The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-11-11
STRONGLY REPUBLICAN!
Entire Country Went Strongly for
President Roosevelt.
Dunn Defeated in Minnesota by
Several Thousand.

extension from the Iron Range cOun-
try to Beaudette, where junction
with tie Canadian Northern will be
obtained, completing the route from
the head of the lakes to Winnipeg.
Supplementing the existing Canadian
Northern lines and the new Canadian
Northern lines that will be complet-
ed by the time the Northern Mime
soto mileage under survey is built,
the Great Northern's extension will
afford an outlet for traffic from a
tremendous Manitoba and Northwest
Territories area, in which wheat
growing is the principal industry at
present.
The Great Northern at present has
a traffic understanding with the Cam
adian Northern, under which the big
American system and the Canadian
line join in through st. Paul Winni-
peg service. 1t is understood that
the completion of the extension will
be followed by making operative an
additional traffic agreement for joint
freight and passenger service between
Winnipeg and the head of the lakes.
The Duluth, Virginia 4 Rainy
Lake, which has been previously con-
ceded the completion of the first
through line to Winnipeg from the
head of the lakes will not, it is
officially announced, extend to the
boundary in the immediate future.
Short extensions are planned, taking
the line into new pine timber in the
Pelican lake country. The logging
business the line is at present
handling, and which it has in view,
will be sufficient to monopolize its at
tentions for several years. This fact
removes the line from consideration
in the formation of a through route
to Winnipeg and leaves the field to
Great Northern.
The Northern Minnesota extension
will be built as a part of the Eastern
Minnesota, which is an integral part
of the Great Northern. The Eastern
already has an excellent Iron Range
system and a reasonably direct line
from Dewey lake to Duluth and Su-
pcrior.
The surveys to the boundary begin
at Dewey lake, point north of Hib-
bling, and extend northward and
slightly west to point Immediately
south of the Bots Fort reserve. and
take course thence almost due
northwest through the Red lake un-
ceded lands to Beaudette, on Rainy
river, just below the Lake of the
i Woods. From Beaudette into Wlnni'
peg, the Canadian Northern is now
operating a direct line.
i The territory to be opened by the
extension is largely unsuryeyed gov
|, eminent land, and contains tremend
Gus tracts of valuable timber, which
will afford an immediate and profit
able traffic. The first 100 miles OIL
the new line will pass through
, country which offers every advantage
!, to settlers and which is yet wild. ex
cept for minor settlement north o.
the present terminus of the Mime
} sofa & International.
No official statement is obtainablt
to indicate how soon the Great North
, ern will begin construction. 1t il
, known that the surveys have beer
completed and approved and that TIN
II line will be pushed forward as soon a
Il President Hill gives the word. 4
semi-oflicial statement is that thi
, and other important construction
work will be held up until there is
n decision and settlement of the Secur
tiles troubles"