The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-21
LOCAL RAILROADS.
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Chsss Engineer T. n. Becker. Of The
ufees Northern. arrived here yesterday
Hom Helena. Mont. and spent most 81
tne oay win Resident Enxineer ". r.
Wafson. Of The Seattle & Montana, locking
over ne maps and charts Of surveys, etc
~ beckier lefs here last night % 20 over
zoe surveys al the way 70 the boundary
Ans. and viii b. absent several days He
says some portsons Of ths line are 20 vel
located that work can Be begun On the sec
tsons very s0on- He hopes 10 be shie when
ns returns 20 decide viii vice-Presidens
csough upon definite route. He said fhs
company Was anxious to get 10 work -
soon - possible, but - railroad building
vss serious matter. IL would not pay 70
make decision without 6rst giving oil the
surveys careful consideration. Mr.. Wat
son VIZ 30 out today 10 see how the sur
vcying parties are getting along.
The Port Townsend Lender SAYS. Rail-
road building upon the Port Townsend
southern h progressing at the rate Of one
and one-quarter miles per day. Contractor
Pesers states that AZ least half . mile molA
could be built every working day II enough
material were on the ground. Haze &
smith now have 600 teams and over / leo
men on the trAck-laying. He was out on
the road up to noon yesterday. at which
time just one-hAlf OF the first section Of
the road had been completed. Mr.. Peters
gives u ~ his opinion that the other five
miles viii be completed when the sun sets
on June q The clearing upon the next
division IL progressing rapidly. this portion
OF the work being almost finished. Six Dat
cars have bsen ordered. and are daily ex-
pected on the ground. They will be loaded
on board scow 1t Tacoma and towed 70
this point"
Mr.. w. c. Van Horne. president, and
Z. b. Angus. one OF the directors Of the
Canadian Pacific railway, leis Montreal
wednesday for the Pacific coast They arc
accompanied BY their respective sons and
large party Of friends. Their immediate
object Is to 60 over the road in IN Official
capacity and also to inspect the new rail-.
way connecting the Canadian Pacific rail-
way with the Koosenay District. They
will, II IL said. nrst proceed 10 the new sec
ton Of country which Is being opened up,
after which they will go over the Mission
branch and inspect the connections Of their
read with the Lake Shore road
Principal Assistant Engineer H. Huson.
Of the Northern Pacific. arrived here yester-
day TO confer with Counsel Mcknight and
to supervise the work OF construction on
the company's franchise and terminal
property. A large force OF men will begin
work today. Mr.. Mcknight being absent,
Mr.. Hnson returned TO Tacoma ct 2 p. M.
for the purpose Of letting the contract to
construct the belt line around Lake Wash
ington.
First Assistant General Freight Age Mt
8. G. Fulton snd Assistant Superintendent
I. A. Nadeau, OF the Northern Pacific. have
been making change in the manner of
handling frsikht business q this point 20
q to facilitate matters, particularly the
disposal Of hack charges which viii all be
settled BY Mr.. Nadeau's otice direct
Chief Engineer Donovan, OF the Fair.
haven 4 Southern railroad. has sent an
engineering party OF eighteen men under
G. w. Root 70 Rouse. for the purpose Of
making the exact location for the tunnel
through the Cascades ct Skssit pass. The
party has pack train and will remain In
the mountains Ill summer.
Counsel James Mcknight. Of the North
ern Pacific. went to Victoria. B. c.. yesier-
day on the steamer City OF Kingston. Mr..
Mcknight was accompanied by Fremont
Il. Cole. Who has been appointed resident
agent Of the road with headquarters ia
Seattle, Senator J. s. Fassett and J. w.
Dwight, al Of New York.
The Waterville Impsigram says: "The
Northern Pacific 10 coming this way with
out any great noise. Already the grade is
about completed seven miles this side of
Gilbsrts. At no point are they over half
mile from the old Seattle. Lake Shore 4
Eastern survey.
The Union Pacific il having . line per.
manentiv located along the shore from the
vest side Of West Seattle to Tacoma. and IL
is understood that the ight-of.wsy has
bsen nearly all secured.