Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-23
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CIFTC PLANS
ARRIVAL OF ENGINEER r,
A. CLARK. ff

ARRIVAL OF ENGINEER r
A. CLARK. Or
Yesterday there arrived il
Grangeville a four-horse rig from
Lewiston with T. A.. Clark, w. l.
Clegg and Ed. Short, engineers O
the Northern Pacific railroad. Mr.
Clark was in charge of the party
His mission here is to take thu
general direction of all the North
ern Pacific surveying parties now
in this section, and particularly t.
relieve Engineer Palmer, who ha,
been running a line up the south
fork OF Clearwater, who is now as.
signed to other duties.
J In conversation with the editor
OF the DAILY PREss Mr.. Clark as
sured us that it was the intention
of the Northern Pacific to build tc
Grangeville and make Grangeville
the terminus Of the system for some
time to come. One Of his instruc.
tons was to Immediately locate
the line between Denver and
Grangeville and to establish depo,
grounds here, taking in sufficient
land for round houses, machine
shops and general terminal pur-
poses. c-A.~ -Ilf
Mr.. Clark talked so confidently
OF the intention of his company to
build to Grangeville that there is nc
occasion for doubling the speedy
constructor of the entire line from
the mouth Of Cottonwood by way
OF Red Rock canyon and Denver to
Grangeville.
Other purposes of the Northern
Pacific, as outlined by Mr.. Clark,
is to extend their system up the
south fork of Clearwater from the
mouth of Cottonwood creek to Elk
City, Dixie and Buffalo Hump.
For some time past this company
has had q surveying party on that
stream in charge of Mr.. Palmer,
and Mr.. Clark will personally un-
dertake this part of the program.
fhis Elk City and Dixie branch is
already located on the latest folders
issued by the Northern Pacific and
1t Is quite certain that the manage
ment are keeping it's early con-
struction steadily in view.
Two construction parties accom-
panied Mr.. Clark's outfit as far as
Denver, and it was his belief that
the contracts for the construction
OF the road from the mouth of Cot
tonwood creek to Denver would be
let this week-probably tomorrow,
June 20, and that the actual work
OF construction would begin imme-
diately and the road put in shape
70 haul of the present seasons crop.
Inc division between Denver and
Gnngeville being a very simple
matter, a separate contract will
be awarded for this part of the
work.
1t is'almost needless to state that
Mr.. Clark is an enthusiastic advo-
cate of railroad construction into
the Clearwater basin. For a great
many years he was chief engineer
OF the Union Pacific system with
headquarters at Omaha under the
Gould management, a position he
resigned when the Adams faction
took control. Later he was in the |
service OF the 0. r. & N. Co. and
made the first survey of the Snake
river route from Weiser to Lewis
ton in 1883. He also made
two surveys over the Lolo
route for citizens of Lewiston
N 1882, and last January he finally
entered the employ of the Northern
faclhc. Knowing this section q
thoroughly as he does he has al
ways advocated the extension of
apid transportation facilities into
ne Camas prairie country and he
cells as delighted as the rest Of. us
t the speedy prospect of an early
ealization Of his long cherished ,
lans being carried out.
The citizens of Camas Prairie
an now make up their minds that q
ney will very soon be placed in q
ouch with civilization and given q
peedy access to the markets of the ;.
ORD. We have waited long and pa =
emily for this contamination. and
Is with feelings Of great satisfac- G
ON !nat we announce to the people a
TINS great prairie in general and c
growing Grangeville in particu- g
r the fact that railroad construc- y
On into our bailiwick is now J
IMPLY a matter of days. q
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