The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18

pany an air line from the river to
the bluff, and from there to Redwood
Falls. It is admitted that this will
require heavy grade, but Mr..
Curtiss, who was an engineer in
the Rocky Mountains, has seen
much heavier.
AS soon as the survey leaves the
Minnesota river bridge, it makes
almost direct line for this point,
running to the topmost point of a
rocky knoll about four rods north of
the St. Louis track, and from this
knoll it passes over the St. Louis
track at a heighth of 25 feet, three
feet higher than required by law.
Crossing the tracks it strikes the
bluff on the south side, and then
with a very slight curve works
into the canyon, through which it
travels until it passes out just few
hundred feet northeast of the Red
wooo cemetery.
Auditor Campbell and Secretary
Bell both stated to a GAZETTE re-
porter, who went over the line last
Sunday, that in all probabilities no
connection would be made with the
St. Louis system at all, but that the
line would be constructed direct to
Redwood Falls, and connect here
direct with the North western, the
distance being less than two miles
from the ST. Louis tracks-a dis
tance that would have to be covered
anyway, and which would, when
built, give the G.: & NJ. great deal
better connection than the St. Louis
would give. "We will probably
make this connection, said Mr..
Bell, "before another yard of dirt
is thrown north of the end of our
present grade in Renville county"
AS one stands on the point of the
Seebeck canyon, where the stakes
for the slight curve are driven, one
gets a beautiful view of the Mime
sofa valley. Only half mile away
lies North Redwood, while to the
east is Morton, and to the north the
high banks of the northern side of
the Minnesota valley. The climb
through the canyon is picturesque,
and engineer Curtiss thinks it a
nice piece of engineering.
The surfacing of the track from
the Minnesota river north to with
in quarter of a mile of the court
house in Beaver Falls has been
going on since Monday, and should
be completed to-day. AS soon as it
is completed work will commence
on this side of the river, and with
that end in view Contractor King
has constructed a temporary wagon
bridge across the Minnesota river,
about 20 rods west of the proposed
railroad bridge, and this bridge
will be open to the public to-day,
Mr.. King authorizing THE GAZETTE
to state that he gives the public free
use of the same. He will use it for
his men and teams going to and from
the camp while working on the
south side of the river to Redwood
Falls. When one sees all this work
being done he is naturally buoyed
up with the feeling that railroad
is going to be built, despite the
petty opposition of the paid gang
of Olivia county seat boomers to
blow to the contrary.
The town lot sale was not sue
cess last Saturday. There were
two reasons. King Hans and his
followers of double decked Olivia
boomers had reported all over the
county that there would be no sale.
Second, the company would find it
to it's advantage to build more of
the line and track the same, before
it disposes.of lots, thus confirming
all of the confidence placed in the
line. However, there was large
crowd present, and reservations of
lots were made for a bank, several
elevator sites, etc., the reservations
being that the lots should be taken
when cars were running,