Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-01

vigorously, and while the engineers
were exploring the more difficult and
less known section from the Ottawa
river to and around Lake Superior, and
marking out a line for the nave es, work
was commenced at Winnepug, and
pushed across the pralfics, where 1872
miles OF the railway was completed
before the first year. During the second
year the rails advanced 45J miles. The
end Of the third year found them at the
summit OF the Rocky Mountains, and
the fourth in the Sclklrks, nearly 1859
miles from Winnepeg.
While such rapid progress was being
made west OF Winuepsg, .the rails ad.
vauCing at an average rate Of more than
three miles each working day iJr months
In succession, and sometime, five and
even six miles Ia day. armies OF men
with all modern appliances uul th0us'
ands Of tons Of dynamite were breaking
down the barriers OF hard and tough
llurgnliln aud Huronian rocks and
pushing the line through the forests
north and east Of Lake Superior with
such energy that eastern Canada and
the Canadian northwest were united by
a continuous railway early M 1855
The government section from the
Pacific coast eastward had meanwhile
reached Hlmloop5 Lake, and then the
company took up the work, and carried
It on to a connection with the line ad.
vduCing westward across the Rockies
aud the Selkifks. the forces worked
towards each oihermct At Craigellachle,
in Eagle Pass, In the Gold OF Columbian
range OF mountains, and there, on % wet
morning, the 9Th Of November. 1856 the
last rail was laid la the main line oi the
Canadian Pacific railway
The company did not gluGuc us
energies TO the mere iulhlmeut Of It's
contract with the government, but IN
order that the railway might fully serve
H. purpose as commercial enterprise.
independent connections with the
Atlantic sca-bOard were secured by the
purchase Of lines leading eastward to
Montreal aud Quebec; branch ines to
the chici CCntcrs OF trade m eastern Can.
ada we're provided by purchase and
construction, 10 collect and distribute
the traffic ui the main line, aud other
branch lines were built IN the northwest
Tor the development Oi the great
praifirs.
The close Of SIS found the company,
not yet five year. Old, IN possession Of
no less than ass miles ol railway, In
Guiding the longest continuous line In
Tue world, extending from Quebec and
Montreal all the way across the cont'
nent TO The Pacific ocean, distance Of
$3.50 miles, aud by the midsummer VI
1850 al this vast system was fully equip.
ped and fairly working throughout.
Villages and towns, aud even cities,
followed close upon the heels OF the
line builders. the forests were cleared
away the praiue's soil was turned over,
mines were opened, and even before
the last rail was in place the completed
sections were carrying on a large and
profitable traffic
The following years were marked
by M enormous development OF traffic,
and by the addition OF many lines OF
railway to the company's system. and
by the establishment OF the compauy's
magnificent steamship service to Japan
ana China. One line of railway was
extended eastward from Montreal across
the state Of Maine to connection with
the scaports Of Halifax and st. John.
And now the lines owned and operated
by the Canadian Pacific railway en-.
brace upwards OF 6,O5o miles. The
trunk line from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
on the Atlantic coast, to Vancouver
British Columbia ON the Pacific coast
Is 8. 652 miles. This journey can be &C.
cOmplished In six days.
ANDREw lesson.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May
10, 1875,