The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

AZ sp-sgae, 1t sn early day, and these rev
yards arss being Laid O1t with that enc IN
view They ~ia cover an area Of little
over twenty acres.
The Great Northern Is expected 20 come
into Spokane during the present year
The company and the people Of Spokane
hare not ret come TO Al agreement IS 20
how the road wiu get into the city Inc
line has been located to paint soous
eight miles out Of town The people are
anxious TO have the Great Northern, but
President Hill has not yet submitted 70
them proposition This, Il i said. 5
because his engineers have not get fully
determined On the best way Of getting into
the city. They are now at work on this
problem. Some conclusion will no doubt
be arrived az, and President Hill vii then
cone 70 the people Of Spokane With nis
proposition, which. II Is understood, Is
fair one
The Union Pacific comes into Spokane
over the Washington & Idaho road and
has just completed its passenger station.
freight yards and roundhouses 81 cost Of
about $4,000 Il has excellent terminal
grounds. which are extensive enough
for al future requirements The Union
Paclnc hiss proved 10 be most reliable
road for the city, since Il affords second
trznseontInental route and brings IN q
large trade from the great agricultural
country % the south. A branch leaving
the main line at Tekoa. rans up 20 Wallace,
Ii the CEur d'Aiene mining country, .
distance Of about eighty miles
A road that promises much for Spokane
IL the Spokane 4 Northern, which now
runs up as far "a Little DaIles. on the Co
lunbia river, a distance Of In miles Con-
necsion il TO be made at Little Dailes IN
the spring with a daily line Of steam
ers 20 run on the Columbia river and
20 connect with the Canadian PaeiEc at
Rsyeistoke. Mr.. Corbin, Of the Spokane
& Northern, has had surveys made this
summer for q line that shall start from
Marcus, On his main line, and cross the
Colvslle Indian reservation and 90 into
the Okanogan mining country. Congress
has granted him the right-of-
way, and he viii baild the read
His connection, by way Of the
Columbia river, with the Canadian Pacific
means great deal TO Spokane Falls. II
establishes, 20 begin with, one OF the hness
scenic routes on the continent. The trip
VI sssc (Ssz41lE11 HUM l<4Ss4c 0.4sSeS 10
Revelstoke IL unsurpassed for wiId, pic
turesqUe, rugged scenery. The distance IS
about 30 miles.
The new construction for lsao On rail-
roads coming into Spokane. has been on
the Spokane & Palouse, the Washington
Central and the Spokane * Northern
Seventy miles have been added TO the Spo-
kane & Palouse in the way Of branch
starting from Pullman and running
down 10 Lewiston IN Idaho.
The entire country tr4versed
is very Fseh in agricultural and fruit pro-
ducts. The line Of the Washington Cen
trial has been finished from Wilbur to a
point little vest Of Couiee City. The road
runs through a strictly agricultural
region Ii is proposed 10 extend
it this year "a far west as the Columbia
river. Twenty-Five miles were added last
year to the Spokane & Northern by the
construction of the line from Marcus TO
Little DalIes. II is possible Mr. Corbin
viii build fifty or 100 miles Of new road
during the year 1901.
IL Is proper TO state that Spokane has
built I've miles Of road during the past
year for the accommodation Of her s1nelt-
ing plant which is to he put into operation
soon. This bit Of road cost nearly $50 600.