The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-12
THOUSAND MILES.
u Building in All Parts
Of the State.
r<cosD or THE MILEAGE.
ne Fairhaven a Southern
'-....s. : Northern. Port Townsend
s.p,hern and other Lines.

1..,yn;nc the feasibility of railroad
s.s,sesion through Cascade pass and
- 4. Nethow river, the possible route
~. f:rpst Northern, the Mt. Vernon cor
'-.,1,nt OF The Posr-IsTELLfGEscER
-. aMr. Adolph Bshrens says there
1870 rorte for railroad MP the Cas-
-. ,;r,r. through the pass and down the
5'x<kfu river to Backus creek. or the
- fork Of the Stshekin river. from
80. s il reliably informed there is an
49, 80 10 the north into the Methow
~, dovn which is good route. He
r.. Il mas never been further on this
~. than inst over the pass. but that he
-. ~ information from j. G. Robertson.
. nnconulIy, one OF the eldest explorers
: Warrington. who is his authority that
- i 3 good railroad route from the
z.kstin river to the Methow river and
- he latter. but that there is no feas-
6 r.iIroad pass that way to 20 from
9shx creek over TO the Methow. Mr..
! rh,,us says that Mr.. Robertson is ready
"a rlling 10 60 with any railroad outfit
"a shor them this route, which he deems
~ py practicable.
~ Railroad Gazette has the following
.uecting The work of the Northern Pacific
s Ills STATE: If is reported that about
f1Do men are working along the Tacoma,
] Nrnpja & Gray's Harbor line at various
r,fn,s between Centralia and Gtay's har-
- Wash. When work has been COM
.esced on the di7ision between Centraiia
"a SnoaIwxter habor this force will be
lily increased. The work being done
4 psesent is largely at Centralia, where a
~ irestie is being built across the Shook
1rchnck river. This is q Howe truss
Mn, built on foundations of piles. Sew
II carloads OF rails have arrived at Gen.
hslia. and track laying is now in progress.
IN expec. ed to have twenty mi es COM
md hy July 10. Matthews & Kirch. of
juIie. Mont. have the contract for track
mne on the entire division to Gray's har-
u, and Griggs & Heusiis have the con-
III for grading on both lines, as already
antcd Henry & Balch, of Minneapolis, have
( m awarded q contract for building about
nenfy miles OF the road at Lake Washing
ii. near Seattle. which is to form part of
herroposed belt line around the lake, to
korrsted by the Northern Pacific and
& Ssaltie, Lske Shore & Eestern. The
ntise line will be about sixty miles long.
kiy miles OF which will be owned by the
SlaEgle, Lake Shore & Eastern. This latter
ntiioa has already been completed and is
hing operated by the latter company as
NJ ii Ito road. 1t Is expected that the
ncioa Just placed under contract will be
nadr for operation during the latter part
dlhsSesr."
The Olympia Tribune says editoriaIIy:
Puget Sound q Gray's Harbor railroad by
Ne Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
vhieh vas accomplished on Tuesday, gives
tkat company twenty miles of q well
qaippsa read complete. aud thus the Ia
nmA Olympia l. Gray's Harbo- road has
ihe advantage OF all others in getting 10
Ne Pacific ocean FIRST. The road from Ia
nma and Olympia will tap The. Puget
Bound road between Summit and Elma.
The latter road was originally built from
Ksmllchie into the timber by the Port
Bakeley Mill Company Captain Rem
bn. is principal owner and head
4 the said mill company, never in
hnded it to run to Montesano, but
Vas prevailed upon to extend it. and since
Preached that section OF country it has
heen handicapped BIZ the manner in which
twas run BY its managers. The Oregon
Improvement Company endeavored to
purchase the road, in order TO make it
part OF the Port Townsend Southern sys-
TEN, but the Northern Paciic company
ofiofed cash While the Oregon Improve
menf Company offered stock. The North
Gn Pacltic's offer was accepted. The east
nali oil The road from Summit to kan4il-
enle. VIII continue in use as logging road
W the Port Bakeiey Mil Company. Tae
road from Montesano viii be extended at
once. will probably cross the Chehalis
mis side OF Cosmopolis, go 10 South Aber-
deen and thence to Ocosta."
Inc contract for building about fly
MES OF the line between Sedro and Spo-
kane Falls, Wash, Will probably be soon
sunaet, says the RAILROAD Gazette. The To-
eating survey has been made for this dis
anee, and about five miles OF the line has
0en graded. The company is at present
e0nsiructing lines from Fairhaven. Wash,
north 10 New Westminster, B. c., about
ei'y miles from sedro easierIy up the
cSagt river, distance of twenty miles.
~ rom sedro southwark in the direction
8 seattle for about fifty miles. 1t is pro-
posed to continue the line eastward
through the 0ksnogan country toward
SYskaae Falls and also sonth toward Ia
esma Most of the WORK that has been
1'saay done has been built by the COM
psnss forces, bu, the sections not vet
Nseea under construction will probably be
ss1ded in small sections to contractors.
: sae'e : no construction company. Nelson
Asahett, OF Tacoma. is president
nespect'ng the Seattle & Montana rail-
.Oao' the last issue OF the Railroad Gazette
nss: "The contract for building the nrst
ssehiy miles of this road. which is the Pa
ss.e coast extension OF the Great Norti ern,
=, M PROBABLY be let within three weeks.
.n esiminary survey has been made
sen seattle to the Cascade mountains.
! ~ 'ne locating survey is now in progress
tween these points and has been com
rf'ed Tor some distance. The contract
W guiding the line will probably be
Paul. N'''''' " w. u %.
ine frst twenty Emile sec ion of the Port
1o~nsend Southern railroad. which was.
sss1n April stu and all railed June 30th. is
-" eeing ballasted thoroughly. The
= section OF ten miles is being graded
= contractors Schnellbacker & Gilman,
~ expect large force of men from
ssassenne In addition to the force from san
&c W. H. PEERS will superintend the
s'sucion OF the line for Contractors
=. :, smith. who have been working on
= on'on Pacific extension to Olympia.
- asofney J. Fl. Mitchell. jr., of the North
racine, arrived here yesterday from
oha, and in the evening flied a state