The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25
Several Parties Of Northern Pacific
Engineers at Work.
g. o. nocKEFELLER's SCHEME.


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tie state, and L. therefore n sts Des. 20
sision 70 o@cupy the mining aisiflcE .. lsas
Okan1.au country and the C@iv-}se coin~
try Ii IL TOO Ioux. because x TxtsIst2e ",
You'd the section which Affords paylns u sl
ne. and &c IS toe snort because another als
trict wsifss Offers s1eR ifaHN is afn4bu
Wasers1ie. beyond the end Of its line, but
within hauling distance or me co'1Inpia
river where u c0nnsefs WIN the tfeal
Northern hy means of tie river atHansefe.
Its EXTENSION 10 the Columbia would give
ii the wheat traffic of the ElE BEND. pro
vfaed the Nofrhorn Pacific would hap shSI1-
ward to Cheney AID thence westward ID
fne Sound TOT the SAME rate 40 The Great
Northern charge. b. steamer anG ran from
Orsfdo Wis WcnatcGas 10 the SOUND. la4s
would he poor economy. 80 flle alternatives
are 10 leave things as they are. or extend
e new line westward 10 the Sound
Movements of Surveyors.
Tue present movements OF the surveying
parties Indicate desire 10 come from ins
Big Bend plateau Gown the b.ufia TO tie
Columbia. EDue@ heYe between bridgeport
aud ives TO run up the Metnow from iFos
for short distance. then through tue
couiees east Of the Columbia river TO Lake
Chelan near lis foot Thcnee a good route
could pa found around tHs foot OF the lake,
through other cOnIses 10 the Columbia. ana
down rhat river 10 the mouths 81 the We
natchee Here the line would lie on to tae
survey made s0ng since fof a Eoaa ~ 'ls
Wenatehes paraliHlis.g the Great NoEghefn
until the latter Rad tuI ns eft up Mason
cYesk. and continuing arauns Weoatcaee
lake up the south f3rk or ~ ate EVER anu
tAroHgA Indian paes.
T.se movements u TIE engineers fK9in IN
Etan pass westward 90 20 support tnc ~
snoF circulated during tee visit Of P.esi1c1it
Asissn that TIE Northern f&eltle W0SiI
fuv the Everett & Monte Gflzfo Ea5if5a :
fat stsat John - Rockefeller. 1Btaef Ok
shs DTerett T. SoAfo Iflstc. ~ the largest
irglEic IA. siocstap3-er ~ t.le scF si.sfl 80
cafc. rs so9eings felBg said to aggregate
aR ssiucll As oue~tslrj u tbs tetal stacs-
gsss Northern Pacific could Build new
lire across tne gate HIGH would not only
occupy The Bsg Bend wseat fields ard have
tie nearest lice - the okaaggan mining
country. bus wouis absorb nis Everett 6.
As2fs ergo tsepbaht. n.ase IL i ban oi
q tks0ng5 lrs nat dependent on mineral
sTafrse alsne. sGd enhance the value az ais
great real estate b9saings n Everett ~
making INST tnxn tsle tide water terminus.
stoa with Tie Everett Il Nome 'Fisto ~
p,aaos4nesd by up9n.aiiseers 10 ne FUZZY
pfss'irabie. /; will Fan aown he north
fork % iAe Sauk. keeping well az bill. and
thus passing clear ab0ye feS-ioo, faa N
ste r4vef From, Orient. a. abe forks Of
the Eaak, 81 would run up tie south FORK.
would maintain its elevation by running
ssue distance IN Fllsoti creek. ana lack
aEain 10 the south fork- Hy following
that stream srout -Four miss IL you'd con-
barlow f,Rsrs Ia rebuilding the latter
road the i.Yzs wcUt& base tn be changed AT
some points IA aspA 8aatp curves and
heavy gfadsa which are 81 embargo Oh
high speed an9 iorg trains
Wouia Tap rich Districts,
This lire would capture the w.9s7ai iTaf-
fc of the okanoEan country AZ fast as 3;
deseleps II should have that 81 gepub-
ic for 4 wagon road ~ she s4rs Poe,
river would h@ 10 gGser 5nd haI0 pp
heavier grades nau the present roads fe31l
Marcus and Elem3Qfg ap the hatt.e river.
III would stintlAt. eXe5eDnwnt ot i}o
Agthow where large quantities og ere
have heen blocked o03 af,l sre not mine!
and shipped SIMPLY aeeaase the coat Il
transportation n prefsbftve- II woald
a. tAc Same on Lake Cheen. whrsm err
suuid hs dumped ffe!u cable gTa0wsYs "a
srows aua trAfaesfe cried from e@oWs 10 ears
i'rCss1iectors AsN* ai#o found ussaegssl
around Lake WenAtrAet hut have s- ye'
only scratched poles se dc Eroaud THIS
road wotl3 a}aa TAP she Goa; AXE disfrict
west IL 2Ae summit ana s,se White Horse
district wherg great surface ahaeitlss %,
mineral are u'assttVd with claims 'v pfns-
reetors who hnv, dofse nit very itftte Nora
i wGBH wruTe heavy traffic AZ Siverson