The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-24
A RAILROAD PROBLEM
How the Northern and Hunt
Will Reach Gray's Harbor.
WORK ON The GREAT NORTHERN
Locating the Line Along the Kootenai
River-visiting Party Of East
ern Railroad Men.

The Spokane Falls Spokesman says: En-
gineer E. L. Preston, of the Great Northern
railroad, was in Spokane yesterday engaged
in making up his locating party. Regard
ing the progress of the work, he said: 81
have been surveying the line between
Chateroy and the Kootenai river during
the past six months. My party under En-
gineer Dillman will continue on up the
Kootenai river, while will take charge Of
another party to locate back from Sand
point to Bonner's Ferry. The preliminary
survey of the Great Northern from
finished, excepting about sixty miles
ties are now at work locating the
same line and it will be ready for construc-
ton in less than three months. The loca-
ton of the line east of the Rocky mouns
tains will be performed by three parties
under Engineers Kennedy. Hamilton and
Young. respectively. That part west Of
the mountains will be in charge of four
parties, and their respective leaders are
Engineers Ellison, Dillman, Preston and
Holbrook. Elison's party is still survey
ing along the Kootenai river. and will be
met by Engineer DiIlman and party. work
ing in the opposite direction. / will have
charge of the line between Bonner's Ferry
and Sand point, while C. w. Holbrook
viii locate between that place and Spokane.
Each party thus has its own particular ter
ritory to cover, and it is to begin construc-
ton as soon as the location is done. The
line east of the Rocky mountains is little
in advance of that part west. Construction
parties are already at work on the road at
Assiniboine, and it is expected that the
track will be pushed right through from
that point westward. If this is done it will
be of great assistance to the rest of the
road, as furnishing an easy way to obtain
railroad material and supplies"
The private car Wisconsin, of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad,
arrived in the city at noon yesterday,
bringing Mrs. ]. A. Urling. of Milwaukee,
wife of the general manager of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad, and
her two children, Mrs. McKenna, of Nil.
waukee; Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Ingersoll and
four children, OF Tacoma with their guest,
Miss Il. G. Leavenworth, of Chicago. Mr..
Ingersoll was formerly general ticket
agent OF the Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul road, but is now president o. the
Tacoma Warehouse & Elevator Company.
The ladies from Milwaukee left their home
about month ago and paid visit to
Yellowstone park. At Tacoma thew were
joined by Mr.. Ingersoll and his family.
They returned to Tacoma last evening
and today or tomorrow go to victoria.
After few days there they will return
East.
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The Aberdeen correspondent of the Posr-
lNTELLIGENcER telegraphs: The railroad
situation is still a problem The Northern
Pacific has strong force at work on the
bluff adjoining the city on the east. and
have also begun preparations for bridge
across the Chehalis river, about half mile
above the bluff. The river cannot be
bridged, however, without an act of con-
gress, and nothing has been done towards
securing it. The track can be laid into
Aberdeen without crossing the river, and
1t is quite probable nothing will be done
about crossing 10 the south side this sea-
son. Hunt is surveying route by which
he can enter Aberdeen through Bear guich
TO the Wlshka river and thence down to
the city. This will save litigation with the
Northern and be much cheaper than cut
ting second road along the Finch bluff.
At an adjourned meeting of the Ballard
town council. held yesterday afternoon. At
torney Fred Rice Rowell and Chief En-
gineer d. r. Talcott presented petition
asking for franchise granting rieht-of-way
over shilsnole and Railroad avenues for
the Seattle, Lake Shore e. Eastern railway.
Although the road was built before the in
corporation of the town of Ballard. the
petition is presented on The ground that it
Will be more desirable for both the COM
pany and The town that the rights OF both
be definitely liked and determined. AT
the same meeting the ordinance presented
by the Seattle & Montana railway was read
by Town Attorney Peters. and both mat
iers we're referred TO the street committee
Tor report at an adjourned meeting.
The representatives of the street railway
companies did not meet yesterday to con-
slider the car-building scheme. A meeting
will be held at the call of Z. f. Wittler.