The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-19
RIO THE BOUNDARY.
= Lake Shore Extension ID
Hurrying Northwards.
ENDING THE skAolT BRIDGE.
=. WIN Run to sedro BY Octeber
fg-A Cargo of Rails Believed
% Be Lost-Notss.

-, Wil Run to sedro By October
fs-A Cargo of Rails Believed
70 Be Lost-Notss.
! ~ lnsfueef r 81. ralcott, Of the Seattle,
- snofe 4 Harern railroad. returned yssteT-
- - Sodro, where he he's been super1utend.
~ on the construction Of the skasit river
~. he says that the bottom chord Of the
- - BEEN put In place and that the top
49, - been arranged and Is ready to put mp.
~ ssev span ID progressing we'll and all the
s1r11a \ on hand, 90 that By next Wednesday
- ISag should be swung and the bridge cen
~ = hnished up. Track hes been laid north
~ 5 lecMurray lake, and by the end Of next
~ Nh b within seven miles Of 6edro and =
~ lsaef Vim be I've miles from eodro. OF
~ mnainine i've miles. two and one-half
- - ready for the track and the other ~
- vii be graded in three weeks. or IN time
" 3unnect with the bridge. Work on the bridge
re- hren delayed by tie failure of the San Fran
~ pridee COMPANY 70 secure lumber
nrsiy, bat u ID being pushed 40 rapidly -
S<fble n order that IL may be flushed before
slvshes comes The current il so swift that a
~ lseshet bringing down masses Of drift.
- vould be almost sure to carry away the
~ vork snd undo al that has been done. It
} sepeetsd that trains will run into eedre By
'olsr Is
L fnct.laying was TO be resumed yesterday
- - end Of the track at point four miles
- 4 Sedrc, and can Be continued for twelve
= ene.hoN miles further TO the 6amish river.
Hthof pcint . bridge 10 being built which will
~ tuck .lsyfne for about week. From the
- 10 the boundary the distance 10 twenty.
- end one-half miles. namely. six miles
r. the Ssmish TO the south fork of the Nook
-, cve miles from the south TO the north
i r. 81 The Noeksack. and seventeen and one
~ niles thence 10 the boundary. Along that
II Il the road much grazing has been done.
70 q the Nooksack. Track -laying on this Sec
G1 eupos begin until the road 10 completed
so SAmish. o. the only way Of getting the
- b q from the south over the Lake Shore
a
. ~ New Westminster Truth says: Great
kusn entertained for the safety OF the snip
t(peia, laden with rails to be used for the
'nsAera railway At this port Thus far shc has
Fl bnasat ~ days nd nothing has been heard
IdAn since the 18th OF April last. when she put
I'm ~ Falkland islands disabled. There 10 no
Ii)rQnphic communication with the islands
/ hhabdtaun Of that Distant land can boast OF in
Ineehsps Of . communication with the world
yluport probably unfounded, said that she
III put into CHILEAN port on the 18th of May
Iuuln disabled, but II such was the case she
1 uoh have been heard from. II is, however,
IDAan unusual occurrence for ships 70 be out
{udayu and then turn up, and it 10 hoped
~ ~ Astoria 10 recording ons Of these unu.
|ml eccssrsncea
~ Wsnstchee correspondent Of the Posr-IN-
|uHsENcER writes: Parties coming from
1Gsgyille report that engineer Stevens, Of the
|eRot Northern, 10 ct that place and has en-
IJ3ed number Of men ~ axmen and other
|shs. and that he will immediately proceed to
|nake the location and dual survey Of the road
n the wenatchse valley and over the Css-
|a6e nountains.
~ Ballsrd correspondent of the Posr.IxrxI-
|t,1sxcxR feleeraphs: Owing to the article in
ACKNOWLEDGMENT this morning about the
LITE 4 Montana railway going By Ballard, the
|Dpopae were worked mp to high state of excite
|1est which was sppeased BY the councils
|enufance that they would meet Friday night
I'D ecceds to all reasonable demands Of the
AMryeying party Of twelve men, with their
|nt1t were moved yesterday by the steamer
eoe. Captain J. ?. Vanderbilt from the head
MIMI Orchard to Chico to survey the Tacoma
|tNauhw estern railroad. which il to be built
|eynnk C. Ross. Of Tacoma. The survey has
- made from Port Orchard 70 Gig Hsrtor,
The party 10 now working towards Port
|1hsssend.
Mp Watson. principal assistant engineer of
Ne Great Northern railroad, and Jesse w.
oooeyo nght-of-way agent, went yesterday to
Morysville. G. 4. Barnes. assistant rieht-of-way
nsat vent TO enohomish, and T. q. Taber, resi-.
Int engineer Of the Seattle & Montana, 70
ohnvoed.
aue cable railway IL oil In. and only the rails
nd paving have to be laid. The wheels have
nesn ct II the powerhouse ready for the change
= rope when II Is Transferred from the Jackson
met trestle 70 the new track.
he Bucoda correspondent Of che Posr.IxrEI-
uo1HcgR writes: The surveyors of the
mat Northern railroad made Q survey through
1f main streets Wednesday They ere on
ear Way to Centralia now. but will be back In
AN day. correcting the survey.
he contract for about one and half miles OF
Hing and bridging between Marysville and
lgh Blu6 has been let to McKinnon 4 Kerr.
hsdfiving begins on Monday and the work is
sAconpieted in . month.
ne Oregon Improvement Company has
united cards of very convenient size, on ono
- o. which 10 the time table OF the steamer
Sessesn Oregon and on the other that Of the
eaals b Northern railroad.
M trustees Of the Front street cable railway
- On Wednesday and ordered an assessment
ne stock for the construction OF the North
sAale extension Excavation On this liue be-
% Yesterday.
seeseal Agent ]. A. Nadcau, OF the Northern
tennc railroad. has located . new hop ware
Auag Of men was put to work on is yesterday.
uossie J. Bissell. the new special agent OF the
mon Pacific railroad at Victoria. passed
a0ash ths city with his wife on Wednesday
80n st. Joseph. Mo-, TO Victoria
iae ticket sales OF the Northern Pacific rail.
VIC m this city in August were $50, coo. and the
Npeiitive safes of the canad an Pacific In the
me month were about $l2SoQ
Songon improvement Company has re-
va the pilinR under the coal hunkers and
strengthened the supports OF the coal
saa'es with sx24 inch timbera
:. seuse Thomas Burke went yesterday to Olym.
49, aeiend condemnation proceedings for the
'Assefn Pacific line to Gray's harbor.
~ terminal Railway and Elevator COMPANY
=. <scay received two carloads of wheat from
sknsoarg and one from waitsburg.
= A. Aears, Of Tacoma. soliciting freight
Ssat Of the Northern Pacific railroad. 10 in the
ssaserd Tcnkin. local ticket agent OF the
) ~saefn Pacific railroad went 20 Kent yester.
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