The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-11-17
Surveying Crews are Now Working in
the North.
NORTHERN PACIFIC IS ACTIVE.
Work to Begin on Lewiston-Butte Line-Will
Solve Weiser Railroad Problem.

The Washington county railroad
problem is certain to be solved in the
near future, if the theories upon
Which the SIGNAL has eXpatiated for
so long are correct. The Lo Lo pass
once crossed with line west from
Butte, and as certain as the sun
shines it means a connecting line up
the Weiser river and down the Little
Salmon or up the Little Salmon and
down the Weiser river, according to
development from that would cause
line to be pushed from Weiser to
Sacramento, and what is now the
grandest railway project in the Uni
ted States-a direct Sacramento
Butte railway-w he an accom-
plished fact, and California will have
another through route to the east.
In this connection the movements
of Hill are very promising indeed, and
supplementary to the article in last
weeks SIGNAL, we give the following
from the Lewiston Tribune, which, il
true, means everything for the fu-
ture Of Weiser and the grand empire
of Washington county;
"rhe railroad movement is rapidly
progressing and from present appear
anccs construction operations will
soon be Initiated that will make Lew
iston the center of the largest railway
work now on the continent.
The Northern Pacific company
now has three surveying corps in the
Clearwater valley above the june
ton of the Potlatch. Two are en-
gagged in locating the line and the
third in cross sechoning, which is the
last preliminary before construction
begins.
Engineers Van Arsdol and Kopi
have received instructions to prepare
the line for the contractors, aud it Is
expected the contract will be let a
anv time. The route along the Clear
water valley can be constructed bet
ter during the winter than summer
the railway officials say, as it is 81
warm in summer that il is rathe
difficult to keep the crews steadily Il
work. On the other hand in winte
the weather is never harsh and is al
ways favorable to outdoor work.
In addition to the three crews ol
the Clearwater, a surveying outfit i
also running line up Lapwai creel
with the view of tap up that beauti
ful valley. The associated press re
ports the following developments a
the Montana end of the line:
Helena, Mont, Nov. 9 Th
Clearwater Short Line Railway com
panv, with head offices in this city
was incorporated today under til
laws of Montana by William Wallace
Jr, of Helena, counsel for the Nortl
ern Pacific in Montana; A. D. Edgar
general agent of the Northern Paciii
in Helena, and Harry Yaeger. TIL
company, which is acting for th
Northern Pacific Railway company
proposes in its articles of incorpor;
ton to build a road from the mai
line of the Northern Pacific at Aim
worth in Southwestern Washingto
- and near the confluence of the Co
umbia and Snake rivers, up the Snal
and Clearwater rivers and one of I'll
tributaries Of the latter to the Bite
Root range, across the mountains b
the Lo Lo or an adjacent pass
either the main line near Missoula (
= to some point on the De Smet or Bi
ter Root branches as may be decide
m later
The road is designed to pa
through Walla Walla, Columbi
az ay Garfield and Asotin counties, Was
pit ington; through Nez Perce, ShoshoI
nu and Idaho counties, Idaho, aud Nj
VS. soula county, Montana.
N, N 1t is reported among railroad M
here that if the road is built it M
nd become the main line for all throul
nd freight and passenger business,
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