The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-27
On TO THE BORDER.
Lake Shore Construction Going
Right Ahead.
THE sTlLLAcuAMlsH CROSSED.
Wssk % the Fairhaven = seathern-
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Chief Engineer TaIcott, of the Seattle.
Lake shore 4 Eastern railway. reported
yesterday that the span n the Stila-
guanaish river bridge was swung into place
tuesday, and men were ~ work putting
the sapersfructue On the sressie north Of
the bridge. The only thing that Is delay
ing operations now is the trestie work
north OF the bridge. . distance Of $500 feet.
There is another u este sixty.1ye feet high.
hall . mile from the NORTH end Of the Sulia-
guanish. When these are completed the
road win be finished to the Piliehuck river.
which viii carry the lire sixty-ive miles
from Seattle. There will then be . bridge
aud . quarter OF . mile OF trestIe across the
Pilichuck, which is viii take about two
weeks 70 ill By that time the grading
viii BE- lone to McMufray lake md the
track win be laid there at once. II win
take about sixty days to get across the
6kagit river and in the meantime the Inc
win be pretty we'll rallied to McMurray
lake. AZ the skagit river bridge the piles
nave been nearly all driven from the north
bank to firm land, . distance Of about 500
feet and the track Is laid on the bench
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connection track mas been made with the
Fairhaven d Southern, and another eon-
neciion track TO the Seattle & Northern
road. There are also twenty miles of the
line graded and ready for the rails from the
Nooksack river. IL the rails we're on hand
the track could now b laid.
In IN interview published in the Port
Townsend Leader. Manager Mcneil. of the
Oregon improvement Company, says that
thel last rail ON the first twenty-mile section
Of the Port Townsend Southern road will
be laid next Saturday and the last spike
driven on Monday. This must be done in
order to secure q land bonus worth about
$4,000. When the bonus was origi-
nally subscribed. 1t Was agreed to
complete the first section by July l,
but Mr.. Mcneil aftera ards asked for an
extension of sixty days. This was agreed
TO by al the subscribers, except +. c. Clapp
and 7. N. Hammond, sr.. who insisted on
completion BY July 1. in order to secure
their So. 600 worth Of land. Mr.. Mcneil
therefore set to work to complete
the task by july l. He agreed 70
give . bonus OF $50. 600 TO the contractors il
shey would de this. still leaving $4,000 for
the company. Work has been rushed
despite many hindrances, engines, Hatcars,
rails and ties being overdue. In order to
obviate delay, . locomotive was borrowed
and several miles OF disused track near
Seattle were torn up and brought to the
scene. Contracts have been let for the next
seyenty-m mile section along Hoods canal
and work will be pushed right along.
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The Sedro Press has the following con-
corning railroad construction in that sec
ton: Word comes direct from Chief Engi-
neer J. J. Donovan that just o. soon as the
approach to the bridge is complete, the
construction Of the Sedro bridge will actu-
ally tegin. The building Of that bridge
means not only the prompt completion of
the Seattle connection OF the Fairhaven &
Southern, but it means. too. the outlay of
about $4,000 right at Sedro in a steel
drawbridge. The Seattle. Lake Shore &
Eastern railway is now track-laying at
Sedro. This work has been delayed
several weeks through the non-ar-
rival OF the frogs used in tracx-lay-
ing. The Lake shore people hope 70 have
twenty miles Of track laid out from Sedro
within . few weeks-ten either way. The
bridge construction on this road is pro-
crossing nicely. Two surveying parties Of
the Fairhaven & Southern started Friday
for three months work in the Cascades,
the effort being to make sure hat the most
feasible pass through the mountains is OBJ
tanned. The coal mine line will begin
building within q week. The
ment that the contract is let for grading
the fifty miles east on the Fairhayen 4
Southern Is dally expected.n
The Northern Pacific will issue tickets to-
morrow at . reduced fare. one m one
fifth. for those who wish to 60 to Portland
to see the baseball match Sunday between
the Portland and Tacoma teams. The
tickets will be good to return Sunday or
Monday.
The offices of the Oregon Improvement
Company were moved yesterday from the
Fortlonis building to the fourth floor of
the Halter building. where ten rooms have
been fitted up for the various departments.
Vice-President w. r. Clough. of the
Great Northern. and Resident Engineer
". r. Watson. of the Seattle 4 Montana.
left here yesterday afternoon by steamer to
visit Point Edmonds and Mukilteo.
Fifty men left here Wednesday night for
Port Townsend. and abou, the same num-
Der went from here last night to work on
the Port Townsend Southern railroad.
Assistant General Freight and Passenger
AGENT u. F.. Brown, OF the Canadian Pa
chic railway. went 10 Portland YESTERDAY.
to be absent two or three days.
A new caboose from San Francisco is Al
the City dock awaiting shipment for the
~Bellingham Bay 4 British Columbia rail.
road.
fesier station. on the Seattle. Lake
Shore & Eastern, has been transferred
from A. ID. McCann to A. w. LLOYD.
Counsel James Mcknight. of the North
ern Pacific. went 10 Tacoma Yesterday AZ
ternoon in his special car.
Assistant Superintendent I. A. Madam.
OF the Northern Pacific, returned last even.
ing from Tacoma
PASSENGER LISTS.
The steamship Hsynan Republic sailed
from Hstneid's wharf for San Frsrci.co Al
i29p. m. yesterday with ~ cabin and a
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