The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-20
RAILROAD ARMY.
WHEN CONSTRUCTION sEolss.


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Sess = ssss1s
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y. g. 1oeust chisf engineer. and b. y.
vssss. division engineer. Of the Gnlon
ncanc Ieuroed. afo - ~ Rainier. having
cone ovsf e make some. asfansenents in
regard 70 rtghf-ofrway. Thsy'stat that
tide fats ths r,ehs.of.-sv f,om 49, s.s ~ =
Tacoma 10 neeriv II 80 s.cr,ed .,,cs.t
thirty condemnation nm remain,n. Is
b decided. Thev 81. & vork a ~ AMI
cross sectionine a - roaA 80 er,,er. =,
BEGIN copstrucfion d ahout ehir4v davs
and n sirsv 49,. ~, ~. -~.s !. al
swing. Thav Nm hrinr nan ma
outfit from thn East. - thev - M nros.
pect Of SECURING tha ,,eca.sarv force - men
in this section. and Nil nv from foo q
5000 men a iiberty N I fav weeks. Thsse
men are now vorkinr on the Milford
branch ii Utah ana an ofhAr branchee =
that direction. ana thus composa : thor
oughly orxanised and exnerienced forcs
Who viii do more elIacient work than one
collected on the spot. They win - brourht
ont "a larce bosiias frcm sslt I.k. ns.ss-
and other cities ana scatsered sions ~.
line to Portland. The work hetveen saat-
IL and TACOMA win onlv 3. fairlv heenn
this fall. but win b nnshad ahead n deed
earnest next spring.
When asked whether ANYTHING more 80
being done towards The orranirat;on a :
terminal company. M. Bogne aaid. ..That
matter Il being tslked mn sv.in Int ro4h-
ing definite has ben done.n
General Manager =. n. Wilson and
Chief Engineer Donovan, Of the Fairhaven
southern. made general inspection
tour yssterday to the end Of the track on
sne nortnsrn extension and out 70 the rail-
road buildings. now IN course Of construc-
The tractlsver. h.ve r..ch., hid. NJ
1. which viii - comr,leted No nj. ,',,.r.
inc and the t,.ck -;fs -. -. 10
the-.o ~ .-.s.s.-N1. -, " A.'u
- ...:". 1uo a'Alsses Win aneh nave
:" uninselfuPseo run OF ABOUT nve miles.
A delay Of about i've days will occur here,
~ the bridge IL very long one, being over
700 feet in length. Noet Of the niles Ara al
ready driven and aye he,no .evsJ 49,.
fnrrs ~ ma, - .r,,,-,..~S :. - ~
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49, ~ :. NJ ~ "a sHo uiuees sn0 Eesues
stOnk tne nn1
General Manager Wilson received Z let
ter yesterday that the ship Astoria ioadad
with steeI for the Nev Westm,rst.r sc,,,n-
ern. had raee,..3 f,~r, ,h. r.,sa~.s .~,"".-
~, - 49,. 49,. oe e. - A,sno 'sisnos
~ ~ sovus suly =, .nu may oe expected
sny Gay 20 arrive ~ New Westminster.
The Astoria met with IN accident and was
compelled 70 put In ct Falkland islands for
repairs.
Tha rors&ruc4sor t.>,r - ~ W.
r,;r.t.. g Ls,s1s-~
In - h :. s :.s.ea. - snAs sne nne
- = osIssseu euu ~ ssmoss perIecs Or
The round. section. oil and sand houses
now under construction in Hanuv val,ev
are rapitliy approacainr comnletion E,:s-
hocen H..r,x '' wv
M. 49,
sousel Aegss1e' ssys:
Inc plans sof the Vancouver bridge which
Wefo INT " the engineer. MI. Morrison, 70 the
secsetaU @ VA. were Forwarded b. him to
MaJor henoouy. United stafes engineer. for his
approval 1ney were received By Major Hand
Duly: ma upon examiu Atom forwarded % the
enief o. engineers with recommendation that
sney % approved, 40 the bridge II public
necessity. The animation OF the bridge, being
above the mouth OF the Willamette. 10 such 6
70 oner tne least obstruction 70 the navigation
OF the Columbia, ana u 10 placed In the proper
oifection = regards the current in the river
II - conndered desirable that the channel be-
tween snaw's island ana the west bank Of the
Coaumoia shall mot Be kepe open. sand bar u
forming there now ana when the current dur
expected that sand hank below the inland viii
b washed out Al Major Hsndbury haa -
ported fav0rabIy on the bridge plans. ft n prob-
able that they viii be approved by the chief of
engineer. and that notice OF such approval win
be received here In . few days, when work viii
Be commenced on the bridge in earnest Mr.
George >. Lederle. engineer in charge, has been
engaged In making preparations for pushing
the work Of construction a. vigorously 40 pos
sibie, ana doubtless before long our citizens
will have IN opportunity of seeing how
caisscns are sunk and how piers for big bridges
are bujlt
The Tacoma yAyo.~ ..v,.
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,o..;cr - - .s.s 49,. w.or asC'nc wa use
yin. = na..sr.or - .Ss r.s.n o1 von.sscson
- =. -: Nus'"e.n rscincs are
Kalama The angle worm, or reveue cprvee
whith wind about the rocks in that vicinity
nave oeen { source o. annoyancs and delay
N sns movsmen. % s,a,ns' Inc cost Of straight-
hrnds.n s,n,c 80. :. .s Io In SAvu'o1 one
The rcute which Il blsst.,d ont vfil trrrs.s
sufacient road-bed for the Northern Pacific
which win have it, track On the outsids, With
the Union Pacific on the fnstde-nesrest the rock
CUT. rs TURNER UNDERWOOD that the two COM
psuies VIII uusvs1.y oo.1 me expense OF the