The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-11-10
Will CROSS IDAHO
New Railroads for the Inland
Empire.
PROGRESS OF THE O. R. & n.
Eight Lines or Railroads Projected In
Oregon, Washington and idaho
Capital %, 0Oo, 900.

PORTLAND, Or. Nov. 4.-Incorpora-
tion articles of more than usual sig
nifcance were fled yesterday in the
office OF the county clerk of Multno-
nah county and secretary of state at
Salem. The articles incorporate new
concern, to be known as the Clearwater
Valley Railroad Company, with an au-
thorized capital of $4,000, 900, for the
purpose of building and operating sew.
eral hundred miles Of railroad and tele-
graph lines in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. The incorporators are: w. II.
Kennedy, chief engineer of the o. r.
& N. Co.; CIV. Mulks, acting general
auditor, and j. q. Havely and Charles
Steele, who are connected with the en-
gineer department. of the o. r. q n.
The following lines are specified:
From point in the state of Idaho to
or near the junction of the Clearwater
river with the Snake river, and thence
on the most eligible route along the
valleys of the Clearwater river and of
the mouth and middle forks of the same
to point on the boundary line between
Idaho and Montana to or near Lolo
pass, with branch leaving sald line
from some suitable point in the valley
of the Clearwater river on the south
fork, and extending through Camas
prairie to the town of Mount Idaho.
A line from point in the state of
Oregon to or near the mouth of the
Grand Ronde river, and thence along
the valley of the Grand Ronde river
to the mouth of the Wallowa river.
A line from a point at or near the
town of Baker City, Or, thence in a
general easterly direction to Powder
river, and thence along Powder river
to it's junction with Snake river.
A line from point in the state OF
Oregon on Snake river. near the mouth
of Pine creek, thence up Pine creek
and across the divide to point on the
Powder river.
A line from some suitable point on
Snake river. in Oregon, thence by come
feasible route to what is known as the
Seven Devils mining region. in Idaho.
A line from a point on Snake river,
near the mouth Of Salmon river, In
Idaho, thence up Salmon river to Its
head.
A line from a point at or near the
town of Moscow, in Idaho, thence in a
southerly direction to some suitable
point on Clearwater river.
This Is understood to be another step in
big scheme of development for the
Inland Empire. The line up the Clear
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these incorporation articles, and 1t
gives name to the company. Starting
from Lewiston, at the junction of the
Clearwater and Snake rivers, to which
point the o. R. 8. N. does not now
have road, implies the construction
of the long-contemplated line up the
Snake river from the Riparia crossing.
at least, and probably from Wallula.
Aiming for the Lolo pass. on the Mon.
| tana boundary line, gives color to the
speculation about the O. R. & Ms
entering Montana, and expanding into
a vast system of transportation. The
other lines mentioned are of minor inn
portance, though they will be OF great
value as developing agents for the min
ing and agricultural sections of the
Columbia basin, through which the
will pass. The way is open In every
case for connection with the O. X. q
N system.
The conviction that this is something
more than paper railroad acheme
gives special significance to the new
Incorporation. The O. R. & N. is en-
| loving its full share of the prosperity
of the Northwest, and is in shape for
extending its lines into new territory.
| It is managed on the broad plan that to
develop the oountry's resources is to
bring grist to its own mill and 1t is
pursuing that plan with energy and in
telligence. A few months ago COM
pany was incorporated for building up
the Snake river from Wallula to Lew
iston, and the present incorporation
comes in logical sequence. As to the
time when actual construction will De
begun, no information is given out.