The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-05
NEWS OF RAILROADS.
Chehslis Gives Union Pacific It's
Guarantee.


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no immedi.telv fhereeftor trs;ns ss;lI -
rer,,lnrIv sent ID the extremitv a thu road
On the 10Th OF August the steamer now be-
ms built ct kavelstoke, in British Column
pa, VIII be launched, and week or two
letR VIII commence to make regular trips
netWeen the terminus and Ravelstoke. con-
meeting e the latter place with the Cana
dian Pacific railroad. The distance be-
sWeen the TWO points is about 200 miles,
- accomplish It in nine or ten hours at the
utmost A peculiar and very convenient
fronk Of nature exists at the point where
the road win temporarily terminate. The
hard rock Of the east bank OF the river has
bsen followed out almost in the shape of
f6rry slip, and the steamer will take adj
vantage Of this safe haven. It will be i'm
~ moorines. and not the least difficultv
VII IS experienced in landing. even when
10 waters Of the Columbia are at their
mont yoluminous stage. A customs in
6nector viii be placed ilpon the boat to pre-
INT the smurciinp of contrabaud goods
and Chinese.
The Snohomish correspondent of the
fosr-lrrELLIGEScERw writes: Several North
Rn Pacific officers were In town on Thurs
day. They held long consultation with
Hon. - g. Ferguson and Engineer ]. j.
Holstad, the subject OF which is at present
Whiting unknown. II Is mooted, however,
sfvkomish q spokane Railroad Com pany
win - turned over to the Northern Pacific.
ma that they will build from the Cascades
Is wukilteo.
kirder nails along West street. Twelve
cars o. and thirteen cars of girder nails
have already been received. and the bal
onoe Of nine carloads Of rails and fasten-
The track will be all laid to Ballard by the
last Of this month, but 1t will probably be
another month before the power plant is ell
TO hand and ready for operation.
The Ellensburg Register says: "a party
OF Great Northern railroad engineers are
now looking over the passes on the head
waters Of the Wenatchee, and another
ma fhe Big Bend via Honson gulch. They
c1nim that the routes north of the Sno-
oualmie pass are impractical. and it is
almost impossible to get down on the west
General Passenger Agent e. w. Ruff, of
the Seattle, Lake Shore q Eastern; E. w.
and family: M. p. Benton, OF the Chicago
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III. tvo carloads Of fishplates for the
n.~ttle Tarn;naI railway which have
bs.r asisved nassed Pasco YES
esr,,.v and viii arrive here TODAY. Had
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