The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-30
Railroad
Work Being
Puahcd.

ing, having come up from Portland. Mr..
Gerhnger. jr., said that engineers are now
in the field locating the line. Next spring.
when the weather viii permit. construction
viii be rapidly pushed.
The plan OF Louis Gerhnger and his asso-
ciates, ST. Louis capitalists. Is TO build the
line across the Cascade mountains Just
north OF Mount Adams TO North Yakima,
where there viii be a connection with the
Northern Pacific. 1t is also proposed to
build from some point just east OF the
mountains in a southerly direction TO Gold
endale. the county seat of Kiickitat
county.
Although the road has the name Of Port
land In Its title. it vii. really not go into
that city, except by water connection on
the Columbia river for the plan as known
at present does not contemplate the con-
struction of a bridge across the Columbia
river at Vancouver. That Is an undertake
ing which requires an immense amount OF
money.
The eighteen miles OF the road already
in operation derives its principal revenue
from hauling logs to the mills at Van
couver This viii always be profitable
business. for the projected line is through
remarkably fine fir timber districts.
". A. Russell. OF Victoria, inspector of
boilers for the province OF British Column
hla. was at the Hotel Northern Yesterday
Mr.. Russell is on his way TO Everett to in
spect the boiler III course Of construction
by the Sumner Iron Works for the steam
err Bailey.
The Bailey is being built by Capt San
born and s. S. Bailey, of the Hotel North
ern. to ply between Lake Bennett and
Taku City. 1t il 70 be- in the Atlin district
travel OF next spring. The Canadian law
requires that boilers built outside OF Can
ada and not inspected during construction
by Canadian officials will be given certifi-
Gates allowing 70 per cent. less pressure
than when inspected. In order 10 be en-
powered 10 use the full capacity of their
boiler on the Bailey. her owners have
sought this inspection, the route over
which she will operate is within Canadian
Inspector Russell will leave for Everett
this morning.
Col Cameron Fl. King. for many years a
member OF the San Francisco bar. and as
such connected with many important law
suits in California, is now in Seattle He
was member of the first code commits
sion of California and was subsequently
chairman of the code commission OF Ari-
coma Col. King has interests here reuuir-
ing his attention. and attraced by he bust
ness prospects OF Seattle and it's promising
future decided to locate here. He will
shortly bring his family here from San
Francisco.
Deputy United States Marshal John
Stringer. who returned yesterday from
walla Walls. where he had been on Off
ciai business. was surprised to find snow
covering the ground when he reached Seat
tie. He says that around wala Wana the
ground was bar. and the weather 80 mild
that farmers were doing fall pIowirg. And
yet on December Is he was informed thu
snow WAS three inches deep and the Ice
seven inches thick.
John s McAIillln. president OF the Taco
ma and Roche Harfor Lime COMPANY is
n the Hotel Seattle.
E NJ Rrannick manager of Stugfehaker
Trothevs Company, at Portland. Is at the
Rainier-tsran6.
+. c. English. logger of Mount Vernon.
8 at the Diiler.
r. Hammer rcTsressntative-elect from
Skagit county IS az the Hotel Seattle