The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-20
He WAS INTERVIEWED


men there. E H. Hartman of the
Southern Pacific and James j. Hill
OF the Great Northern are intimately
concerned in the building of the
Eureka & Eastern r r. from Eureka,
via Redding, to Weiser, Ida dis
lance of 800 miles. | have worked on
the great project increasingly for a
year and a half. The contract for
building the railroad was let to the
Finance company of New York, and
by them has been sub-let to Drake q
Stratton of New York The capital
is $25, 600, 900. 1t may not cost this
full amount to build the road, but it
will cost near it. All the money is
up, and we ask no bonus from anyone.
Though the field work has been car
led on so quietly as to excite little
attention, every mile of the road has
been surveyed We surveyed from
Eureka, on the coast, to the Sacra-
mento river, just above Redding.
On the east side of the river, out
through Burney valley, we adopt
full survey made by the Union Pacific
several years ago. In brief, this is
the route:
"We run from Eureka little south
of east across Humboldt and Trinity
counties. We bear six miles south
of Weaverville 1t Is impossible to
pass nearer that town, owing to the
topography of the country. OF
course, branch will eventually run
to Weaverville. We come straight
through the Shasta divide to Tower
House, through old Shasta and
straight down Middle creek, near the
public road to the Sacramento river.
We cross the river at point near the
northern limits Of Redding. To 60
up Pitt river at once, ia out of our
way, so we run up North Cow creek
to Hatchet creek, pass back of Car
berrys, down Burney creek, through
Burney valley, thence following the
general course of the Pitt river to
Fall river mills, through corner Of
Lassen, past Alturas, in Modoc, and
Lakeview, in Southern Oregon, and
northeasterly through Lake, Harvey
and Malheur counties to Weiser, on
the Oregon and Idaho line.
''From Weiser there is narrow
gauge line running 100 miles north
This will be widened to the standard
gage and j. j. Hill will build south
from the Great Northern to connect
with this. From the Fall river mills
branch line will be run to the south
east through Lassen county to Tremo,
to connect with the Northern Cali
fornia & Oregon to Reno, New.
which becomes part of our system.
Zone great overwhelming advan-
tage of the Eureka & Eastern rail
road is that it is a winter route.
Our very greatest elevation is 5000
feet, and we will require no snow
sheds whatever. Very little snow
falls along the route at all. HatcheI
creek pass is the lowest pass for g
railroad in the whole Sierra Nevads
mountains. The ease with which We
can carry on traffic unimpeded by
winter SHOWS will appeal to the en-
tire east.
1.-The road from Eureka to Red
ding will be 100 miles long. IT.
greatest elevatian will be 1000 feet
and the heaviest grade will be 3 pc
cent. Captain DeLamar and l hav,
been working with Mr. Hartman fo
four months to prevail upon him t
build branch line to Bully Hill
The Shasta Mineral Belt Railwa,
company is surveying for road t.
, Bully hill, If they build it, al
: right, but we have promised Captain
, DeLamsr the railroad to Bully Hill
, within Six months.
Asked whether his company shoult
put on line of steamers from
Eureka to the orient, Proctor said
"We are building railroad; doubt
less the steamer line will take care o
| itself"