The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-10
TO ABERDEEN.
- Pacific's Lines From
olympia to the Coast.
,,es TO The COAL MINES.
=. - seattle . rorthern-work
s. raks shors Line--Ths Port !
~.~rsend seathern to shelton3

....tp 3. Cornwall. Of the Belling.
49, ~ 4 British Columhi railroad,
.. - r5tv Yesterday. on bis way from
)! :s.....r Raw 10 San Francisco. In re-
;scu;ries nv . reporter at the Raj
IS. - s.erirg. Mr. Cornwall said. II
- - rsrs respecting railroad huiiding
- s.n,ld be of interest. but Il you will
- :. Is BeIIingham Bay about Septen,-
80 = Ill show you some railway devel-
o.. - shat will surprise you. | am not
..5 = ssv what the Great Northern
- 800. s 40 with 1t, but we will have
- 5r.rortant railroad building. There
.,-. irryer any Fairhaven & Northern. as
's..Ss.,ss.nd il, but / really cannot say
- sknnees have been or will be made.
<.s.,I S ID San Francisco only short
s.x.. +. 6. Struve, Of the firm of Struve
s "a NeEsn. when asked by a reporter
! 10y about the reported purchase of
~ 800 souni & Gray's Harbor railroad
sssSs Narthern Pacific, said: We know
= ~ Northern Pacific has purchased
SS - twenty miles OF the road. and that
- - was completed Tuesday night.
,.rulnx the transfer OF the rest of IL
- ssv." It il understood that
80 Northern Pacific Intends to build
= oivmria 70 junction point
= = Puget Sound & Gray's Harbor
- mtnfy miles east OF Monte
$50 "a then to Aberdeen; also. that
- branch will be built to the south
X Z de harbor, and perhaps to the
III Bend country.
-, DAYTON correspondent Of the Posr-
51s,,erzcxH telegraphs: The Union
36l;se Surveyors are now in the city,
SSnirx ! survey through the town for
q road 70 CoveIlo, which is to be
- 4 oncs. in order 70 carry of this
~ erxin crop. The citizens are not
- % grant right-of-way through
< CIV unless the company promises to
IA the road to Starbuck, which viii
- Dayton on through line to Spokane
III 4 meeting of the council is called
Hfs6lse THIS very important question An
n i On foot &c have the Union Pacific
nj pe<sengers from the East via PEN
an the privilege of visiting Dayton
t1bout extra charge.
n Chehalis correspondent of the PosT-
k4x1usExcEH telegraphs:
~ q the men around Cnehalis and Contra
Eknss little doubt IN their minds that the line
vh1a Hunt Is building between Contra la and
czy's hnrbof Is being constructed simply with
suew Of selling to the Union Pacific when be
An&enscd hi, subsidies out OF II on compile
II ii the line Your correspondent had
~ oo1ver1ztion with one of Hunts men to-
~ ufo Is pretty well acquainted with his
Ids, aud be gave it as his opiuion that this
xud without doubt be the ultimate DISPOSE
- The line. Re proved conclusivel, that
7ssf had fallen out with the Northern Pacific,
"a bIuneht forward number OF instances OF
- fz5endlln<ss existing between Hunt and the
I'm Pnctfc.
1z1x1cEscER telegraphs: w. 8. Scott, q
nfssentatiSe Of the Port Townsend
faiheru Railroad, was in town Saturday,
~ tuld The people to be ready with any
ropoxItiQps they might desire to make.
~ managers were to be here the latter
md The week. The route through town
- i&c;llties given are quite satisfactory,
- H. grounds for passenger depot and
Mi freight warehouse on the water front
~ Be given the company. Mr.. Scott says
~ dirt viii Hy at Shelton in two weeks
tnn his time.
camp OF Northern Pacific engineers
~ been pitched at South Bend. near the
nnss, Lake Shore & Eastern, for the par
- locating branch from the latter
- % the Durham mines, under the Lake
Nnblngton Belt Line contract Presi-
- Durham. of the Seattle, Lake Shore &
stsFns said yesterday that all the engin-
hey could get were at work on the
flnern extension. but as soon as some of
Ia could be spared they would begin To-
enas several branch lines, including one
ethe Denny iron mines.
Chief Engineer r. H. Talcott, of the
eazle Lske shore aud Eastern. left here
- risas to make an Inspection trip over
- ooHsiruction work north. which is be-
finished as fast as can be done vita the
United number Of men. There are now
sodt 10 men at work and several hum
esa more arc needed. Ii the needed num-
q White men cannot be obtained, the
e'aEaciors say they will have to recon-
SET their policy and hire Chinese so as to
Goid ferfeiting their contracts.
Ticket Agent H. Nadeau. of the Northern
has had placed in his office one OF
.oes latest patent walnut ticket cases.
"a ne has fiied with the newly issued
&c uckefs to all points of interest along
nne The old long coupon tickets,
Eng Seattle to Stuck junction, and
lss Junction to destination" have been
ncraNn- The new card tickets will be
ppfeciated by patrons as well as ticket
tsae and conductors on the line.
agent +. Tonkin. of the Northern Paci-
vas making inquiries about town yes
Ntuas Tor Andrew Nordstrom. for the pur-
80 q rendering to him or some friend he
1s name pass to go to Fargo, y. D.,
.asle Mrs. Nordstrom and two children
Is y me hospital. Mrs. Nordstrom was
aaiea 70 the railroad accident at Fargo
sa oy the wind-storm and is without
as she was on her way from Sweden
p'n her husband in Seattle.
Ne PRESIDENT W. P. Clough. of the
sA Northern, went to Fairhaven last
aay night and was expected to return
a. last night. He went up to see how
800 se'k vas progre ssing there. Colonel
VIZ remain in Seattle at least q
senih longer.
- - can Francisco Bridge Company has
- aiy men employed on the Sill lagua-
- aridge for the Seattle, Lake Shore 4
The track IS completea to the
49, 49,. anyone miles from Seattle. and the
y vas swung in mace Tuesday.
-, as an tens of rails on ballast island
-. - = shipped by the Oregon Improve.
-, company today on the steamer Poin,
aa iss Anaeortes. The steamer viii
s, axe q passenger coach and baggage
y % Port Townsend.