The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-07-21
The Port Angeles Eastern Ry.

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and party of railroad magnates ar
rlvei IN town last night on the Multi
anomah. Manager Atkinson's com
panions are all officials of the Port
Angeles Eastern and were P. 1T. Carl
isle, of Boston, treasurer; d. w. Craig
Boston, second vice president, assistant
general manager and purchasing agent
g. O. .Fogg, Boston traffic manager.
Mr.. Atkinson fills the dual positions
OF vice president and general manager
When seen by an Olympian reporter
Manager Issac G. Atkinson said :"Well
! was interviewed yesterday by Port
Angeles reporter and gave him full
account of the doings of the road.
My present trip and have been en-
gagged in it ever since my arrival from
the east is to take G. B. Hibbard, a
practical railroad constructionist, who
is an examiner for New York syndi-
cate, over the entire line of the Port
Angeles Eastern, so that he may form
an opinion of the topography Of the
country to be travelled over, the FEAST
bility of construction and the cost of
the same.
"We have been owe 80 miles OF the
proposed route, from Port Angeles, fol-
lowing along portions of the old Port
Townsend Southern survey as a guide
for topography, and with this examin-
alton Mr.. Hubbard was SO much pleased
that he has wired and written his syn
that this good proposition. We will
finish our examination when We get to
Discovery bay, and this will not be a
great while.
"From what we can gather from the
surveyors, who were formerly on the
old Port Townsend Southern survey,
we have concluded that the road is
easy to build, with the exception of
piles in some places, and the rock work
necessary on part of Hoods canal. If
Mr.. Hubbard is as we'll satisfied with
this end as he was with the other, the
New York syndicate will build the
road and take our bonds for ST. $4,000
but should we have terminal at Vic
toria, they will take our bonds to the
amount of $2000,000.
'sOur present route fro nj Port Ange-
les will be through the Dungepess val
ley to Sequinl, thence to the head of
Washington harbor, pass on the north
erly side of the bay and thence through
to Discovery bay. From here / can
not tell just what the route will be. /
expect to meet and consult with engi-
neers soon, and am inclined to think
our route will PARALLEL the Port Town
send Southern for the rest of the dis
tance, but-how far from It's line, can
not at present tell. After leaving
Sequim, we expect to follow Hoods
canal. 1 am satisfied it will not vary
much from the old Polt Townsend
Southern survey, and believe it will
be practically the same.
CONSTRUCTION is practically COM
pleted for miles from Port Angeles,
that is, with the exception of few
trestles and bridges and some crib
work about mile. Here our road
will form horse shoe loop, up the
easterly bank of Moss canon. In this
loop our track goes a mile and a half
to advance a distance of a quarter
mile.
II have been trying to get to Olym-
pia for long time. / am very much
pleased with the town. / had a good
impression of it from the boat, since
we landed my impression is still more
favorable, and / also speak for the
gentlemen with me. l walked over
the bridge this evening, down the
Port Townsend Southern track, then
over the Northern Pacific, and I dis
covered how we can come into Olym-
pia. There are three ways, either of
which is practicable.