The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-11

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aiug ssstsr that fhs Canadian gcvernanshs
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sauaHian Pacific = charter snd ias ess
.fnusesaIlreutal system @iH hare 70 w
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Tas sraema q Tor & ferry froni NaEss-
no 10 vancouver. and from that ciSy
through fia Hope mountains 10 kosslalia
au8 Nelson. &ud then ssst through no
snaeh discussed Crows Neal pass 70 leta-
bridge
The part 81 the information that refers
20 tfa route through the Hops mountaiaa
seatss thai tho line chosen Il one that wsas
.ands nnAa IS the Canadian Pacific engi-
Naers az lmpfaeilcahio. IL Is not siated
uhal the reason was for the condemna-
g. a. the grade e. only one Of "a PER
esnt. regarded a. a siHeeuse IN railroad
construction n r. fne Intention al the
projectors ia ron a lire north from Nel-
sun % Kasi0. on koogenay lake and take
cafe o. that promising section.
the Mclean brothers say they have no
snd 81 English capital Wa41nE 10 find To-
yestment iB the y. Y. q T.. and the ehar-
ter is al that r. Necessary 20 bring about
the work. No matter aho builds the
road. the purpose 81 building II will ring
about what the people OF Eastern canada
want, aud which Minister Blair referred
20 when here mH the restoration OF tire
kaotenar country 20 Canada.
Nelson. which Is one OF tho objective
points Of the Victoria. Fancouver & East-
srn. Is ambitious 90 become a raiiroad
center tgp ~ the mining region. and be-
sides the application 70 parliament by the
Mei.oaaa, another viii also bo introduced
for the construction OF a railroad frem
Eedlington. near the international huund-
az line 10 Nelson Nth powers 20 coz
str1cf ani maintain branch lines led
lln9ton IL IN she Koofenay valley. about
ten miles rom the mouth OF the river.
seventy miles from Nelson and thirty
three miles from Bonuer's Ferry. IdaAo,
o. tho main line Of the Great Northern.
II has been stated before that the Great
Nofthern Rad iH contemplation a braash
line from some point on the main line tn
Idaho % "a point in the Koetenay eoaa-
try Should the road frnm BedllnEton 10
Nelson D. constructed. fl q imsrahaAls
that the missing link OF fhiftv-thrne mflss
from honners Ferry 20 HeQllagton via
long remain without railroad faclltIe4.
Those who are IN position 70 talk VITA
c. tatniy say that she 5<asio & Sioestn
WIS built with the assistance 81 TIE
Great Northern. Engineers ~ ghat cofs1.
pany have been engaged Tor sevcrat
months past surveying along tho unesr
kostenae river. aud ara ugw ia sao v!cta-
90 ~ Redilngt0n
The copslFaetlon OF these raaas ,<sf1
take less than "a year n q a. decided a.
push work Fhe advantages Of an If.
r8n route 60 the Slocan from the ria
iins q transcopufgnJal yoad are 70
lnani'eHf that It Is rot worth rhila oBint.
ins itcn out
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hn&I'a bafrlsisr and corporation laa,vss
. 'aFineorlHn the Nelson ond ~ ire -.
neeil"ns and S. seeking % caliNt prl,sA
eln';al 81 the enterprise.
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anan rs % that furnished thls ssor.,s-
fairly eompTeheEsl idea a. 80
.lr that 1871 wiI likely bring ah,,,, =
/, .fo..'i'nE IN the Pacific Norshwes, -
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VANCOUVER. Feb. io-Ai ths 49,.
s#t''A 80 he legislature au Enrtlss -.
4hN van appiy f1r a charter "a -s,,.sst.
fs, ~. ~ from Nelson 70 Re.lllnr,s1
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f'aA VII - made witb aha r-e
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tte3 taAt construction wn1 e.
s'e''ee'i IS aeoo as ths charter i -,
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"s'o' 80 NiHtnx District.
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