Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-01

A Mackenzie 4 Mann railway survey
party passed through Rossland to-day
en- route for the Boundary district for
the purpose of commencing the survey
of the proposed Coast Kootenay railway.
q. G. Mccarthy of Toronto was in charge
and his assistants are w. j. BeSSett,
Howard Hill. St Paul. Mimi; James II.
kennedy. St. Thomas, Ont, and j. G.
Taylor. Montreal. The surveyors, who
carried complete outfit of Instruments.
came in from Spokane To-day, stopping
over night at the Allan house. and will
leave Tuesday morning by rail for The
Boundary.
According to a paragraph in the speech
from the throne on the occasion of the
opening of parliament at Victoria last
week. the government will introduce a
measure this session providing for spb-
sidy of $4,000 per mile in aid of the pro-
posed enterprise. 1t is understood to
be the intention of the promoters to seek
an additional grant from the Dominion
parliament.
The western terminal of the Coast
kootenay railway will be Vancouver,
The route will extend through the valley
of the Fraser river. scale the Hope
mountains and traverse the Similka-
meen and Okanogan districts. Consid
cradle speculation is being INDUCED in
respecting the eastern terminus of the
road. Both Cascade and Midway, points
in the Boundary district on the inter-
national frontier. have been mentioned
as the probable terminus. IT is obvious
that the proposed railway will be use
less unless it forms connection with
some other line in order to handle
f1r. nf
the Great Northern has an understand
ing with Contractors Mackenzie & Mann
is also apparent. The simple circum-
stance that the surveyors travelled west
on passes issued by the Great Northern
tells its own story.
Hills surveyors have already survey
ed line from Marcus. a point on the
Spokane Falls & Northern. M the wa
ter grade of the Kettle. river, through
the Colville reservation to Nelson,
Wash, point four and one-half miles
from Grand Forks. The survey also
touches a point on the frontier. II miles
east. - Cascade. b. c.
If President Hill does not build far
-ther west than Cascade or Nelson the
Mackenzie &. Mann people will have to
cross the divide between Boundary creek
ana Fourth of July creek which can not
be accomplished without the expediture
| of large sum of money. The Great
| Northern, however. would have no dE-
! ficulty in extending it's line farther west
from Nelson by following the water
! grade of the main Kettle river entirely
| through American territory to Midway,
/ B. c. If the Great Northern comes as
/ far as Nelsos. a point west of Cascade,
| it is evident that line will also ex-
oy,6 70 md o+G ms
on the reservation. The best engineer
! ing talent has expressed the opinion that
! the alternative route via the San Poll
/ valley is impractcable, owing to the
! cost.
| A dispatch from Grand Forks, B. c.,
| states that the Vancouver Victoria &
| Eastern survey is to be commenced at
| once, a survey party headed bye. q.
Mccarthy, has arrived there from st.
| Thomas. Ont. prepared to begin the
work of laying out the line. AS soon as
! the party can be got into the field prob
| ably within a few days. it will proceed
to the International boundary line at
| some point at or near Cascade. and there
commence the survey Of this line which
is known to be backed by Mackenzie 4
Manu. and which will undoubtedly be
! controlled by J. J. Hill of the Great
| Northern.
Starting south of Cascade the road will
| come w the valley of the Kettle river
on the opposite side from the Canadian
Pacific and will cross at some point al
or near Grand Forks. From thence II
will cut across the hills through sonie
low passes to Midway. Thence to Rock
Creek. Fairview keremeos and through
the Similkameen to some point near OF
ter Flat. where it will swing off to tht
west until it strikes the Fraser river
down which it will proceed to the coast
1t is probable that other parties viii
be put on at once and that the survey
will be pushed from both ends. This
road already has a charter the sanly
having been granted several years ago
and carrying with it bonus of $S.0A,
per mile. This bonus has expired :
measure will be introduced in 9TH,
present session of the provincial assem-
bly, attempting to revive it. The char
ter, however is still in effect. and from
the action of the promoters of the roat
in starting the survey at this time
is evident that they intend building tn
line regardless of whether or not TIN
/ bonus is regranted.
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