, 1890-02-20
II Is COMING.
The Canadian to Build
to Spokane
BY WAY OF C0LVILLE.
Will It Combine With the 5
f. &c N?
THE LINE HAS BEEN LOCATED,
An Announcement That Will Add
Still Greater Prestige to
Spokane.
THE LINE HAS BEEN LOCATED.

Engineer ID. y. stewart, y. r. Stew
ard, j. Tolmiro, III. &. Laycraft, +,
McDouGall Hugh McIsae and g. l..
Belts, came i'm on the Spokane Falls
d Northern Thursday night and
left for Vancouver, b. G., ON the
west-buund Northern Pacific train
Friday.
The party left Vancouver several
weeks ago and proceeded TO l,cvcl-
stoke, where the Canadian Pacific
crosses the Columbia, thence down
the river by steamer to Sproats
Landing, Mt the mouth of the outlet
of l(ootenai lake.
Their mission was to locate the
proposed branch line Of the Cana
dian Pacific from SprOats Landing
10 navigablc water on Kootenai
1 lake, n distance of thirty miles
and, having completed the location
Of the line, they are now on their
way 10 Vancouver.
Several members of the engineer.
ing party were seen by q REVIEW
representative Friday morning
aud some highly interesting i'm
formation concerning the projects
of the Canadian Pacific was gained
Oncof the party said;
"The Canadian Pacific people
have decided to build n railroad
from Revelstoke, on the main line,
down to the Columbia, via tn, Lit.
tie Dallcs, to Colville In the state of
Washington.
"The road will be built during the
coming summer. The route IL a
comparatively easy one and the
work will be- pushed forward rapidly
when once begun. The road will be
subsequently, extended TO Spokane
Falls.
at is the intention to build the
branch road from Sproats Landing
to Kootonai lake first, and work on
this part of the road Will he COM
lnenced as soon us the men and
tools for clearing the right Of way
can he gotten ON the ground,
A "a large steamer IL now being
huilt at Rcvelstoke fol the purpose
@'6f conveying supplies down the
river to Sproaps Landing"
AN UNEXPECTED MOVE.
The building of line from the
Canadian Pacific to Spokane Falls
II move wholly unexpected. 1t
has been known for some time that
the Canadian Pacific intended to
build liue from Sproats landing
on the Columbia TO Ainsworth on
Kootenni lake, which would give
them communication with the
Kootenai mines by running line
of steamers 10 connect with the
main line at Revolstoke, u distance
of l35 miles.
The Canadian Pacific already has
several steamers on the Columbia,
but as the river II not navigable for
several months I'm the year, owing
to ice In winter and low water In
summer, they recognize the fnct that
in order to compete with the other
roads which contemplate building
roads into the rich K0otenai mining
region 1t would he necessary To pro-
vide all-ruil communication.
!. The Canadian Pacific therefore
FteOidcd to build the line from its
main line to Colville at once, and
thus not only secure the trade of the
mines in advance Of all competing
lines, but at the same time give Spo-
kane Falls II road to the mines, thus
HtNtnHE oii tlit 'IiIhiht Tbns ~
Northern, which contemplates tap
ping the Kootcnni region via the
Toad mountain district to Nelson,
on the west arm OF kootenal lake
In addition to building this road
ID. g. Corbln, of the Spokane Falls
d Northern, has made application
to the legislative assembly of Brit
ish Columbia for franchise for the
extension of his road from con-
venient point on Kettle river, on
the southern boundary of the prov
ince, thence by the most convenient
and practicable route by way Of
Rock Creek and OsOyoos lake to
the Fraser river, near its mouth, or
to the const; also branch line to
the south end of Okanogan lake.
Mr.. Corbin Is now ut the Canadian
capital in the interest Of his appllca-
ton Tor II right OF way.
WHAT WOULD HE THE RESULT?
'If the Canadian Pacific builds to
Spokane Falls by way Of COlville,
what will become of the Spokane
Falls 4 Northern" IL the first ques-
4 tion to arise I'm the mind of every
citizen of Spokane Falls.
The most natural solution OF the
problem is that when the Canadian
Pacific reaches Colvillc the roads
will form combination, thus obvi-
ating the necessity Of the Canadian
Pacific paralieling the Spokane
Falls Il Northern line.
a gentleman who knows as much
about the Spokane Falls X Northern
as any one In the city, said TO IA
REVIEW representative last night:
"A combination L. naturally the
first thing thought of, but II Is
doubtful II Mr.. Corbin would listen
to u proposition to combine with the
Canadian Pacific, for this reason
Mr. Corbiu has I'LL along enjoyed
exceedingly friendly relations with
President Oakes, Of the Northern
Pacific, and while the Northern Pa
clfic did not contribute dollar to-
ward the construction of the Spo-
|, kane Falls & Northern road, and in
\ fact has nothing whatever TO do
|fwith 1t, II is generally understood
" that should the Spokane Falls a
Northern get In tight place, and
need funds to extend Its road, the
Northern Pacific would take. hold of
Il and push u through.
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