The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-15
THROUGH THE cADr pASS.
poufes of the Lake Shore Road
Definitely Settled.
c.,nection with the Canadian Pa
.sfc-yezt Seasons Operations
False Report Denied.

NJ, u. II. Gilman. vice president Of the
as.t,ie Lake yhore & Eastern Railroad Co.
s,-,red In the city yesterday morning from
W. York. He was met 81 spokane Falls
- ur Paul ?. Nohr, chief engineer
On. road, VINO returned with him % This
ss,r Mr.. Gilman started from New York
40 Fridav. december z, and stopped at
s,oksne Falls one day 20 examine the
smiles Of bis conpany's Rad from that
e,tv to wheatdale, the construction Of
rhlch is now nearly completed.
Mr.. Gilman vas found 10 his Office by a
posrIsrSLLiGExeEE reporter yesterday In
ecrpspy with one or two citizens Of Sc.
stsIs who are prominently interested IN the
fske shere. asd they were discussing the
,iaus of the road over a map Of Washing.
Ton Territory that had drawn upon II two
SlsliDct red lines, one running In an east.
civ and the other 10 a northerly direction
frou, Seattle. These Mr. Gilman stated had
been definitely determined upon as the
two rortes Of tse railroad.
"As yon perceive by this map, the sro-
tsre division Of the Lake Shore q Eastern
viii be constructed through the skyko-
mtsh- wenatchee pass. better known as the
euobomish route few miles north Of
windsor, crosses the skykomish river and
goes 10 generally castcriy direction to
he cady pass. and then follows
me course of the Wenatchee down
10 the Columbia Crossing the river At the
togn Of Heuatches the course IL north 10
Wnterville, and thence east across the
Grand e0uiee at Alkaii lake, and from
thar point on without any Rrea, diver
rence 10 wheatdale. near Davenport
Next season we will build up to the
base OF the Cascade mountains, both from
the east and the west. We viii construct
from Wheatdsle TO the Columbia. a dis.
lance Of 10 miles, and possibly 30 miles
Nd the Wentscbee, before the season ol
1850 ends, aud I'm Iseo the entire route from
Seattle TO spokane will be completed aud
in operation In time To carry 10 seattle the
wheat yield Of that season.
TO THE BRITISH LINE.
I'VE have made every necessary arrange.
ment % finish the construction Of our pro
iecfed line north to the British boundary -
continued Mr. Gilman. work win begin
at the very earliest practicable time IA the
coming spring, and the road will be I'm.
ished during the summer. The Canadian
Pacific road has agreed 10 commence al
Mission. AZ miles east OF Vancouver, and
build south about 10 n lies to meet
completed from this city 10 point six
miles north OF snohomish, and the road
will be built and equipped north s. miles
10 connection with the branch OF the
Canadian Pacific. That road has finally
agreed to construct It's own bridge across
the Fraser river. and u will be neces-
sary for us to build on this route bridges
across the snohomish. steilaguamish,
skagii aud Nooks8ek rivers. The struc.
lures across the first three Of these streams
on onr road, win be o. iron. while the last
will he Of wood.
Altogether next season we will finish
the construction OF 80 miles OF road west
miles to the British line, the
line 10 the Cady pass, and one o.
two branches, that ! cannot locate for
yos Just now.
II have understood that the Seattle &
Northern railroad company has entered
upon the active construction OF lines
toward ship Harbor and also north in the
same general direction as our proposed
route. You may say that the Seattle 4
Northern and Seattle. Lake Shore Il East
ern companies will act in entire harmony
Notwithstanding some rumors 70 the con
irary.
no INTENTION OF SELLING.
ewhat about the report so generally cir
cHlated that the Seattle, Lake Shore 4
tasttfE IL ABOUT 10 betl out 20 tue NoftuefI
Pacihc2" was asked Mr.. Gilman.
You eau state, upon my authority. that
we have neither desire nor intention e
dispose Of our railroad" responded Mr.
Gilman warmly. I'VE are perfectly salts
fed with our property and with our sys
tcm- We are strong enough aud rich
enough 10 completely equip and operat;
our lines a. now proposed
"our system will extend through terri
tory not nov occupied by any other route
aud u will develop the richest virgin sol
thaI Is tributary 10 any road
THE cADY pass.
We win have no very great engineer
ing difficulties To- overcome In construct
ing the Ine through the Cady pass sale
chief Engineer Mohr.
The grades are not unusually heavy
II viii be necessary 10 construct seyera
tunnels, the longest OF which win be abou
25o0 feet. consider the Cady pass thi
very best that could have been chosen