St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-23

were needed to keep the surrounding
country from sliding into the abyss.
The valley is crossed and recrOssed by
bridges, while the tracks of the two
companies owning the property are
leased to many other roads. The traffic
at this point is so cOngeSted that every
available foot of ground is made use of
TO the utmost possible advantage, and
any new railroad wishing to enter the
city would find the greatest difficulty.
Only three methods are possible for any
rev line. The first of these is to enter
On high level, that is to say. on the
same level as the Seventh street bridge,
to build its terminal tracks on elevated
trestles, bridging with them all the la
byrinths of tracks below. The other
two possible means of entrance are
renting right of way over either the
Manitoba or st. Paul & Northern Pa
cific tracks. The objection to the first
is the enormous expense. and to the two
last the already crowded condition of
both lines. A brief description of
THIS MAZE OF TRACKAGE
will demonstrate this proposition. From
the Third street bridge, looking south
west, are seen the tracks of the Union
Depot company. curving sharply west
ward to the depot. Looking north
stranger would be unable to distinguish
the difference between the systems of
lines, but on walking up to the Seventh
street bridge they are apparently sepa-
rated by a retaining wall of massive
stone. To the left are the tracks of the
st. Paul & Northern Pacific, running
on a very slight grade up to
the point where they disappear in the
bluff, at A in the cut. To the right are
Of m II a
much sleeper grade, separated by the
retaining wall from those of the st.
Paul & Northern Pacific. Coming right
down to the edge of the tracks are steep
bluffs. On the summit of those to the
left are seen the palatial residences of
Gen. Sibley, Frank Keogh. Col. E. F.
Drake, Mrs. Thompson. A. 81. Wilder'S
old house, and many others, whose tow
eFs rise above the old trees of their gar
dens. On those to the right are densely
crowded small frame houses, while
right on the edge of the bridge is the
Lindeke roller MILL The base of the
eastern or right hand bluff is being cut
away, and further up the tracks 1t is en-
tiTely excavated, and single track is
being laid down, while an immense re-
tanning wall is being built to sustain
the clay bluffs and the houses above.
This is the new track of the st. Panl &
Northern Pacific. This company felt
the necessity of getting into the union
depot on the outside as well as on the
inside of the Manitoba, so trade of !
property was made, whereby the latter |
road gave to the former the ground |
whereon this new track is being built. |
receiving in return room for another |
track to the west of its old ones. 1t |
is evident to any layman that no new |
road could pass this point without exca-
waiting many million cubic yards of to
bluffs and buying very valuable inn /,
proved property on either side. Such |
property as A. 81. Wilder's old house, or |
Gen. Sibley's house, or the Lindeke |
roller mill, could not be bought except |
at ruinous prices. Walking still further |
up the track to the entrance
te the tunnel through which the !
st. Paul & Northern Pacific passes,
just before reaching the Westminster |