The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-14
BREAKS OUT ANEW,

Boosters for That East Road Take a
New Hold and Talk Some More. /
Minneapolis Tribune: 1t is said
on the best autht rity that the
Northwestern railroad has decided
to extend its road west OF the Mis-.
souri, river from Pierre to the Black
Hills, and that it only needs a move
ment on the part Of some other line
in this direction to start the work.
At Huron, S. D., the western d.
Vision of that road, ties have been
accumulated sufficient for thirty
miles Of track, and grading outfits
are being concentrated at that place.
The extension Of the Milwaukee west
from Bowdle to the Missouri river
has been closely watched by the
Northwestern. and should the Mil
waukee indicate an intention to
cross the river there is little doubt
that the Northwestern would COM
mence active work on its long con-
templated Black Hills line.
The Northwestern reached the
Missouri nineteen years ago, and
since then no effort has been made
to'cross the reservation, the road
contenting itself with its Fremont,
Elkhorn and Missouri Valley line to
the rich mining and cattle country.
This, however, is a long route,
and stockmen have of late been
driving their cattle to Chamberlain
and Running Water, where the Mil
waukee also taps the Missouri, and
a heavy traffic has thus been divert
ed from the Northwestern. With
the completion of the Bowdle line
and the line now being pushed to
completion III Charles Mix county
to the Missouri river to Wheeler,
the Northwestern sees more of this
business taken from it and naturally
is anxious to push further west
where it will be able to take nearly
all of it's present business as we'll
as that which now goes to the Mil
waukee. {.
Sioux Falls Journal: The CHARGES
are that South Dakota will see q
railroad and possibly two of them
constructed across the reservation
to the Black Hills before another
year goes by. There is consider.
able talk now that the Milwaukee
ill start its line out of Chamber.
lain yet this fall; at least the work
on the bridge will start. For sew
eral years the Milwaukee has owned
profles Of the country west O
Chamberlain, showing every Cry
.run and tree on its line. This ha:
also been surveyed. Word has beer
received in this city that work viii
positively commence on this roat
this fall.
The Northwestern is withou
question getting ready to buil'
across to the Hills, for it now ha
millions Of ties piled up at Huro1
and Tracy. They are not needle
for repairs by any manner Of mean
and it is evident this line does nc
propose to get left in building acros
the reservation.
If both of these roads should
built each Of them would open up
> rich country and would not conflie
with each other in any particular
. The cattle and sheep business ives
3 Of the Missouri is worth going afte
by any road, and both the Mi
waukee and Northwestern eviden
i ly want it.
s Part Of this railroad talk h,
q broken out in q new spot. L.
!. Parrish, the genial railroad co
8 tractor, came in Monday from ON
Z ha. While away he met the man
Niger Of the Dakota, Nebraska
I, Southern, the me- line to run fro
Is Grand Island north. The manag
told Mr.. Parrish that the INTENT,
n was to build from Grand Island
. Fort Pierre, and thence west to I
Black Hills. A contract for
miles of grading will be let wishir
few weeks and the line finished
= Fort Pierre next season. The &c
:. eral manager and chief engineer
the new line will be in Rapid CT
a in about two weeks to look the to-
of over as terminus for the Iii
to Our people will give the gentlem
r a rOyal welcome. for it's an 9,