The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-24
The Largest Stock and the Smallest
Prices in This State. Furniture, Car.
pets, Draperies, Stoves and Ranges.
FREDERICK, NELSON & MUNRO, Ria1to Block.

country ASSUMES an entirely different as
pect, being mountainous as well as hilly.
and covered with forest. This character
az country continues for about 900 miles
10 Irku;sk the capital Of East Siberia.
Leaving Irknssk. the survey Is toward the
east, across the Angarra river. TO the shore
Of Lake Baikai and then around its south
ern end. From Lake Baikal 10 Stratensk,
On the Amoor, the line of the survey goes
through some mountainous country. From
Stratensk the line follows the AMOR about
l.ro miles to khabarovka- Therce II goes
southwesteriy. coo miles. to yladivostok.
Between Tcheiiabinsk and the Obi. or
the greater part of the first division. sew
erai large rivers are crossed, among which
are the Tobol. Isaim and Irtysh, requiring
a good deal Of bridging. The character Of
this section permits grades of not more
than IA per cent, and the radii or curves
not less than 1.153 feet. After crossing the
Obi, and within a distance of 400 miles, or
as far as Atehinsk. three other rivers are
crossed, namely, the Tom, Yaya and kiya.
This part of the road is through hilly
country. but nevertheless the grades are
limited TO os per cent, and the radii Of the
curves are the same as before.
From Atchinsk to Irkutsk, nearly 800
miles. the road proceeds through a mount
ainous district, requiring somewhat heav-
Ter grades, and curves with smaller radi
and embankments sometimes reaching the
height of 70 feet. Many rivers are cross
ed, including the Yenisei, which Is spanned
by a bridge 3I5o feet long, the Chulym and
others The Kan is spanned by bridge
1.ioo feet long, the ida by one 1850 feet,
and other rivers by smaller ones. In all
there will be 100 bridges, ranging in value
from $500 TO $50 0oo each. together with
numerous smaller structures. There are
also important bridges across the large
rivers.
From the Yenisei river the road makes
Its ascent, first along the BereZovka river,
then through the valleys of others, final
ly reaching a summit level. after which
the route winds on through the mountains
10 Poloyina station, from which place TO
frkutSk the country is more level. and
only two rivers, the Belaya and the Nal
tinka, are crossed. From Irkutsk the road
passes along TO the shore of Lake Baikal
near which it continues for over loo miles
TO Misofskia station, after which il pro-
ceeds through the valley of the Irkut,
where the road will be built In cuttings
at the sides of the river. Where the route
crosses the Zyrkyzunsk chain a tunnel
S.SD feet long, will have to be built. From
the Misofskla, after again running near
the shore of the lake, the line then follows
the Celenga. which it crosses with q
bridge BIS feet long. From this point 1t
PasSeS iilo the valley Oh Iud ana tnence
along the Pogromnaya river. II then en-
ters the Vitimsk plateau. widening along
the River Donna. finally reaching the sum-
NIT level Of the basins of the Lena and
the Amoor rivers, whence ii descends
winding around by the town of Chita, on
the Shilka river. TO Stratensk. From
Stratensk 1t continues along the valleys
of the Shilka and the AMOR and Ussuri
rivers. on the border of the Russian and
Chinese empires. The road al last comes
out through the valley of the Suyfun river
and passes along the shores of the Ousioy
and Arnoor CUFFS TO Vladivostok. where
the station is on the Bay of the Golden
Horn.
The Engineering Features.
The engineering features of the trans
Siberian road are al present the most inter-
esting, and some of them appeared at first
to be almost insurmountable difficulties.
The practical control of Asiatic coast
wise business by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
however. presents the completion of the
road in commercial light that is of great
Importance to Seattle. and his familiarity
with the trans-Pacife business of the Great
Northern by Mr.. Demons and the fact that
he is going TO consult with Mr.. Hill In 81.
Paul suggests that his Investigations may
be of great importance TO this city, OF
which he speaks so highly.
Mr.. Demons left yesterday afternoon for
the East. saying that il might become
necessary for him to proceed 10 Washing
ton City after his visit in ST. Paul He
will return shortly TO Seattle. where he
says he will probably remain a month.
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