The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
0" LINE IN THE STATE
Burlington Has Men Seeking Route
to the Sound.
NORTH YAKIMA IS At WORK
Curious Blunder. Whereby Christian Minis
ter Is Made to DO Naughty Things-Watch
for the Babies and the Essays 10
The Herald's" Holiday Number.

The Ledger has this important item
OF local interest here:
"The Burlington road has men in this
state looking for route to the Sound
country. That is what wideawake man
from Yakima reported in Tacoma yes
terday. He also said
"'The people of Yakima are working
for the Burlington to pass through our
city. We understand the road is to build
farther west, and we are hustling to get
the benefit of another railway.
"I believe from what I have heard
that the Burlington will reach the Sound
within two or three years. 1t ID gener.
ally understood in a quiet way about
Yakima that the road has surveyors in
the state.
"'What pass or route they may have
in contemplation or under inspection for
an entrance to this Sound, | do not
know. But it seems logical that the line
will come to Tacoma
"The Burlington is considered to be
one OF the largest railroads in the coun.
try, and taps wonderfully rich inland
territory. the present terminal point
being Billings. Mont, 1900 miles from
the Sound.
Billings is almost, il not quite. due
east OF Walla Walla. The point has been
advanced that the road could, after reach
ing the Washington state line, follow
along the Columbia river or back few
miles and through the rich and untouched
Klickitat valley; thence through Cow
litz pass, short distance south of Mt.
Rainier, and then into Tacoma.
"Another route ventured is through the
Yakima country and then over the Cas-
cades and into Tacoma by way of the
Natcbez pass. Natchez river finds its
source at or near the summit OF NatcheZ
pass, and flows almost on direct line
to the city of North Yakima. Down the
other side of the mountain, and from the
summit of the pass. or hard by, flows the
White river. forming the northwest boun-
miles or less OF this city.
"In crossing the Bitter Root noun
tains, the Burlington may find the Nez
Perez or the Big Hole pass available.
These passes are not far apart and almost
due west of Billings. They are, however,
separated by spur OF the mountains
projecting into Montana. Asmall stream
leads from the Nez Perez pass to the
fork of the Clearwater, and a stream find
ing it's source at or near the Big Hole
pass follows into the Salmon river. The
Salmon and the Clearwater both lead
across the state of Idaho toward the west.
North of the Nez Perez pass consid'
cradle distance is the Lolo pass. the one
the Northern Pacific is said to have in
view for the crossing of it's transcontinen-
tai Gu off. To the south OF Big Hole pass
a considerable distance, but still on the
Idaho line, is the Lemhi pass. But this
pass is not on as nearly direct line be-
tween the Sound and Billings as the Nez
Perez or the Big Hole.
"The Burlington system now extends
in or through the states of Montana,
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Mis-
souri,. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
South Dakota and Colorado. Cities it
leads into include Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Des Moines, St. Louis, Bur
lington, Kansas City, Omaha, Denver,
Cheyenne and Billings"