The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-31
PORT TOWNSEND PROSPECTS
Possible Terminus of Two Trans
continental Roads.
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Mr. Elrter .. Howard, Of thu rex, estate
Erin OF C4rke 4 Toward, Pert Townsend.
was In the cry yesterday. Mr. Hoxssd Is
nrrnlF of tie egnyscsfen that Porr I0wr-
ssraa IL 60 BE the sntszre raes<uraass ard
commercial ceafgr 81 the North wsxs. ana
be il Possessed Of readily svxsIshse frnd
Of reasons tox his waY OF thinking
The people Of Pert Townsend sid
M Howard. shave yerg rseensig received
issuance that their city Is 70 Be the Amer
ie4E tersiInns Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad. Sos long since the Officers Of
thai line, through their Pert Iownsend
ageat. made en- offer % the city 10 prir. IL
psn pallet forzn m elaborate swrsse-up' Of
Port Townsend and surroundings. provided
they were Furnished the necessary inlor-
nation In returE the company agreed -
issue the pamphlets AZ its o~n expense and
,arn,se go ne pssSls o Port Iownssnd =
The material waa provided 40 the pam
phlets are now IN the hands Of the printer.
Probably .sd1 COO viii be issued Nov. why
Ia the wo,sid wouid the Canadian Pacific
want TO asoon' Port Townsend If il did
ncs taterfl 90 reach us By rnilT
~But fhss issuance Of the pamphlets Is
not tho only bssis 81 our hopes Certain
pefssns 10 Port Townsend are possessed Of
inside information a. to the intention Of
the Canadian that seems 70 make clearly
lag Port Townsend. The route 20 be frav-
ersed By tie Canadian 20 reach Port Town
send win be from Vancouver. in Britain
Eolurabla, doyn the uAjn land 10 point
opposite FIdajE0 island. The island can be
reached By bridging from the main land
The route wiz then lie over the island.
across Deception Pass 10 Hhfdby island.
the track terminating ~ Admiralty Head
Ferries VIII thence connect the road with
Port TnwilxeIG. distance of Ave miles
We expecs that some traffic arrangement
may be effected between the Canadian and
Seattle and the new purt Townsend south
ern that sfll be for the interest of Port
Townsend.
- very short time since representatives
Of one of tie trAnxcontinentAi lines visited
Port Townsend, and Ii Ii now definitely
settled that the rosd win take bold OF the
Port Townsend southern aud push il for
ward 10 com pletion. can not tell you the
name Of the srauscontsnenfai road, but il Is
not the leSi o fact that the Port Townsend
southern viii be converted from q local
enterprise, with local backing, 10 part OF
great traiiseoutinent&l system"
II understand that the Canadian Pacific
win take an initiatory step towards max
Ing Port Townsend is American terminus
by placing the Islander on the route from
our city 10 Vancouver via Victoria
The Premier will run between seat
Tie and PORT Townsend. This arrangement.
IL expected 10 be c0nsammated very soon
IEosDALE IRON WORKS.
Extensive improvements are soon 10 be
made in the plant Of the Puget sonnd Iron
Company at frondaie above Port Townsend.
by the addition of rolling mills and Bes.
ses1er steel plant. Mr.. q. w. Prescott and
ar. Irving Scott OF the Union Iron Works,
sasi Franeitco, both largely interested In
the, iroudale works, have been looking
over the grounds within the past week and
their visit IN known TO have been made for
the purpose Of inquiring Into the agvisa-
bitity at extending the plauf The result
OF their investigation ID generally under
stood To have been entirely satisfactory 10
them, and there IL no doubt that the i'm
provemenfs contemplated will be inauga-
rated
The mills a. present turn out daily 30
tons OF pig iron, the ore for which has been
obtained fnsfa the iron mines on Texada
island aud in Chimicum valley. The prod
net OF the mills has heretofore been sent
10 San Francisco for refinement, but In the
future the whole process will be under.
TAKEN at irsndale. do not know the sum
which viii be expended in the enlarge
ment OF the Irondale plant, bat II can
safely be estimated at SO. 600