Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-17

on the upper Clearwater, r.p,rs
the work of thc eros ssrti"ning crew
to has" pa-scd the no, Ii fork. rnr
objective point l. kan,Iah and b, y nd.
The o r.. 4 \. people have per
fec,cd their plans. and FhieE Engineer
Kennedy has gone tu Portland to pl;tre
tue matter before President MuhIrr for
fnal acceptance. The .orce h,re /,
tusy on detail work pending tie *
ecuttrc orders expected to come soon
The o. r & \. company viii be2ir
the purchase of rights.uf- way on the
north side Of the Clearwater river next
week az soon as the surveyor complete
the descriptions of the tracts crossed
and connect the right-of-way with the
government surveyor. This riglt-Df-
way deal includes not oulS the inc NJ
the Clearwater bat also ainug tive
Snake from RpaJ!l to LEV istou.
"Nithin the coming two lnouths at
least 250U laburers will be Cmplpvrd IN
building the Snake river valley line of
men as can possibly be obtained in
Portland or the northwest will be put
on the works. the renal, der will reed
TO be brought from The east. The
surplus labor or the northwest avail
abe for railroad bui ding Is not large,
probably less tht IN hall a, mucl IA is
required for this one enterprise, - it
viii be necessary to bring 4reat many
men from the ea.t."
President Mellen # The Mort hrru
Pacific said in New York: IT only
Icon-tructiou which the \ prtllTn
Pacific has In progress IS about IS
miles in the Clearwater cauntIy, in
Idaho The Northern Pacific is the
only lire In that country or within 80
miles Of il. 4 question has sriseu be-
tween the Northern Pacific and the
o. II. 4 \. ~ to whether the @. X. &
n. should be allowed to occupy that
country, which would he considered
as invading the territory Of the
Northern Pacific.
Articles of incorporation oi the Clear
water Snort Line Railway company,
organized under the laws of Montana,
have been file! with the sccretlry of
state, says the BOISE Statesman. The
principal place Of business is Helena,
| Montana, the Cap,tai stock $4,000 and
the Directors g. s. Bum Of 81, Paul.
amt William Wallace, Jr., A ID. Edgar
Harry Ttager aud George \. Miner of
i Helena The eastern terminus of the
company'a proposed road j. TO be N
the vicinity of Missoua, and the west
ern terminus near the Junction of
the Columbia and Snake rivers at or
near the town Of Ainsworth.
| Observation has centerea upon The
Bic Canyon route Us the course to he
taken by he O. K. Il y. company,
and Grangevile by the way OF Ncz
Perce, Lawyer Canyon and Cotton
wood is the destination. This outlii ed
route cuts or ~ traffic from Ne y T.
river line even a far As Kamlah. The
whole district north of big Cpnyon
which heads at Cold Springs would be
accommodated by tina proposed line.
This route would force the Northern
to build the I.apwai spur or abandon
| the reservation and Cnmaa proirle
feeGer scheme Tue Northern, how.
ever, hS the extension Of the IapHa.
lsrur would divide the whole interior
with It's competitor, and the roads
would he practically 90 equal grounds,
This douhl" feeder SYSTEM would es-
tablish lie fact tha: the wuris oil the
Clearwater Is a part of the cutoff pian,
The extension nl - miles up tEe river,
which is outlined ty President Ncllen
would not be far eHolgh to tap the
mining and lumber district; and there
fore it would ic dead work with the
O. r. & \ feeder in operation OH tht
: route indicated. Under these cOndi
tions it is logical conclusion that the
n, p. energy IL devoted to the cutofl
Ian more than the feeder system.