The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-14
THE BURLINGTON is COMING.
The Great Big Road is Surely Head
Ing for Oregon.

An Eastern Oregon paper says.
aThe Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy
surveyors have crossed over the
Idaho state line and are now maxi
ing surveys and photographing the
topography Of the country along
different proposed routes Of the
line from Boise to Oregon"
4 George P. Litchfield, Of Salem,
saws the Statesman, whose term of
office as special Indian agent for
the United StatesS government ex-
pired few days ago, received 9
document from Washington yes
terday informing him that his eff
forts in securing a right Of way
over the Grow Indian reservation
for the Burlington had been ap-
proved.
This was Mr.. Litchfeld's last
official act, and one Of the most
important, he think, for Orcgon's
interests. This right Of way will
allow the Burlington" to build
from Sheridan, Wyoming, to Bill
lings, Montana, through the Grow
reservation latter securing the
right Of way from indy lns
dians, Mr.. Litchfeld's WI tiag
on the community land Of The re-.
servation). Mr. Litchfeld thinks
this is the turning point Of the.
road for Oregon, He saw several
gangs Of surveyors. Some of them
had worked for the Oregon Pacific,
and it was their impression that
the road might join the Oregon
Pacific somewhere. Anyway they
headed for Oregon, and they will
probably not be long in getting
here after the financial situation
eases up, for the Burlington IS
one ofthe greatest corporations in
the world.
In addition to the following from
THE Yaquina Post will be read with
Interest.
L Report has II that the @ !.
Trust Company and the Blair fae-
tion have settled ell difficulties
| that have heretofore entirely stop
/ ped the extension Of the Oregon
Pacific railroad, and have agreed
| to push its construction, commence
ing operations as soon as may be on
the Eastern extension. A special
train came down to the Bay on the
28th ult., for the purpose Of locat'
| ing grounds for new dspot, max
| ing arrangements to extend this
wharves, tear down the point on
/ the front at Yaquina City and fill
| in with rock and earth clear back
to the east bank Of the Bay; pre-.
pare for the erection ofanew hotel
/ or add to the one already built
and to make divers and sundrJ
improvements, In the way Of ware.
houses, etc, to accommodate the
immense business to be usheret
in on the completion and connec
ton of the Oregon Pacific with {
road across the continent. w,
hope the rumor will prove true Il
every respect and that as rumored
the Oregon Pacific road will b,
graded and ironed, and trains b
running regularly to the Deschute
river, or farther east, before th
winter rains set In for 1893. Whe,
the truth of these rumors is de
monstrated by the actual work 3
construction, the Bay country an,
Benton and Linn counties vii
witness revival along the lin
that will be in marked contraf
with the present dullness that pr
walls. The rumored line of cor
duct, outlined above, to be at one
undertaken and pursued by tt
hitherto warring factions of tt
Oregon Pacific in The future.
9 if they result in extending the lii
y of road to an eastern cannectiol
Z will receive the hearty commend
# tion Of the people Of Eastern
% we'll as Western Oregon, and Il
o entire country to be served by Il
" road will at once push ahead as
s- never has before.
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