, 1890-10-09
Tho Railroads at Wallace.

from MIR. WlllIam hellem, q
business man of Wallace, the RE-
VIEW learns the following facts
about the recent tearing up of the
track of the Union Pacific by large
force of citizens.
AT present both the Union and
the Northern Pacific roads enter
that thriving Town by following up
the south fork of the Cnur d'Alene
river. The two companies have
been lltigating over the right OF
way, and there is danger that the
Northern Pacific may defeat the
Union and shut 1t out of it's depot at
the upper end of town.
The Union evidently is planning
to abandon its present line by the
side of the Northern Pacific. Start
ing from point several hundred
feet above its depot, ii graded a line
and laid track back to the city
limits without objection. Then II
laid rails, without grading, through
the city limits on Hotel street as far
Sixth. 1t was this track, laid with.
out franchise, that the indignant
citizens tore. up on Sunday night
after first holding an Indignation
meeting.
BY following the hill around the
town the Union Pacific would gain
decided advantage over the North
ern. A number of the largest stores
are near Hotel street, and goods
could he unloaded from the cars
right into their back door.
Mr. kellem says the outlook Is
most favorable for Wallace, which
has grown to be quite n railroad CEN
ter. In addition to the main lines
of the Union and Northern, two
branch lines tap the rich mining
district of Canyon creek, on which
five concentrators are running
night and day, and two more are
building up Nine-Mile canyon to
tap the rich mines of that district.
In the Big Bend.
From Mr.. r. Corbeley, just in
from Waterville, the REVIEW learns
that the engineering party of the
Washington Central are preparing
to pitch their headquarters at
Dutch Henry's," fourteen miles
east of Waterville.
Chief Engineer Stevens, of the
Great Northern, has pitched his
winter camp OH the Wcnatchce
river, twenty-four miles from its
mouth, near the lake of the same
name. Mr.. Corbeley saw Engineer
stevens few days ago when that
gentleman was out in the valley
buying beef cattle and laying in
supplies. He reported that he was
caniped in u most beautiful spot in
the mountains. Beef cattle were
bought at IL very reasonable price
and We're driven to the camp up the
Wenatchee, where they will be
butchered as occasion requires.
~ think the road will go up the
Wenatchee,h said Mr.. Corbeley to
REVIEW reporter. "It is much the
best route according to old hunters
and mountaineers.
1--WE need road in there very
much. We have 10000 acres In cul-
tivation around Waterville, and still
there is plenty of government land.
The great difficulty now Is to get
machines TO thresh the grain
Mr.. Corbeley Is "A remarkably well
preserved pioneer of 10 years OF age.
He was the first white child born In
Marion country, Indiana, where the
city of Indianapolis now stands.
The Grand Coulee.
Mr.. George X. Reed, proprietor of
the townsite at Coulee City, the
hourishing terminus of the WASH
ington Central, Is In the city. The
railroad company Is expending a
great deal of money there in perma-
nent improvements, including a SIX
stall brick roundhouse and a depot.
They are also laying pipe for water
supply. Large running springs ad-
joining the town supply an unfail-
ing amount of pure water. The
town is right In the Grand coulee,
at point where that wonderful de-
preston is only n mile wide, and at
the most available, If not the only,
crossing for stretch up and down
the coulee of seventy miles. Should
the Great Northern pierce the Big
Bend country it will probably cross
the coulee here.
A Philosophical Pioneer.
John +. Vollmcr, wealthy mer-