The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-07
BUILDING AND PROJECTED
Washington and Alaska Railroad
Construction Now on Hand.
WONDERFUL SHOWING MADE.
Together They Represent More Mile
age Contemplated Than i'm Any
state I'm the Observation-Disclosures
Alone Stands Third-With n Drop
in the Price of steel IL Il snid
Much Building Would BE Begun.

Much Building would Be Begun.
In the state OF washington there Is at
the present time projected and under con-
struction the third greatest number OF
miles OF railroad OF any state IN the
Union. Add TO this states list the miles
building and contemplated In Alaska. the
material for which is either furnished
from here or shipped from this port, ana
the greatest number OF miles projected
and under construction OF any state In the
Union. VIII be had
curing the past year "niie several rev
ton. greater number OF which are in
reality owned by the larger lines. there
has been n wonderful increa so in what arc
known as private enterprises or lines pro-
,ec.e "a a,d ,,,,anr aa,,s,r,,c,,a,, ~, ~,
Seetsu ana uhuer constructor 'hat WIN
~ "nony ,huepenueht OF any eonhectoh
with other lines. Some OF these have been
projected for the purpose of developing
anu N.ioei ianus' N "iicn capsie
,,s,,,.,, ''' 'ies WIN oe very useful anu
a,asra -. ,., 80.
Alaska mas received more attention this
year than ever before. There has been
general disposition not only among the
larger trunk lines OF the East. such as
.., s 80 ~, CIV W w. ou' also
amons capitalists not heretofore interest
60 10 railroads., TO secure rights-of-way in
the Northern land of gold. while they can
be had very cheapiy. While n is ie,,red
th.t $500 - 's 70 Hs".ea
cornora,sS M, ny, Aaa ,s'.s,. nhes now m
said that Sre,, ~ ~, pa,i. a. once, -
saiu una. crop IN the price OF steel would
De Inc nrst incentive TO begin wholesale
construction work In that district within
a short time
Tho annanaas H.. a, - 80,
and ,ndar 49, ,.,. ~, OF nnes projected
~ u'sti eonSuucuon IN TINS state and
N Aiaska' with the exception of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific. whose
lists contain all the kpown uort ha,,,,
done or contempIa.ea on ,hasa it,,
oi THESE ''hes.
Plans for Alaska.
Alaska a. Russ,aN w. ~ .
Clarence or f,araaa wv me from Fort
the Alasks coas, y. oay southeast along
ated in New far.e. ape some: lncorpor-
Parker. clifrord III p marrtn, is1 Ihomas
X Moi ra. IsrhIns ana kenneth
proiert ~ ,,nna sr,,atofs. saii 10 he a
gold f,eids ain,s ~ so, rn men 20 tap the
4 q Ktmhan ~ snore OF Bering sea.
feres,sd '''oai' 'o.' san francisco. in
aIssra -
road a,oma az surveys reported made FOR
nv Can, W. ID nn o.e recenuy explored
Cd statss .o, ~, nnercromble Tor the Unit
Port vaides north along the s.nnrar III 70
valley to Fort Egbert. on the Yukon.
henry Bratnober. OF Tacoma Wash.
representing the Rothschilds and the Lon.
don exploration Company. has obtained a
charter for railroad from Pyramid har-
nor TO the copper district OF Rainy Hol-
low, where the Rothschilds have heavy
holdings
aired Day Is In Seattle representing a
Philadelphia syndicate TO build a railroad
nfteen miles long to develop coal lands OF
kachkemo bay. Cook inlet
The Home Transportation Company, Se-
attic attic. Wash. Incorporated in November.
1879 to build a railroad in Alaska w II.
ha ri
WASH: incorporators.
Alaska Il MISUNDERSTANDING line from
PYRAMID harbor, Alaska. north through
chilkat pass, via the Dalton trail 10 Fo-t
selkirk. n. w. T. Incorporated in West
virginia In ls)s, to build the American ,n,,
OF the road. and application made In De-
cember, 1873, for incorporation In Canada
n Pierre Hubert, jr,. and +. w. Ames, OF
Boston, Mass. interested.
Bellingham Bay n British Columbia
Extension from Sumas. Wash. via Bo,,ld-
err, 1914 miles, to Comeiis q miles j. O.
Fairfowl. Everett Wash, contractor.
Building and partially graded
Bellingham Bay & Eastern--ExtensIon
four miles TO Fairhayen. Franchise rrsnts
ed by city OF Fairhayen building
Lake Whatcom extension TO Wicker
sham. Wash. II miles.
N" ."rp"rauo"'
.aps Notie solovin Bay-New COM
yt.h = p"aa s.,. "a Washington March
| sHff.,'N. ~
81 Sshd ls,r"ans IN Alaska- Joseph Nadon,
n LauL Minh, =. vs. Kawiins, Nome.
Ntaskas ana II. r.. ADAMS. Seattle. wash.
"' 60,
,NnuNont fAss-New line from Dyea and
shsk"AN Alaska, north tNrongh tunnel
1hqer th,,koet pass 70 the Yukon. John
:. piers, skAswsy. ana L. II. Kinney. Sc
"s.,s, Nash .hierested
-, so'nmoia Covello-ineorporated IN
railroad over route no, eIven i 's,sia
stood 10 be from Gould city Wash. 10
Riverside Main Office 81 Dayton J. A.
Thrcnson and j A. Turner incorporators.
SEQ Cpvello 4 Columbia River.
Columbia Naiiey-Now line from wal
lula, Wash. along the north hank ~ the
Columbia river 10 Iiwaco. Incorporatsi
February i6, 1850 Surveyed. Obtaining
rIght-of-way. L. Gerlinger. Of Vancouver.
Wash. president o. the Portland Ven
c0uver a Yakima r. PRESIDENT
Covelo & Columbia River New line in
Washington fFtm CaveIin. Columbia cnnD
IS to run southwest 10 a point an 9ol,,,n-
hla river near WaIlnla WITH branrhs- -
tho Oregon Ratlroad & Navieatton ana
the Washington a Columbia river Inror-
pbrated February III 1870 SURVEYED ~,