Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-31
NEWS OF THE ROAD
Distance Between the Ends
of the Tracks al Ia
Miles
Grading Very Nearly Com
pleted to the Boundary
Line
Great Northern Cars Arrive
on the Purdy in
Fairhaven

Chief Engineer Donovan is pushing the
work Of construction on the main line
and branches Of the Fairhaven Il South
ern and Falrhaven n Northern, with all
the energy and upidity possible. The
track layers are at work at both ends of
the Fairhayen a Northern and before
many weeks have passed Fairhaven will
be connected by rail witha transcouti-
mental line, the Canadian Pacific
The distance between the ends of the
tracks, the end from New Westminster
south and the one from Fairhaycn north.
is iorty-one and one-half miles. Messrs..
Mccoy and % Brieu have q train consisting
of locomotive and twenty cars and "a
large number OF men working from New
Westminster south to meet the forces
working north from Fairhaven.
The track laying from Fairhayen north
was somewhat delayed by am accident to
the pile driver at Little Squalicum above
Capt. Eldridgc's place. where the end of
the track now II. A, second pile driver
has been built and both will be kept at
work until the boundary line j. reached
The track laying force near Fairhaycu
is busy ballastiug the line already laid
and removing material opposite the big
mill at Sehome. Very little grading re-
mains to be- done between the ends of the
track. No place " be unfinished when
the track reaches n.
At the coal mines Fish n Smith are
rushing their contract and no difficulty
will be experienced in having the rails at
the mines by the latter part Of October.
The tunnel at the mines Is in nearly 400
feet and is being driven al the rate of
fifty feet per week. The croSScut at the
llj foot level Of the shaft has gone through
eighteen feet of solid coal without strk-
ing the wall. The steam pump and hoist
ing engine are being set up at the shaft.
This will greatly expedite the work of
sinking the shaft TO the level of the tun-
mel. As soon a. that level is reached
heading VIII be started to meet the tun-
mel and rooms will be opened up 50 no de-
Law will be occasioned in getting out coal
when the tunnel is completed.
As soon as'the Purdy returns with ten
more ears another train will be- put on
Col. ClOugh reports that logging trucks
are being built and will soon be shipped
Thursday evening marked another
epoch in the history Of Fairhaven. The
first of the Great Northern ears was
landed at the wharf. The tug T.. ".
Purdy which has been at New Westmin-
Ster for the past week, came In Thursday
evening towing barge upon which was
d locomotive aud passenger coach. The .
locomotive was a standard passenger 4
'uginc of the most approved pattern aud .
make. while the passenger coach was
ir>t-class In every particular. Along the .
,idc of the engine and car were these
words. Great Northern Railway AS
oon as the Information thar the ears had
rrivcd was circulated about the city.
'rcat crowds visited the wharf aud stood
.aIing at the barge and its cargo. Thirty
our ears. two locomotives aud one
la~>cugcr coach were shipped by the
treat N0rthcr via the Canadian
'aciic for USE on this division. One lo-
umptiye and "a sufficient number of ears
70 make upa construction tralu will be-
sii at New Westminster 90 De- used by
lee track LAYERS at that end
the line the other cars will
e. brought here. The engine aud ears
ere badly needed and were put IN service
upon their arrival. Ncsicr- :
avs train To- Seiro included the Das-
"a yer coach.