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GAGETA OFFICIAL De HOY

Gobierno General -Negociado 5.o-Andn-
ciase encontrarse iAterrumpida la communication
entire esta Isla Jamaica, cursandose el servcio
sin demora por via de Santa Cruz.
Intendencia General de Hacienda Real Or
den disponiendo que la Comisi6n arancelaria de
esta lsla, formule y entregue al Gobernador & la
mayor brevedad possible, las valoraciones CORES
pondientes cada una de las partidas del Aran-
Gel, expresando. el articulo de mayor importancia
y Ia Quota mas aproximada de esta
Capitania General.-Bases para el concurso
de ingreso en- las Academies milltares en- 81 afio
actual.
Jefatura dc Cbras Pdblicas. Senalase 81 dfa
lS del corrente para Ia contradiction por concier-
to particular de las obras nuevas para continuar
la construction de la iglesia de Santa Isabel Gu
yoimporte asciende So O44-O2 moneda ofcial
Intervention General de la Admin straci6n
del Estado -Secci6n de Contadurfa.- Facturas
cue Sc pagaran en- la pr6xima semana:
Sorteo IS
Abril l0--Facturas n1meros.. All 4l2
ldem IL ldem idem . Alb 4l4
1dem l2....- ldem idem. AIS 4l6
Cupon 80.
Idem l3.-Facturas ndmeros. 81 3D.
ldem a. 1dem idem.... 95 90.
Atrasos.
Idem 15-- Idem idem -. 588 6l2
Tribunal de Oposiciones escuelas vacantes
An1nciase que Sc cubrirAn por oposicl6n en- el
presente mes las escuelas siguientes las elemental
les de ninos de "a clase de Salinas, Truilloalto
y Sabana-grande; las de igual case de nihas de
Vega-bsja, Yabucoa Maunabo las ayudantias
de las elementales de l sy2 "a clase de nihos de
Mayaguez Las auxillares de ni1os de los ba-
rrios de " "Guainabo" " en- Bayam6n, q Pao-seco !"
en- Toa-baja, "Palmas-altas" !" en- Barceloneta,
Yauca" en- Santa Isabel "Rfo en- las Pie
dras; las de nihas de los de " San Anton " en-
Ponce Esperanza ;" en- Arecibo.
Audiencia Territorial Estado comparative
de Ia classification general de los Registros de la
Propiedad de Cuba, Puerto Rico Filiplnas de
las fianzas que le estan asignados.
Res1men de las observaciones meteoro6gi
Gas verifcadas en- la Jefatura de Obras Pdblicas
durante los dfas 80 y 81 del pasado 10, 2 y3
del corriente
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DIPUTACIOR PROVINCIAL

Session ordsnorsa del dso s del corysepats
Concurrentes: Soler, Bosch, Martinez Peha
Alvarez Perez, Vicente, Vald6s Lopez Landr6n
Santist6ban. Morey, Domfnguez y seeretarios
Egozcue Fernandez.
Sc suprimi6 plaza de Official 80 Sc
crearon dos de escribientes primeros para los que
fueron nombrados don Sanda.io Torres Y don
Antonio Bazan,-Fue acu rdo por II votos con
"a uno, mocion del aehor Bosch pasase in
torme de la Comision de Hacienda el del sefor
administrator de Loterla proponiendo Sc tome
una determination relativa al expendio al p1bli-
co de los mil billet destinados al efecto-Se
aprob6 por mayorfa de votos el dictamen del ne
gociado de Administrator local en- ell sentido de
que la capltalidad del distrito judicial de Cayey
permanezca dlcho pueblo, NO SO traslade 4
Gaguas eegdn lnteresa el diputado 4 Cortes don
Antonio Alfau y Baralt. .-Fueron nombrados es-
cribientes L., 30 terceros respectivamente los
senores don Manuel Maule6n, don Enrique Po-
Wer, don Antonio Pedraias, don Rafael Dlaz
Romero, don Julio Molina Varela don Jose Lii
beral Rodriguez; selador de billetes de la Lo
terra don Salvador Ledesma.-Se oIden6 ell pago
de dos pagas de toca solicltado poi dona Ana
Mercedes Sanchez viuda de don Leopoldo Car
mona Official 80 que fu6 de la Diputacion dofa
Carmen Ceballos, viuda de don Arturo Qui6ones
Ayudante que fue de Obras provinclales Con
tador electo de Ia Administrator de Lotel1a
Di6se possession del destlno de Contador de
l& LOL6rla al senior QOn jose Muir uIZ Gonzalez
La Corporation acordo por unanimidad conce-
der una qualification de $500 anuales al dell-
neante meritorio don Alfredo Margenat, en- atom
c1on sus buenos serviclos. .-Fue nombrado
Ayudante de Obras provinciales 81 senior don
Antolin Min, Agrimensor y maestro de Obras.--
Paso & Ia Comislon de Hacienda para que infor-
me, una instancia del Administrator del lilo de
Benehcencia solicitando la renovation del instru-
mental necesario para la banda del mismo. Que.
do enterada la Corporation de la toma de pose
sion del cargo de Administrators de la Loter1a &
favor de don Ricardo de Quixano.
Sc concedieron cuatro mGses de licencia pa
Ia fuera dc la isa al Official 10 don Jose &. Mar
xuach.-La Corporation acord6 conceder la suma
de mil pesos Ia Superiora de la Congregation
Hermanitas de los ancianos desamparados' con
el fin de que SO construya un edi6cio para alber
garlos.-Se acord6 por ~ 11midad aprobar los
informes emtidos poz lo6 negociados respectiyos
references Ia suppression del Juzgado de l.. ms.
tancia de Vega bsja; & la creaci6n de los Regis.
trossde la propisdad de Cayey, Coamo Vega.
5aja y SUPPRESSION de los de Guayama Caguas; :
4 Ia instancia del Ayuntamiento de Arecibo, soil
citandolla aggregation de su partido judicial, en-
10 criminal, & IL Audiencia de esta Capital =
consguiente segregation de la de Mayagaez. La
ICorporaci6n dispuso sean transcritos al Goberna.
dor General Discutidos cnnreeiankemente los
pesupuestos para el proxy On de 1898 (
N, fReron aprobados nd
ap
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HarinaS de trigo
Tho FI!k,l Jones Jewell Milling Go.
New-YOrk
Las acreditadas harinas
/" Tunbadora,
Pre1niada'' Y

necesan elogarse Los resutados Puerto
Rico patenzan la supeordad de cadades que puedep
compet con las meores harnas de los Estados Unidos
La COmpanla recuerda puede garonzdr unfolmidad
de clases La COmpanla ha recbido Quas de que
hayan p1cad0 harinas. La Compania puede supr
oUALoUIERA oTRA cLAsE DE HARINA sean las
cladas PRKCIOS BAJOS de otros
Estados Undos La Compana tiene molnos situados
de los mueles donde los buques para
perfecto esado La Compania asegura que los peos Sc
irven inaedtante Sues de reci6ir la Orde La Compa-
a no necesa demorar los embarques por fata de
deposito pudendo eaborar al dia DIEZ MIL BA-
RlLES, embarcando siempre harna fresca, acabada
.aoler.
J. G. d AzEvEDo, Agente GeneraL-Apar-
tado 2786.-78 South Street.-New York.
Junio 81 20-2
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NOTIClAS GEN ERALES

Ampliando los informes que dinnos aver re
ferentes al ferro.carril podemos manifestar gu.
entire los Kilometres A al A. Sc detuvo ell trel
descendente las y Al minutes de la mafians
por estar completamente cubierta Ia via COZ
aqua. A las IL y 80 minutes pudo continue,
wage, notandose que los desperfectos son de pocs
importancia.
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Nuestro amigo don Ricardo Mendizabal ga.
no dlez billetes de Ia Loterfa Provincial Habfa
apostado que Ia junta de asociados no aproba.
ria ell CT 6dito de 90 mil pesos para la recepci6n
de los Infantes, gan6 la partida.
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Recortamos de .Eg Clanaor del Pass:

Para satisfacer diversos expedientes de
apremios SO sacan q p6blica subasta: IS areas y
60 centiareas de terreno, con mafafos, arboles
frutales algunas siembras de cafe en- Ell barrio
Macana, de Guayanila. Una casa una cocina,
de maderas del pals, de dos pisos la primera, en-
Fajardo. 81 hectareas 20 aress..y Al centiareas
de terreno, en- el barrio Mariana, Naguabo.
80 cuerdas de terreno en- el barrfo Llanos Costa
de Cabo-Roio
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\ Nos escriben de Catano:
FL professor de este barrio sabe cumplir CON
sus deberes, jamas abandona su puesto por ma
da de este mundo- Els verdad que Ell dia de la,
vista de 8. E., dicho professor, obedeciendo
reltersdas ordenes superlores, tuvo que dejar por
momentos la Escuela, diciendo los nihos que 81
estarfa de regreso hora media despu9s que
ALI delaba mientras tanto una persona encaxga-
da; pero esta falta, 81 fata puede llamarse fuS
evideotemente ajena So voluntad, el que com
intenciones tan buenas le di6 Vd tales lnfor.
mes, sefor Director, debi6 agregar que S. f. "a
lio complacido del estado de dicho estableeimien-
to, del local que este ocupa, decente capaz (gra
cias los desem bolsos de dicho funcionariol del
n1mero de niios educandos, etc., etc. Ror otra
parte, el vecindario de Cataho recopOce con JUS
tcia que Ia Escuela de que trata, se encuentra,
On envidiable estado de progreso, debido & Ia in
cansabe actividad del celoso professor que Ia vie-
ne dsssmpehando."
Nuestro amigo el Sr Ayuso Inspector Admii-
nistrador General de Commissioners se ha SER
vido participarnos con atento B. L. NJ que adm
cuando los paquetes de LA CoRREsPoNDENCIA pa
ra Manan Bayam6n sufrieron retardo los diaB
5, han Iegado sus destinos, segdn informsg
adquiridos habiendo sido castigados los emplea-
dos autores del retraso.s Agradecemos al senor
Ayuso su atenci6n.
Sc cotiza cafe en- Ponce: Glasses para Cuba
de $271 273.-Pil6n para lustrar, $2S.--Na-
chacado superior, $284.-Lustrado fno hasta
$29--Azhcar mascabado claro de $4 ST.
Re6nos de $S4 $3s-Mieles de $2S & $35.
Sc quejan los veclnos de Puerta de Terra
de que en- una puperfa dc Ia e. Inca existen W.
rios perros que las primeras horas de la uoche
ameuAzan los traneeunten haste 81 extramo d
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Cambios del Banco BspanoL fiados on Ia of
Gina del dicho establecimiento hoy las 8 de Ia
tardo:-Espafa l21 pS
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fl 6 pesos SO venden algunas caias de "a
botelias de excelente Alcoholado Es un precioso
remedio para las personas que psdecen de reuma.
En- la redacci6n de LA CORRESPONDENCE infor-
maran. 6-2
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En- NADIA pueden enaplearse mejor las econo.
m{as de un padre de familia, que en- tomar una
p6liza de Seguro de vida on IL "Sociedad Bend.
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I'll lueves 30 del pasado tuvo lugar en-
l. Vega-baja 81 solemne enterro del senior
don Manuel Quintero Mendez, acaudalado
pfopietario, ex presidente del Comite local
antonomista distinguido caballero que gczaba
81 aquslla localldad de grandes generates sim
patias A las 5 media de Ia tarde part.a el lu-
joso feretro con direction al temple, acompafado
lie una inmensa concurencia de todas las classes
sociales y distinguidas personas de los pueblos
imftrofss En- representation de Ia familia del
6nado concurrieron los senores don Pedro Prado,
don Nicolas Iglesias el captain senior Pacheco,
don Eleuterio Caballero don Jose Guerrero En-
81 vestfbulo de Ia Metropolis por encargo que
le hiciera el doctor don Jose g. Padilla (El Carl
be) despldio el duelo en- elocuentes frases, nues.
tro muy estimado amigo ell joven professor don
Eduardo r. Rodriguez
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fca dc Massachusetts, de Ia que es Agente gene
raj en- esta IsIa don Ramon B. Lopez Nadie
sabs cuando va norir siemple es un consuelo
dejar la familia 81 abrigo de la mlseria. El
ssguro que brinda la Massachusetts" es ID mitad
mas barato que las dem4s Companies.
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Cada dfa merece mas favor del pdblico, 81
restaurant La CoialGnG, de FontaniAs, estable
cido en- esta Capital, Gale de San Francisco nd
nero 56.
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0 sa. 1.as DE- Dc rssiSi2 Pss v.pss Eta
$3.50 quintal. Ofrecen:
BMQsse9O " GGS2sSJsz2.G
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La Logia de Adopclon Resna Resente (del
Gran Oriente Espahol, establecida en- Guayama,
ha elegido sus dignatarias oiciales para el pre-
sente afo en- esta forma:
Para Gran Maestro Pressdsnta) sefors dona
Josefna Fuentes de Riego g.. 80. Para ms
pectora, dona Monserrate Hernandez de Pastra-
ma Para Depositaria, dofia Carmen Fueutes de
Vargas. Para Secretaria dofa Carmen Herman
dez. Para Tesorera, doha Carolina Vazquez
Para Maestro de Ceremonies dona Bonita Terrats
dc Gonzalez. Para Introductora. dofia Consuelo
Hernandez.
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Sc quelan los veclnos de Puerta de Terra
de que en- una pulperia dc la e. Inca existen W.
rios perros que & las primeras horas de la noche
amenazan los transeuntes hssta 81 extreme de
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Por fuerza de la guardia civil del puesto de
Coto (Ponce) fueron detenidos ell dia S del ac.
tual los individuos Eladio Ramos (a) Gallo, por
faltar 81 guardia jurado de la hacienda "Laurel"
de aquella demarcaci6n, , Francisco Rivera por
heridas inferidas q ctro; por la del de Punta de
Santiago (Humacao) el dia 8, los indiyiduos Jose
Rivera Hernandez Bruno del Rosario, reclama-
dos por aquel Juzgado de instruction; por la del
de Barrio Nuevo (Bayam6n) ell dia 5, los indivi-
duos Alexandra Nieves Jose Carlo por heridas
lnferidas otro; por la del de Nsguabo el mismo
dia, 81 individuo Ramon Molano por robo y esca-
lamiento en- la propiedad de don Francisco Bac6
Ignacio Carteno por heridas
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Por ell correo del IA 90 ausenta de Camu,
nara la Peninsula Ell cabo de Gaardia Civil dol
Manuel Magaz, persona q. goza de muchas sim
patfas en- aquel vecindario.
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chief engineer. ana T. r. r.
Haskell we're sent - Marlas pass. the
fo-nseT from the cas-; aut the latter from
the west nv F.atheat lake. while Mr.
Bee ;ier h!msef proceeded 10 explore the
nert.s<rly route fror0 Spokane eastward 10
Tire ,hoeteaai river. These explorations
wers competed in January. Issl and Il
eogu!saSison showed tina; the norther.v
one - as the better As far IS The Eastern
Nay ugton iiae. A. the same time a
souitscrlv route VAS examined through
Bate. NoaL. ana over she Csear d'Alsne
m0satalns - Lev ston. Idaho. eut wAs
fcptst - require sach heavy grades. the
c0GHtry bst1E al mountains that IL vas
rv3e.iet. Accordingly the northern route
by t.ay Of AaFiAs pass and he Aooseaal
rlve: IS adopted.
lissas aiFaOs. simultaneously March
iSsls-ihx; the deaa5ie location II the line
from. Ass.ateoaae westward and the nr,.
rars,, ion, for entering Seattle IS the Pazet
soasSd terminus svsaa. IL TIA; and the
thru succeeding months she eE;irs line IS
far Is spokane. distance Of over SO nissrs
freas ,he starting posnA. sas covered ay
the locating parties Il engineers. a. fat as
she ;ros iefs the sAy apea. aat,i In Jaae
nlas, parties were A. sSrS. Col. ". E.
C,oSsh, vice president ~ the company.
cania - the Soana in FehyEarv, and sreai
SONG tirae IN studying v1Eio1s locations.
Wiz: vss~ - fixing ca sae Hsoss suitable
fas ihe terminus Judge TAomas Burke
Ana. II. III. Gilman. learning Of
bis mission, undertook tie task o.
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new company . right-ot- ray of sixty feet
on Railroad svenue from the northern to
the southern limits Of the city. The ordi-
nance provided that construction OF the
road WAS to begin before August l. 1880.
and that road was to be completed and
in operation from Seattle across the Cas-
ca1e mountains to the eastern boundary
Of Washington by August I, 1888. Shortly
after the franchise was secured strip of
land on the tide data. lbs acres in extent,
from two TO four blocks vide and stretch
ing from Lane street ON the north to
Lander street on the south was purchased
by the citizens and donated 10 the COM
pany for depot and freight terminals.
Another tract Of sixty acres in Smiths
cove was obtained by gift OF d. II. Gilman
for car and repair shops.
These steps were quickly followed by
others, all aimed at the rapid creation Of
system Of railroads. which, to use Mr..
Hills own expression. should resemble q
rake, the handle reaching out from st.
Paul and the rake proper stretching from
British Columbia on the north to Portland
on the south. to gather up the products of
the Sound country and distribute them
over the great prairie and wheat lands Of
the interior. Col. Ciough purchased from
the Fairhaven capitalists who were build
ing il. the Fairhaven & Southern railroad,
running from Fairhaven south to Sedro
and north to Blaine. total mileage of
$0.7. while Canadian corporation backed
by the same company was building the
New Westminster Southern from the city
Of that name to a connection With the
Fairhaven line at Blaine, 2i3 miles
distant. this line also being turned
over 10 the Great Northern. He
also entered into an agreement with the
Union Pacific to join hands with it in the
construction Of the Portland 4 Puget
Sound road from Portland to Seattle, Q
distance Of about ls5 miles, and the cor
pora,ion organized for the purpose OBJ
tanned from the city Of Seattle q franchise
for thirty feet on Railroad avenue. SO that
the Great Northern and its allied lines had
space for sax tracks on that ,horoughfare.
The Union Pacific. through its chief en-
gineer, Y. q. Bogue, undertook the con-
struciion OF this Portland line, the Fair
haven & Southern Company and its allied
company in British Columbia undertook
10 finish their lines and turn them over to
the Great Northern ready for operation,
aud the Seattle & Montana Company put
W. l.. Watson. its principal assistant. en-
gineer. IN the field 10 survey a line down
the Sound 10 connect with the Fairhaveu
& Southern.
The first construction on the western
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end Of It's line was dore on tAe Seattle
water front. where Within the SIXTY t.ays
pertod provided by the franchise the San
Francisco Bridge Company began the
driving o: pies Tor the sres..e along Rail
road avenue IS far nosth as Smiths cove
and sou'hwsr3 10 Yes!er avenue. At the
sane time survey. we're in progress both
log line along sne sAcsse Of the sound ana
across the mouths Of The r,vers TO y con
aeStIon with the talrhaxen & Southern
near JsF1nafs prairie, n 4 point nox called
FaiFhavea ( Southern junction. The con-
:raes FOR the construction II this line Vas
lc. 10 Saeparyi. Henry 4 Co. Of Mianear,.
oils. IN July. lsEsa. aad tAsv proceeded
with the elesr.n sud grading IS fast -
the 1aal location VAS made and the
rirhr-ot-wsy secured AFTER usral,eIinr
the Lake Shore road "a lar rs Ras!ary. the
l'ne rsg along the shore OF the Sound.
close under the bluffs. ~ Everett. 4, the
mouth of the Saoaosni.a river. Crossing
the three mouths % that stream On .raw
bridges, the line then tanned inland 10 the
east 81 the Tglshp Indian reservation
then cGt across the mouth O! tie St{Ils-
suaa,isa and The >sacit Hats. creased ,ne
SSagi; river ~ Moans Vernon and .h-n
ran rofsaessseEiy - the junction. the
total distance being seventy-etght snd
BALI sni.e.. A. the sane time work was
being pa.hed on the Fairhavea iiaes both
no-;a SaVsi iron, saa. clsy aud soashwara
ir0aa >Sash Westminster. Il. -. to a meet
Ing % 81 AZ Blaine. OF .as boundary.
MAJ. Coast feeders we're tAgs being
p:cs.csss the expo: a:sons Ter tie NAN l.re
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dend On gross earnings no larger thsn the
MI earnings Of the Northern Psei6e neess-
sary 70 pay tt fxed charges without
dividend.
Thss exseasien Of his YsAd 10 the Pacific
seems 20 hare been long IN Mr. Hills mind
befosY be took any definite steps 70 carry
out Sac idea Al early - the summsr Of
1856 50 employed Nsj- 4 B. Roeers. Who
Vas ssominens in making the sxplosstSons
in shs Rocky mountains for the Canadian
Pacific. 20 examine the country from the
esssesn s.ope Of the Rocky mountains 10
Nontsns 70 Puget sound He gave very Int
tie attention 10 the more norsheriy ro1te
that j. - ultimately adopted. but proposed
Q linz by say Of the Dearborn river. branch
Of she Missouri, the Big Biaekfoot rivsr.
through Missouia city. up the Aissouia
and IT. Regis de Borgia MYERS. over the
sohoa pass IN the C9ar d. Acne mountains
and through Muilan and waiIaee. idaho.
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to Spokane. From Spokane westward he
Teco nmended crossing the Big Bend coun-
try ny way Of Davenport and Waterviiie to
Wec;aachee, thence over the Cascades by
Csdg pass, down the 6kykomish 10 the
nsienborhood OF Snitan and thence across
the country to either Seattle or Fidalgo
islaIsd for terminus. The secret OF his
mssyon became known In Seattle and the
peoEse We'd with one another in hospitality
70 n.m and in impresSing upon him tie
advantages Of their city as . Pacific coast
ernAnus. His explorations were con-
tinutd in the summer of 1887 and we're fol-
loved in November Of that year BY the dis
patcaing Of w. ID. Barclay, another civil
engineer. TO traverse the country from the
terminus At Assiniboins TO the Marias
pass: A pass had long been known TO ex-
ist as the head waters OF the Marias river,
for when the war department Was making
Surveys for the three projected transconti-
nenSai railroads in 1853 to 1855 the whole
ranfe Of the Rockies was carefully exam
ined; and most Of the passes nov known
wsrs; discovered. An engineer named
Tinfham traversed one of the passes Of
the Aarias in October. 1883. but this Was
considerably higher than the one followed
By tac Great Northern. Another engineer
vens TO the same locality in the following
sprisg. and saw the lower pass from dis
tanss Of about fifteen miles east on May
-. Ixo4. just thirty-six years before the
sans spot was visited BY q party Of Great
Nor .hern engineers under Chief Engineer
Y. II. Becker. Mr.. Barclay had also
csms,ed on the same spot in 1857. Thus.
White the exact line adopted by the Great
Northern must be credited TO the Great
Northern engineers. they did not discover
the 'sass.
Tie definite decision TO begin cons'ruc-
ton Of the Pacific extension seems to have
bees reached by Mr.. Hill In the summer
OF fses. and rumors to the effect that the
Greet Northern was 10 be extended TO
Seattle and was negotiating for the
purchase OF the Seattle, Lake Shore
4 Eastern began to spread about
the city aud received much credeAce,
thoegh they could no, be traced TO any
authoritative source. Ii subsequently
dev,yoped that they were we'll founded.
ba, she offer was rejected. Ii vas in octo-
Der e that year that. having resigned the
ofiiee Of chief engineer and superintendent
o. ;ssc Montana Central road. Mr.. Becker
put ,our parties in the field on the Dear
boris. Big BisckiooI, 81. Regis de Borgia
and C9ar d'Alene rivers. TO verify
Mailr Rogers conclusions as 10 the
roa,a he had recommended. A month
la,es J. +. Stevens. now assistant
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eoevineins him Inst Seattle was ths piace.
both from it, location and commercial inn
postanos. and, On shsir aerssasg 70 secnse
The righs-of-ssy into the city, he decided
on IL and recommendsd il 20 NJ. HHi.
Who vss NOT SLOW 70 accept IL Shortly
afterwards tie intention Of the Great
Northern company 20 extend it, line 70
the Sound vas officially given 20 the pob-
lie and is vas announced that Seattle was
chosen - the Pacific tasminu1 Of the ST.
TEN. The proposed purchase OF the Lake
shore was not again heard Of. and. In
stead. nsw local corporation Vas formed
under the name Of the Seattle & Montana
Railway Company, BY D. H. DaIlman.
Thomas Burke. E o. Graves. W. Z.
Bailey and w. r. Thorneii. With
. capital stock OF &Io.0oO.00l. II Vas
on March Z. 1ao, that the ar
ticies Of incorporation were fled and on
the same day the city coun ell granted the