The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
ALL OTHER ROADS.

All other roads in the Territory are
yet single line affairs, incomplete OF
disconnected, and will be briefly re.
! ferred to in what follows. Chief among
these lines is the
OREGON & WASHINGTON,
otherwise known as G.. W. Hunt 5
road or system. This at present con-
sists OF seven sections extending south
and east from Wallula TO Walla Walla,
Eureka Flat, Centerville and Fulton,
partly in Oregon and partly in Wash
ington. When completed these lines
will aggregate l25 miles in length.
Another line is contemplated from
Walla Walla to Waitsburg and Day
ton. This eompany's lines run through
a great wheat-producing region, and
all shipments are made by way of
Puget Sound.
THE BLANCHARD.
This is another logging road in
Skagit county. extending east six
miles from Samish bay. Ii already
enjoys heavy traffic in transporting
lumber
MILL CREEK FLUME
Is line Is miles long running out OF
Walla Walla. built by DIR. Baker, and
chiefly engaged in bringing wood and
lumber from the Blue mountains to
the city.
OLYMPIA & cHgHALIs VALLEY.
From Olympia to Tenino, Is miles,
this road extends. Ii is narrow
gauge. 1t carries the mails, passen-
gers and light freights between olym-
pia and the Northern Pacific railroad
a
farm produce to Olympia. Its extern
lands in the vicinity is contemplated
soon.
VANCOUVER, KIICKITAr & YAKIMA.
With 500 600 raised By the people OF
Vancouver this road has been started
and the first ten-mile section put under
construction. Its route is through
ktickitat pass 10 Yakima. Hopes are
entertained OF the ultimate compile
ton Of the whole line, and as RESULT
the making Of Vancouver a large and
important commercial city.
THE SEATTLE SOUTHERN.
This company was formed for the
purpose OF bailding iirst-Class rail
road, $50 miles long. from the city of
Seattle 20 the city oi Portland Its
projectors are SAN Francisco and Seat
tie men of great wealth, who promise
the early construction OF the road.
building 10 begin early in lSS9
THE SEATTLE & SoRrHERs.
4 company bearing this name vas
organized in November, the iacorpo-
rat0rs being New FORK capitalists aud
a few residents of this city. The first
declared object is to bald a Railroad
from Seattle 70 Blaine, in Nhatcom
county; the second object. 10 build
from some point on that line in Sgagit
valley to Spokane; and a third object,
q blIld from Skaeit valley 70 Ship
Harhor and Admiralty Head. on pG-
get sound. Elijah Smith, W. HI. iiol-
comb and other O. Il. ( y men are
interested IN The enterprise. Work
Was begun at once, ten-mile section
iFom ship Hsrbor east being pat un-
der construction. the assertion being
made that forty miles of road viii be
completed 10 iSs9.
THE Pogr TOWNSEND SOUTHERN.
A com pany known as the Port
Townsend Southern has begun work
At Port Townsend on a line intended
70 reach Portland, aU7 miles distant
Grading has been pushed on a i've.
mile section, ami the letting OF a con
tract Tor Is miles more is promised at
an early gay. The route chosen Is
said 10 he in every way practicable,
and much good Is anticipated hy am
hbous port-of-entry people from the
early building OF the read.
TACOMA. URTfNG & SOUTHERN.
-, faul and Tacoma men have or
gained this company. Is object i
70 build road into the heavy timber
OF Pierce county. A ten-miie section
has been weli-nigh completed from Or
ting. IN PayailnP valley extending
south
TACOMA, OLYMPIA : caEHALIs VALLEY.
This new company Is bailding three
mile, Of road from the Northern Pa
ciac 70 a coal mine in Lewis county.
OTHER FRaIECTED EoAps
Quite & number Of roads are pro-
lecie.l, upon which construction has
not begun. Among these are the
Olympia Black River & ChehaIis;
Port Townsend Bav & Columbia
River; Puget Sound & CkehaliS. and
Puget Sound, Shagit & Eastern. Also
4 road from Victoria via saanich pen
insula and Fraser river mouth. with a
25-mlle terry, 10 connect AZ the bouad-
airy line with an American road not
yet determined upon
4 study OF the railroad situation in