lumber for the Breitenbush bridge
and those at Little and Big Santiam
The O. P. company pays on the
Goth of each month, by SO doing all
men engaged on the construction OF
the road are satisfied, consequently
YOU hear no more grumbling.
O'Connor & Barr, contractors, PAID
on the oath. Mr.. Brown paid his saw
mill crew on the 23d.
| 1t seems that the vigilance com
mittee that warned the Thomas boys
to leave last May and, on their re-
fusing to comply with the request
shot and wounded Charles Thomas
have come to the conclusion that
Mill City would be benefited by the
absence of Dave Hoeye and his sor
Waiter, and have notified him to
that effect.
i Mill CITY, Nov 25th, 1888.
/ The Last session of the 50th Con
gross convened on Monday of this