The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-25
N NORTHERN WASHINGTON.
GROWING WEED OF DETER tn ANS
FORMATION FACILITIES.
FntsG of Map Of Debate Location of
Road From CeuIee City TO Lake
CheIsn Renews Speculation as
10 the BEGINNING Of the Work.

Special Dispatch to the Post-lntelligencer.
BREWSTER. Nov. 24-The fling Of
map OF definite location at the United
States land office AT waterville. by the
Central washisgton Railroad Company.
within the last few days locating pro-
posed extension OF that road from Couiee
City via Bridgeport and Brewster TO Lake
cheian. has given rise anew 70 specula-
ton throughout the Okanogan as 70 fu-
ture railroad building. Each year Is add
ting TO the Importance OF this question,
and with the increasing wealth and pop
ulation OF the northern country every
spring II looked forward TO as the prob
able beginning Of operations.
The route as located extends northwest
erly from Couioe City, the present term
mus OF the Central Washington. "a Bridge
port, on the Columbia river; thence west
ward 10 near the mouth Of the okanogan
river. above Brewster. where a bridge site
Is located. thence 10 Brewster and south
westerly down theCoiumbia to Lakeside.
Lake Chelan. The road from coulee to
Bridgeport would pass northwest OF the
great farming country In the watervflle
region. crossing the prairie near the head
OF Moses coulee and descending to the
Columbia by the way OF Foster creek.
This would tap a large section OF coun-
try lying on the Big BEND plateau. west
Of bridgeport. which at present has very
Inadequate means of transportation At
bridgeport there Is promising settle
ment. and the town ia the location OF an
excellent Touring mill. There are two
stores and other accessories Of an amhryo
Western community. II is estimated that
the extension OF railroad facilities will
increase the products OF the agricultural
country back 81 the town 100 per cent,
and will open n wide belt OF river valley
to the culture Of fruit.
From Brewster the line would command
Int he AZ ~ h.s
okanogan. However. the omission of
map Of location np the Okanogan. direct
from near this point, Is a matter Great
ing speculation. as II Is presumed 10 be
recognized by all persons familiar with the
lay Of the country that this region az
fords opportunities and Inducements
scarcely elsewhere equaled in the West
for railroad extention, The distance rom
brewster 70 the Canadian line IL about
ninety miles. following an easy grade up
the Okapogsn river. West OF the Okan.
ogan. at distances varying from fifteen
70 twenty or thirty miles are the towns
Of Conconully and Loomis with a score
OF growing intervening settlements. and
the mining localities Of the similkameen.
Palmer mountain. Mount Capacha and
other districts. AT present all this coun-
try IL supplied by boat on the Columbia,
via the Great Northern railroad and
wenatchce. but the business is constantly
/
OF months of high water on the cksn-
cgan, alone. there were several hun
drsd tons OF merchandise delivered by
the steamers at the head of naviga-
ton.
Methow valley and Lake CbeIan.
by the proposed building Of the road
down the west bank of the Columbia, from
Brewster 10 Lake Chelan. the line would
open a connection with the rich ssri-
.4..l..
thsw valley. where there Is a large field
for agricultural settlement. and where.
recently mining interests have been forg-
ing rapidly ahead. The Methow valley
Is considered to be great country In
itself, capable Of wonderful deveIopm.nt
when fully settled. and justifying expen-
dstnre 20 open Il up and command It's
trade.
The Lake Chelan region is already so
we'll known. that little need be said ex-
planatory OF the Importance OF any pro-
posed extension Of railroad facilities there
A line once built to tho foot Of the lake
would have access TO all the vast ter
rttory eordered by It's shores and. II Is
reasonable 90 presume. would Immediately
create an activity there that would may.
OF saelan one Of the Ii~eliest and heaviest
producing mining sections In the stale
Indeed. rail connection with the outside
world would work at once marvalnsts
change throughout the northern half Of
the state. which IL ribbed with mountains
az low-Erad~ ores Easy transportation
would put life into all these known. prop
critics. capable of turning ont Thousands
OF tons more profitsbly than those watch
are worked In many other OF the heat
known mlainE districts OF the work. ara
IN addition "a the mining interests. there
VII be devcioped an agricultural empire
whieh VIII provide homes for many nun.
dr~as ~ people and add imneaxvrahi. ~
the wealth 90 the state