The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-06-02
Railroad Items.

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comes off.
The total amount of the Grant monu
ment fund is less than $130,00O. New
York people are holding fair to he'll
increase the fund
The Missoula & Bitter Root Vallc,
branch of the Northern Pacific was com
pleted and turned over to the operating
department yesterday.
The station of Grey Cliff, on the Mon
tana division of the Northern Pacific, 4G
miles east of Livingston, has been opened
for freight business and F. P. Hannafir
appointed agent.
The Union Pacific, to meet the rccen,
reduction made by the Northern Pacific
have reduced the passenger rate between
Montana points and the Missouri river
Omaha and Kansas City, from $51 tc
$3.50.
The Northern Pacific has ordered the
following new rolling stock For deliv-
cry in 1888, so heavy locomotives for
freight service, 500 stock cars, 500 coal
cars, 10 flrstclass passenger coaches, 6
baggage and mail cars and so furniture
cars. For delivery in 1889, 1000 box
cars, 25 freight locomotives and 500 coal
cars.
A justice III Indiana who had endeav-
ored vainly to recover sec he had loaned
an acquaintance had the latter before
him as witness recently, and managed
quietly to stir him up to an outburst of
ire that just fitted fine of $40 for con-
tempt of court. The justice. who re-
mained cool and collected (thc $2O), may
be said to have got his fine work in.
1t is reported on good authority that
the Northern Pacific has already COM
menced active steps toward entering Man
itoba in the western part with branch
line railway. Surveyors have been at
work for some time running survey line
from st. Johns, Oak. Three levels have
been taken, all heading toward Boisse-
vaine. At present gang of men arc at
work putting in grade stakes and are
within sixteen miles of the boundary.
The Cascade tunnel has been complet-
ed, and on Sunday last was turned over
to the operating department, the first
train, cast bound, having successfully
passed through it on that date, making
the trip in twenty minutes. The train
consisted of eight coaches and new engine
No. 407, engineer, O. NJ. Godfrey; fire.
man, J. P. Manger; conductor, Robert
Walsh. The tunnel was lighted all the
way, revealing throughout its marvellous
construction. The trial trip as regards
air, light, grade, etc, was pronounced
satisfactory by the chief engineer and
other prominent officials on board.
Missouliau: supt. Gilbert gave the
Missorlian on Monday tho first authentic
information regarding the true situation
at Muiian tunnel. 1t seems the long COW
cred approach of the tunnel was covered
with earth about ten feet in depth. When
the fire occurred this fell in. but as soon
as the fro was subdued this part of the
disaster was overcome and the track
cleared. The real trouble was in the tun-
mel. The mountain at this point is very
steep, and when the timlcring burned,
the mountain caved in for distance of
forty feet. The running of new tunnel
through this great mass of earth and stone
has been slow, because only few men
can work to advantage. Fifteen miners
have been employed, working in three
shifts of five men each. In addition an
ample force has been at work hauling out
debris and timbering as fast as work pro-
gressed. Supt. Gilbert expected to have
trains through the tunnel again by June
10th, but owing to the necessarily slow
progress of work, he thinks 1t will be
week or tenalays later than that before the
repairs will be completed.