The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-18
WORK ON NEN RAILWAY.
CONSTRUCTION FROM GRAND FORKS
TO REPUBLIC SOON TO BEGIN.
Preliminary Survey Nearly Conn
pIeted ON Both sides of the Line
Route Follows the San Poll and
Kettle River valleys Most of Way.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligenesr.
GRAND FORKS. b. c., Oct. 1.-THE
actual work of construction OF the
Grand Forks Republic railway is 10 start
before the end of October. The preliini-
nary survey between the two points is
about completed. After years of hard
fighting the citizens OF Grand Forks. are
now I'm a fair position 20 see the object
OF their ambition-an independent rail-
way-realized. From the successful pro-
moter of the project to build this rail-
way r. w. Holland. the following In
formation was obtained. Two charters
were necessary to build such a line.
crossing as II does the International
boundary.
The British Columbia charter was Sc
cured after one of the most prolonged
: and exasperating sessions, in fact the
final, before the adjournment of the leg
islature at Victoria The Grand Forks
& Kettle River Railway Company is in
.corporated with a capital of $500 600. The
Incorporation of company in the state
OF Washington. known as the Republic
& Grand Forks Railroad Company. with
a capital of 100000. was obtained with
out the slightest degree of opposition.
Mr.. Holland Is the secretary treasurer OF
the two companies
Long before the actual work of incor-
porating the two companies was taken
into consideration the project of a rail-
way TO Republic had been receiving the
serious attention of a group of capital
lists in Eastern Canada Statistics and
reports of the actual ore-tonnage avail
able from the Republic mines had been
obtained. This was sufficient 10 induce
the following gentlemen to become as
ISOLATED with the undertaking, and from
whom the necessary capital for the build
ing of the road will be forthcoming. Hon.
j. r. Stratton, secretary of the province
OF Ontario: Thomas p. Coffee. Toronto,
vice president and manager of the Trusts
and Guarantee Company, and r. NJ.
Holland, Toronto. manager OF the DomIn-
ion Permanent Loan Company.
Speaking OF the matter Mr.. r w. Hol-
land said: The preliminary survey OF
tho route on the American side has been
completed. and on this side II should all
be done within week. Grand Forks
to Republic is about forty miles Ac-
cording to the present survey from Re-
public the route follows the San Poll
TO It's head, along an easy grade. Less
than half a mile from this point the
head OF Curlew, creek Ia struck Curlew
creek Is followed to where 1t empties into
Curlew lake. The road winds the west
side of the lake to the north. to a point
where the waters empty into Curlew
creek again, and the creek IL followed on
the west bank for about three miles,
continues north to within a short dis
lance of Curlew TOWNSHIP where the
creek empties into the Kettle river. At
this point Kettle river is bridged and the
about two miles north of the
TOWNSHIP when IL recrosses the river to
the east side, following the same up to
within the limits of Grand Forks at tho
junction of the main Kettle river with
the North fork. Here the river is
crossed into the center of the town.
AS there has been some misunder-
standing regarding tho power to be used
for the operation OF the railway, probably
due to the fact that there was an appli-
cation made some time since for char
ter for an electric railway from Grand
Forks to the surrounding camps, I wish
TO state that the proposed road will be
"A standard gauge throughout, operated
by steam, and equipped by the best man
ufacturers of railway plants on the con-
tinent. IT will have both passenger and
freight service. II will not be connected.
operated or managed by any other rail-
way company but run as purely in
dependent line The talk In the press that
81 Is being built for the Great Northern
Is all absurd. and | wish YOU would so
distinctly state.
Asked when the work OF construction
would start. Mr. Holland closed by say
ing: we hope TO have the final surveys
completed and men at work grading the
fore the end OF the month, as we are
anxious 10 have this piece done before
the frost Is In the ground The rock
cutting along other sections OF the
route. and there Is In places consider
able. can be continued on throughout
the winter without difficulty. In this
way we hope TO have the grading all
completed early In the spring ready for
the LAYING OF the steel"