The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-15
RAILROADS Up NORTH.
RUSSELL HARDING DENIES ANY I'M
MEDIATE g. y. EXTENSIONS.
The Press of Nielsen, spokane, Ross
land and Other Towns fhnt
wouId ne Benefited Claim other
wise, and Information Received
ny the PcSs-Inteliiseneer y" MS
60 sossse Agitation of = Substantial
Character in which Railroad
WIN Ne Interssted-The Forecasts
Promise an Ia q of Estenssons-

rns railroad proposition 70 the north IS
a very interesting question. and Tue press
OF al actions 81 the country which WOULD
ia .rs5-aec = te{y bsn@fated pT the extension
Or development OF any system are falA o.
Wiz progEos1icatloHs Of railroad possiosla-
yfes When the statement Is mace max
the interest attaches 10 what might De
Gene In the north. al that section OF COM
pzrztivesy new mining country. sogtn OF
the Canadian Pacific and northwest Of
eaoEaue IA included. as IL Is from lHoss
lately developed districts that great
measure of the Inspiration 30 write fairy
storlsS about railroads comes from
Russell Harding. assistant general SD
E,er.ntendent OF the Great Northern sys-
TEN. was in town yesterday and denied
any gn1msaEate disposition Of MS road 20
balga any new branches. He also denies
that the presence ln the territory referred
10 % the civil engineers or the Great
Northern meant the surveys OF any new
Ines Nth ths idea OF immediate building
Certain information that has drft1ed o0~n
from various points in the vast mining ter
rit0ry, contains. however, most hopeful
view OF the situation. and among other
things discusses the VreferneHt OK the In
hsbitangs Up that way for some particnlar
road or ofnsr that - believed 20 10 anN-
lousy awaiting the melting Of I'VE or six
feet Of SHOW before pressing into the new
country. Mr. Harding sat IN the ONCE OF
Western Freight Manager W l. Bsnnam
ard laugh!ngiy entered protest in each
case wherein the Great Northern was
charged with any interest IN building for
the near future. one statement was made
that a claim had been entered in favor or
the building % the Crows Nest pass road.
OF fhss SIR. Harding had nothing 10 say.
II was a matter in which me Great Nortn-
err had no interest. Another. in connec-
- rsf ? ~
Spokane Northern, with the Great North
err from NcwpSTt up the Pend d'Oreilie
10 %orthport ne simply smiled al and de-
MED Then a statement vas quoted N
which Ii VAS said that there IL q movement
on foot whereby D G. Coroin, OF the Spo-
kane Northern, and jim HI, OF the Great
Northern. have verbally agreed 70 Join in
the construction Of the road from North
port. up Sheep creek and over 20 Chris
tina lake. via Cascade into the Kettle
river valley 70 Grand Forks.
Tals Mr. Harding also deaIed. although
assured that Il waS charged that his road.
the Pend d'Oreiile branch. would join the
above projected route from Newport. and
ne emphasized the statement that the
Great Northern has no plans at present
for extensions IN the near future.
Despite Mr.. Hardng's very courteous de-
mails. the representations for railway de-
velopment in British Columbia and Wash
inetcn are very interesting. albeit the
Great Northern does not purpose building.
The Spokane Spokesman-Reyiew treats the
matter eaitoriaily In comprehensive and
serious manner and undoubtedly has rea-
sons for IS forecasts for 1897. II It's hand
Ting Of the matter II says among other
things that if the country 20 the north de-
veops In a mining way as Is expected and
preaaged BY the showing IN the SLOGAN and
Trail districts. there VIII be an era OF rail-
way building such as has not been expe-
rienced since the pslouse country first be-
came an object Of solicitude TO railway
managers.
Continuing IN a review Of the future the
Review follows the above by saying that
charter has already been granted and con-
tracts LEI for the building OF road from
Trail 70 Robson and that line viii tap the
SLOGAN from the west. The Great North
err expects TO connect with the same Sec
tion by a branch line from IT'S main line in
Idaho, ard viii probably start operations
as soon as Mr.. Hin e convinced that con
fidenoe has been thoroughly restored. q"
There is an application out for a charter
eor a line from points az or near the town
OF Lethhridge Northwest Territory. 10
some point on the Fraser or the Gulf Of
Georgia British Columbia. and tho pur-
pose Of the projectors is 70 tap the koo-
tenay district by A line through Crows
Nest PASS II Is not improbable that the
Canadian Pacific viii lay rails from the
main line 80 other districts II the business
continues to grow as 81 has in two years
past.
Published notices Of an application for a
charter fer a road from Vancouver. r. c..
have appeared for some time. The object
g. 30 construct railway from the city Of
Vancouver 20 some point on the Columb a
river The road would go via New West
minister. eastward on the south side Of the
rear Trail Ia the district Of kootenay.
New steamers are building for the Cana
oAan Pacific 10 run on the Columbia and
kootcnay lake. Bsrges have been hunt
And there Is transportation OF cars from
%akusp 20 Arrowhead. allowing the carry
Ing 81 ore 20 any point in the Dominion 81
Canada reached by ran without breaking
bulk. Merchandise can so IN by the same
method Of course. Then there IS a prof.
ect 10 build % Grand Forks r. C. and
perhaps from there 10 the Rossland dis
trlct,
IN two Instances. az least. there Is evil
teHce that the roads are not all on paper.
Jnless Unforeseen obstacles arise. a new
railway vii next fan be hauling ores from
the slocan to tl.e TRAIT smelter. over the
Trail ana Nakasp road. Men are now on
-. way 20 the PROPOSED Canadian Pacihc
extension hetween S.acan Crossing and ire
spHherr end 81 Sloan lake Tor he par
pose of clearing the right of way. and Tire
chauces are favorable TO speedy construc-
tioa next summer,
WITH TIE advent ~ 80 many roads into
tho Kootenay and rraii districts. the d.
vc'apment OF that country cannot As
stopped There are low grade propositions
by ne score waiting Ter cheap process
80 extracting the precious metals a. 4
profit Co tGe miners There are rnines
where the ore il OF such value thar even
wits she present sBel:er charges n can
$50 mined a. a profit Z transportation IS
Furnished.
A strong feature 90 The situation. one "a
he seriously considered or this side OF re
li0e. Is ,Ae number - agricultural Districts
o. Canada "a be p'lt tu touch with The
mines There ls che rich valley 81 ths
Frasc~ @lver. the Kraia aeits - Norfh IVES,
Ter cry 49,; taa gardens - rros4nccS n
the Far east- r Will make the Americans
hustle 80 keep tNr'r snare os the business
altar th~ - - ,,2-
Mr., Harding vews. as - EXPRESSED