Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-04-15
A STEEL Race COURSE
from Fairhaven to Liverpool,
terminus of the West
minister Southern
lhe Track in Fine Condition
and Will Soon be Ready
for Traffic
Fine Timber, Rich Soil and
Grand Scenery Along
the Line

a special train, consisting of an engIr
""u caooose, left the station on Mini
. street Monday morning at 7:3O o'clocl
ohlel Engineer Donovan, who was on .
inspection tour, and "a HERALD represer
- 'aOiVe boarded the train and in an han
were crossing the boundary on the No,
- Westminster Southern
three hundred men, three locomotivo
ana slNty-three cars are rushing tho vyo,.l
w OF completion on the New Wostui,eto
= southern. The road is practicoIIv CON,
p'tOou' out There are several points re-
qu"ihg attention. II nothing unforeseen
} occurs the entire line from Fairbayeo +,
LiNerpool, the terminus of the New West
Minister Southern, will be In Grst-ciass
condition by next Monday.
Inc FairhaVen & Southern from Fair
maven to Blaine is In perfect condition
p"t seeHoh men continue to traverse II
ana every little depression or settIin, ~
Che track Is quickly repaired The denot
pump station, watertank. sand tooI aa
''o" houses and customs houses are all
completed at Blaine, and the force of
carpenters under the direction Of Sunor-
ihtendent of Construction LIovd wHi bo
moved to Fairhaven today and work ON
Ihe depot proper will be immediatory |
begun. ''''''''aV'iy
ne New Westminster Southern after
'eaNIhB Blaine Ems through a mauniG-
cent oody OF timber belonging 10 tho
Royal MIL company. The comnopy 4.
now building u logging road tbroIcl, tl,o
,,"locr, me road will connect with the
ne" Westminster Southern, and arrange. /,
plehts have been perfected between tho
com panles, whereby the former will rup
iIS cars over the latter road 10 a poipt o, {
Che fraser river, where the Iops win ho
jumped INTO the stream and RATED In tho
hoyal Company's mills. At Clovcrd,Io
4" men, under Mccoy e O'Bricu are nm
P'oyeu In balIasting and surfacinp tbe T
track The road after leaving the tinbor
enters the Nikomekl valley. The voIlo,,
Is one OF the richest in British Columbi, G.
hhu the greater part Of it is already Hpd.r q
'ultlVatlon. The valley is but a few feet II
'ooVe the level Of the sea, and the rise 20
inu lall OF the tide IS plainly perceptible ca
j 1he aItches e&cavatcd for drainage mr. So
'oSes' owing to its slight elevation rho Jh
ana Is decidedly marshy, but is easily Wi
! alheu WIN a series Of bitches or canals ST
rom hiteen to twenty tons of bav, nor ira
ere Is annually cut from the land and
MS alone proves profitable for the farm A,
-, ana means considerable traffic for the
'l'ioau' The Nikomekl riverj runs
lrough the center Of the valley and st,
mere the road crosses it a saw mill is in 10
peration. g.,
short hill which the New Westmi,. Tb
ef crosses with slight grade. divides a fl
le Nlkomekl valley from what is known Sc,
the oerDantine flats. The flats are cav cav
'thing less than a valley possessing the 6jb
me character Of soil, and are similar in out
cry way to the Nikomekl valley M too
iPantlhe hats are slightly more ole-
'ted than the valley and the land is not
marshy, After leaving the flats tbo j
40 SKIRTS the Fraser river 60 LfyorpooI = d
G terminus. Jl
Liverpool Is located about two miIoe iIef
owe Westminster on the south hank of -
fraser. Westminster is pleasantly ,,.,
uaJed on hillside on the north ba,L iron
the fraser, and the entire city is so In. broJ
ed as to be seen at a glance fran, tho the
DoSlJe bank OF the river. Wostminetor II
an ar oI prosperity about It, and sew ~ ~
j me stone and brick buildings are in iarg
lTse d construction in and about Tho and
-. Al
ne scenery at several points along the over
IS grand beyond description. Al ono buy
nj the Pitt river can be seen ui,din,, nav.
way through marrow valley until n
DIleS into the Fraser. Tho Pitt Rlvor e,,,, "a
lntalns with their Jagged peaks rico p9Hn
uptly from the river. Tho Ca,odtau Fair
.lnc orldRe crossing the Pitt river near 'ouh
month can be plainly seen from the Th
westminster Southern. A curve in EeS,te
road and the Fraser River range is EmT Eu,g
ight into view, its peaks towering City
We the clouds into the region Of nor hayt
lal snow. A little further and a fno ''foJ
OF Mount Baker Is obtained
the return trip the special tratr Il.
eudown into the gravel Dit AZ Port was 4
;. me pit has furnished all the gravel Fl.
IN ballasting the New Westroinstor yestei
,hern and the greater mart ~ 49, Nrs
maven & southern, as ft was tho oni, Camp
el iound between Fairhaven and Vislt
ne pit Is located about a How
from the main track and is an tha secret
OF the Fraser river. Over one bun- ,e'F, fbe q.
thousand yards of gravel have boon - g,
-, ''V ""iDuht used In ballast. merch
ne road, can hardly be realized Tho son Of
] Mills company are CONSTRUCTING a City "
I at this point and are PROVIDING III Ioof
IS Tor dumping logs into the river as Geor
ompany intends to extend tts road 10 super sup =
'oint. Port Kells is an embryo citv terday
tract Of land facing on the river return
y oeen piatted and the lots will soon Roa
iced on sale. fined /,
construction Of the New Wost. was 40
er Southern involved the expendi- his sies
u an immense sum Of money and q broncb
deal OF labor. The marshy soil NJ become
valley required a vas,
mt OF gravel and in some places. oh. Day
were encountered which seemed Eleven
nountable, but were succoss- r. On
overcome. 10 George p. Jaynes \ ia
ngln"er In charge. aud John Sbildt OT,or ~ w .