Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-04-28
THE RUSH OF RAILROADS.
Signal Confirmation Of the News Pub.
liShed Saturday in the
Daily Press.

AS usual the DAILY PRESS is
ahead of all competitors when it
comes to giving the news affecting
the welfare of central Idaho.
The announcement made in Sat
urdays's issue to the effect that
grading stakes are even now being
set from Red Rock canyon up on
to the prairie created quite a stir.
Confirmation is eagerly being
sought, and today it arrived from
New York via Lewiston. The ex-
act Locality of the N. p. branch on
to the prairie is not known as well
to the Lewiston people as it now is
here, but that such a branch is be-
ing built they too know as the fol-
lowing from the Tribune testifies:
News has been received from
New York that causes Lewiston
people to rejoice.
Ever since the O. X. & N. en-
gineers left the Clearwater basin to
go to Portland a feeling of uncer-
tainty and doubt has filed many
breasts. When it was learned that
the railroad presidents were to
hold n conference in New York the
spirits of the people got lower and
lower. Within the last week hope
had nearly died, for there was a
fear that the presidents would
agree to divide territory,
Now the news comes that the
fight between the Northern Pacific
aud the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
CATION Company will continue. All
nature rejoices and every Lewiston
land owner and business man re-
joices with her. Lewiston will
soon be large and important city.
The news means that the North
ern Pacific will enter the heart of
the enemy's territory and build
low-grade line down the Snake and
Columbia rivers to Portland. 1t
will also build up the Clearwater
across the Bitter Root mountains
into Montana, thus putting Lewis
ton on the main line. A large
bridge will be built across the
Snake river at Lewiston. A party
OF engineers is now encampcd on
the Vineland end of the proposed
bridge. The Clearwater extension
is now under construction and has
reached point 20 miles above
Lewiston. From some point on
this extension a line will be built
on to the Camas prairie to MI. Ida
no, Grangeville and Cottonwood.
The surveys are now being made.
The building of the Clearwater
extension aud the Mt. Idaho
branch has been characterized by
the o. X. & N. Co. rs a territorial
grab. SO early i the winter sew
eral survey parties were put in the
field and kept there until two
weeks ago. They were called to
Portland to prepare maps and esti-
mates for President Mohler to take
to New York. The o. r. & N.
Co. has purchased depot grounds
in North Lewiston and 100 miles
Of right of way between Lewiston
md Mt. Idaho. The Mt. Idaho
branch has been definitely located,
Is has also the Clearwater extern
ion through the Lolo pass into
Montana. Thus the Clearwater
'asin will have two competing
ranscontinental, low-water grade
ines.
The .. Il. & n. is now building
Up the Snake river from Wallula to
lewiston. Over 2O00 men are
on it.
Before the year is over the boats
rhich have served Lewiston nearly
0 years will be a thing of the
asst.
The o. Il. Il Co. is also building
own the Snake river from Hunt
lgton to the Seven Devils district,
nd on Tuesday two parties of en-
ineers went up the Snake to sur
ey the intervening portion to
,pW sion