Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-21
Railroad Gossip.

/ The Northern Pacific hive almost com,
pleted their grade on the Caldwell farm,
on the Lapwai feeder.
Tine Northern Pacific people purctlS,se,i
right-ot-way from the Masonic t"lge
! this week across their property.
| The Clearwater valley railroad which
is the Q. K. & y. extension fled lS
rights-of- deeds Nor da, with the
county recorder. The deeds called for
lands i'll the region Of Ncl fer:r and are
on the Little CANYON route to the in
terror.
| The O. K. & y. surveyors located their
route through the town Of Cottonwood
last week. They will rcuCh the prairie
by the Little Canyon pass, cross the Nez-
perez prairie and follow Lawyers canyon
for some ten miles. leaving that and nun
ming east of Cottonwood butte
4 long train OF O. R. s. y. cars arrived
over the Northern Pacific track Monday
evening. They discharged freight at the
o. K. & y. warehouse. These cars were
switched at Wallula aud came in BY way
of Spokane. They were loaded with de-
layed freigh, that was stopped in transit
by the river blockade.
The o. R. & y. company offers free
transportation for men and teams tror.
Lewiston to Snake river points, for ali
who will agree to work one month OH o.
R. & n railroad at any point along Snake
river The company has work for all
the good men and teams in the Clearwa-
ter basin, OF the lewiston -Wallula ex-
tension
| The railroad company chtertairS "a
| wholesome disregard Of the convenience.
if not the rights. of the travelling public.
The principal street of the city was
blocked all of Monday night and part
of two days. Ii the public has no rights
| in the premises, it is time some street
privileges were secured at the head Of
Main street
The Spokane papers published during
the week dispatch from Walla Walla to
the effect that the @. K. &; n. people had
been blocked in their effort to build up
the Snake river to lewiston This last
| act of hindrance was reported To be
transfer of right ot-way by the North
crn through lands held by them on Snake
river, to the Clearwater Short Line Com
pany. This act, it is said by the O. r. s.
y. Teople here, has no specific signifi-
cauce in the case The O. r. & n. had
already instituted condemnation pro-
cecdings against the Northern Pacific
! company to force their right-of-way.
| There was no reason to believe the rights
asked would be granted, nor does the
transfer Of the property intcrpose any
greater obstacle. The Q. r. 4 \. is
building the road up the Snake as fast as
| the force obtainable can do the work and
they anticipate no interference.
! The engineers who have been locating
on the direct route from I.apwai creek to
Cold Springs, by way of Pine City, are
reported to have encountered grade
which they deem impracticablc. They
have, therefore, ordered party in the
field to locate loop on Lapwai, swing
| ing back and crossing to Garden gulch,
near Long Bills ranch. Prom that point
they will bear northward till they get on
top Of the divide, between Garden gulch
and Cottonwood creek This route will
be near Beeman and will lead over the
divide TO the breaks OF Big Canyon, at
the head of Cottonwood creek They
will then follow the bluff ON the west
side of Big Canyon to Cold Springs. from
which point practical route has been
located to Grangeville. There are three
corps Of engineers now at work on this
change. The proposed change will lead
through rich wheat district