The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-25

Nate Hanna, John Gould. Robert Miller, Tom
Hackett. G. Beard and J. w. Kelly. Beyond the
fact that they are waiting for orders tness mys-
tic engineers have nothing to say. They are
here, however. It Is presumed, 70 complete the
survey of the Portland 4 Seattle division Of the
Union Pacific, and in al probability viii COM
menee work above Kalama-"
Chief Engineer E H. Becker, Of the Great
Northern. leaves here this morning for Helena,
Mont, and on bis arrival viii let the contract
for the construction Of 1856 miles Of the main
line from the Assiniboine west to the summit OF
the Rocky mountains as announced in the.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES last Saturday. From the
mountains to Spokane Falls will be about $50
miles.
Preparations are being made to build wire
suspension bridge across Hnoqualmie falls for
the use of excursionists who go there on the
Seattle, Lake Shore s. Eastern trains For some
70 construct such bridge, but the question of
title to the land stood IN the way. and the pro
moters viii have to be satisfied with lease.
The Orondo Neus says: Engineer Stevens
and party, in the interest," OF the Great Northern
road, went TO Wenatchee Friday to make an ex-
animation of the famous Wenstchee route and
pass through the Cascades. The preliminary
work OF the Great Northern is fast drawing to
close. 1t cannot possibly be many weeks before
it win be definitely settled whether the Skagit
or the Wenatchee pass viii get the read"
Clerk Charles Loomis, of the auditing depart
ment of the Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern, went
to Snohomish yesterday to transfer the station
from Agent l. III. Burke to H. Marion. Mr..
Burke goes to South Bend today to take that
station, Charles Baxter declining the appoint
ment Agents for one or two other new stations
will be named today or tomorrow.
The Thrall ticket is being tried blythe North
ern Pacific, and ii satisfactory will be adopted
The ticket is about six inches long. and con-
tains the names OF all stations on division, all
but the destination being partly stamped out by
cutter made for the purpose The Thrall
ticket will likely take the place OF the cumber-
some book ticket heretofore used.
The Whatcom correspondent OF the Posr-IN-
TELLIGENcER telegraphs: The Bellingham saw
mill runs day and night to fill orders for rail-
road timbers for the Bennett road north. Every
effort Is being made to have trains running from
New Westminster to the bay cities within sixty
days
Manager 7. J. Miner, of the Seattle d Moa-
tana. returned yesterday from Chehalis, where
he had a conference with prominent residents,
and asked Tor right-of-way and depot grounds
He says that the line viii be continued from
Seattle to Portland.
Five carloads of rails for the Port Townsend
Southern railroad arrived yesterday morning
from Pittsburg, Pa, and will be shipped today
by steamer to Port Townsend.
First Assistant General Freight Agent 8. G
Fulton. of the Northern Pacific, left here yester-
day afternoon for Tacoma. and viii leave there
today to return to Portland.
The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern will run an
excursion train to Snoqualmie Falls August z,
for the Builders Association.