The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28
RAILROAD FOR REPUBLIC.
ARRANGING PRELININaRiEs ron
LINE FROM GRAND FORKS.
Route Passes Through Level Cour-
try Near the ntns and Dumps of
Large Mines and Ncces.itattng
but Very Little spur Buiiding.

Special Dispatch 20 the ost-rAteingencer
REPUBLIC, Aug G.--The chances ot
Republic getting railroad facilities seem
10 be Improving, from reports heard. from
day TO day % the progress being made
for all prelfminnries for the building Of
the Grand Forks lire
The Canadian parliament committee at
Victoria having recommended fran
chtse for a limo from Grand Forks to
Carson, on the border line gives the as
surance that the right-of-way from their
government will. without doubt be OBJ
tanned az this session. and the hardest
obstacle Will be cleared away.
From Carson TO Republic Is about thtr-
~ miles. along a level route. and hut
little bridging or cut work Is necessary.
This distance, being all but five miles Of
the entire route, Is in American terr'i-
tory, and mostly lies Ia Ferry county
There VIII be no trouble TO obtain a right
of-way from the county. IL not immcdi-
ately, anyway after the 10Th day OF
October. when the reservation will be
opened for settlement
Mayor Manley, OF Grand Forks who
was here representing the proposed
builders OF the road. states that surveyors
and engfreers would probably be at work
In thirty days time, running lines and
erecting the stakes. IT is proposed 10
cross the Kettle river nc or below Cur
lew station about mile: then follow up
the west side OF Curtew lake and Nm
Trout creek to the hcadwaters OF Eu-
reka creek. about Two miles above the
Tom Thumb; thence follow the creek
down past the Mountain Lion. ON into the
city of Rspuhilc.
In this way all the mines now opened 10
any extent Will he passed by the main
line. thus necessitating but very few
spurs as most OF the ore bins and tump@
are now on the Euich and would require
only tho building 81 side tracks. go run
the Tom Thumb and the adjacent mines
the Mountain Lion Mob Hili, Bcn Wur.
Trade Dollar San Poll, Pearl. Lone Pine.
North star, Summit. Republic and others
that now have ore can dump II right into
csrs from their own bins along this
The Wenstchee Rousr.
as far as the wenaichee route into
Republic. Ivy the West fork 81 the san
Poll. as contemplated hy the Great
Northern railroad Is concerned, u - not
for year NJ least Mr.. I'm ia inter-
views as published from time 10 time,
intimates that Republic ores are low
grade, and consequently thinks the cost
Of transportation a be shipped NJ :
proft by him would be too great for the
ore values TO cover and give returns 10
The fact ~ the matter Il that IN, ma.
Jority OF the smaller properties here
wahli produce ore running frnn sln ",
SD per Ton, hut the eight or ten mines
that are. already waiting 10 shin ore
could produce loo tons a day 81 ore ave-
raging from so to $40 Tho $40 ore would
be treated here at home and the higher
The ores IN boundary country and Ia.
Public assst the liosath half are as siletiuct
ne tav ara night. ThA rritish roiu,nbla
ores are low grade. averaging from Is
20 fi0 per ton, and are being treated ~,
mat basis The Republic ores are wlli-
eiens aud the boundary ara base.