The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-25
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Superintendent Eode00. OF the N01t0otn
Pacific kaiiroad, yesterday closed IN inn
postanf deal By which The railroad secures
the T. M. Lake trsct containing 3a5~acres
ct thdhead Of the harbor. This tract gives
the Northern Paci6c water frontage At
l,3l4 keet, just beyond the Nechanics' mill.
one nd Of IL adjoining the Puget Sound .
Alaska Steamship Company's wharf
tbs property also gives the Northsrn
Raci1c extensive wharfage at the Railroad
Avenue Y. which can accommodate ships
Of every sire. Upon this property the work
Of constructing wharves. and docks for the
tfanshipmept Of freight and the accommo-
dation Of the company's steamboats, viii b.
begun q soon - the material can b got
on the ground. Operations will commence
this week, and when the wharves are COM
pleted the company will erect warehouses
and freighthouses thereon.
RlGHr-oH-wAy THROUGH The LADD TnAcr.
A party Of engineers began the definite
location Of = right-of-way through the w.
8. Ladd tract yesterday for the purpose Of
instituting condemnation proceedings.
When these proceedings are begun it will
be cot only for right-of-way. but viii in
ciuds . SUFFICIENT width to provide for
terminals and the storage Of equipments.
This work will BE- hurried 80 - to get al
the pile-drivins done while the weather il
good and the tides low. The company ex-
poets TO have the work completed In the
shortest possible time.
NEW EoRfHERS PACIFIC TINE CARD.
Several changes have been made in de
new time table which the Northern Pacific
will issue in . few days. The new card
will give Seattle seven trains each way
daily, ten Of which will b passenger trains.
Two wiAl be transcontinental trains. and
there viii be three trains daily for Port
land. The hours Of arrival IN Seattle will
be $40 and Ii As Z. m. and 9:45 and II :35
p. m. The hours of departure will be $40
and OBS q N. and ESQ. Sis and s:35 p.
m. Close connections will be made with
al Eastern trains.
WORK ON THE CANADIAN EXTENSION.
Chief Engineer r. II. Talcott returned
yesterday from m inspection trip over the
Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern railway.
He reports the work of construction ~ go
ing on very fast now, ~ the number Of
men has been largely increased. The pile
driving for the bride over the Stillagnmish
river u well advanced, and will probably be
ready when the track layers reach that
point week after next. The bridge work at
the Skagit Is also getting on web. Work
was begun there very recently. Mr.. Tall
colt viii 60 out again this week 10 make
further inspection Of the line.
UNION PACIFIC CONSTRUCTION.
The CentTalia Ners has this TO gay Of
Union Pacific construction:
Chief Epginees Bogue's successful consum.
nation Of Ill petotiaf1ors leaves the way cl1df
for the commencement Of construction opera
lions Immediately. Next Monday Union Pscis1c
graders win take the Geld from four cifefert
points along the nua An immense force wtIl
begin work q tho pre- sent western terminal 81
the Tacoma 3 Lake City railroad. four miIes
west Of American lake. This force WIN make
everything rea ~ for the rails from tho point u
commencement to the city Of Olympus. Thsh,
simultaneously, another largo force will SoiM.
nence operations grading the road toCcuttaliR
At Centralfa % large . force win work towafd
Vancouver, and from the city BY the Columbia
IN equally strong force win build TO meet the
Centralia army. Il need not Be considered q
overestima.ing the number Of men who will u
employed on construction when things are wei1
under way, when the figures are placed between
2,co0 and $500 -
Travelling Freight and Passenger Agent
A. Caswell. of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. went to Port Townsend yesterday.
He will visit other Sound points before re-
turning to Seattle.