Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-10
RAYS REPORT.
h Survey of the Pipestone Pass Sub
mitted to the Board of Trade.

The Survey of the Pipestone Pass Sub.
mitted to the Board of Trade.
About @ dozen members of the Board oil
Trade assembled at their room over Clark
& Larabie's bank last evening to listen to
the report OF Engineer Fay on the survey
OF tho Pipestone pass. The document is
lengthy, comprehensive and minute in de-
tail, Of which only q brief synopsis can
now be given. It begins with an explana-
ton OF the line run, and makes clear topo-
graphical features of the surface covered
and the difficulties encountered. The sum
init OF the pass is 6,401 feet where the line
crosses it through a tunnel $50 feet long.
The distance from the summit to the
Northern Pacific railroad at Gallatin is
about Tx miles, OF which about 10 miles
would need to have q grade OF 2 PER cent.
or 2 2.1O, the rest of that part Of the
line, from Hope P. O. to the main line
5.1Oths of 1 per cent. or 26 feet per mile.
From the summit to the Silver Bo" mill is
IA Clio miles. From the summit to Gala
tin the work consists OF z miles OF light
mountain work, 8 miles of heavy mountain
work and z miles Of bench work. On this
side there are II t~restles ranging from 20
to 80 feet in height. The route on this side
presents the more difficult problem. In
Guiding the one at the summit there are six
short tunnels ranging in length from $50 to
22Ofest ag~gregating ,075 feet. The heaviest
trestle is that over the east fork OF Black
tail Creek, being 700 feet long and 80 feet
high requiring nearly q halfa million feet OF
timber and 20 tons Of bolts for it's n
struction. The line comes in OF the east
side OF the valley, skirting the foothills,
Farm and just east OF the race track and
striking the Montana Union Railway near
the Silver Bow mill and nesr the crossing
OF that road by the line now sought to be
obtained for depot purposes Dy the North
ern Pacific. The entire distance is slightly
over seventy-six miles. The distance from
the Gallatin bridge to Butte via Garrison
is 174 miles, via the Pipestone it is seventy
six miles and vie the proposed Lowlands
line OF the Northern Pacific about 1O5.
Mr.. Ray says:
From Gallatin bridge to Garrison
via the main line of the Northern
Pacific, the distance is 122 miles.
and via the Pipestone pass it is
1913 miles, while il the unofficial reports as
to the pass on the head OF Big Pipestone
are correct, the line via this or Home.
stake pass will be slightly shorter than the
main line OF the Northern Pacific via
Helena and the Mullan pass. The Mullan
pass. however, ia so much lower as to JUS
tify the Judgment OF the direction of the
Northern Pacific in adopting that route,
promising that existing or prospective
traffic conditions were not then (1SS1) OF
such Importance as to Justify a departure
of considerable extent from the better line,
viewed from q simple engineering stand
point"
Mr.. Ray estimates the cost OF grading at
$349,O OLE; bridging, $3.50, 600; track, $236,-
792; right OF way, $34, $50; tunnels, $685.
600, making g total Of $3.50, 557. He
iect to q variation OF 10 per cent. either
way on closer calculation and revision.
Mr.. Ray, in reply to questioning, made
some verbal explanations Of portions OF
the report. All things considered, the line
he had run was q better route than any he
had made examination oil, though he I'M
derstood the Homsstake was about six
miles shorter.
Secretary Forbis announced that $2,125
had been collected but there were $3.50
still outstanding, part OF which was doubt
ful.
Mr.. Ray said the Board still owed him
$266.66 balance due. This left $141.66
to be collected by the Board and tie gen.
tiemen present guaranteed it's collection.
On motion Of Judge Knowles the Board
extended it's thanks to Mr.. Ray nor the able
report he had made and feel that his work
is entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. Ray asked and obtained leave to re-
place the present report with another n
more exact one as he had not had time to
make It as complete as he desired.
Judge Knowles said it was understood
that Mr.. Ray is to furnish a duplicate, copy
OF the report and profile for Mr.. DAILY, one
of the heaviest subscribers to the fund, who
has undertaken to bring it before the Di-
rectors of the Northern Pacific.
Mr.. McCaig stated that Mr.. kendrick,
chief engineer OF the Northern Pacific, was
on his way here and suggested that some OF
the gentlemen OF the Board be deputized to
SEES hin and lay the report before him.
Mr.. Raw stated that he would be at ais
Office when the gentleman arrived and
would! be happy to afford him all ths In
necessary
On motion Messrs. Ray, Williams n
Maillet were appointed q committee to see
Mr.. Kendrick, and the meeting adjourned.