The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-11-09
ENGINEER AND PARTY OF THAT
ROAD ARE NOW ON SALMON
RIVER.
Said to be Looking Over Ground for
Route Into Lewiston for Transcon-
tinentaI Road.

LIE AcWlolOn tribune Is authority
for the statement that an engineer of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
in Idaho, looking over the ground.
for a route for the road down that
river into Lewiston. The statement
is based on the following special re-
ceived from White Bird:
Last evening j. B. Pope, Allan
Stonebraeker and another man reach
ed here by boat, having made the trip
down the Salmon river by boat from
Salmon City. They established
camp last night at the mouth of
Whitebird creek, a short distance from
town, and this morning resumed their
journey to Lewiston. They visited
Whitebird last evening, but made no
statement whatever regarding the OBJ
ever, that they expect to reach Lew
iston in four days, this fact indicating
that they will make the journey slow
ly. in order to make an examination
of some careful character. This fact
strengthens the belief, as expressed
recently, when the party left Sal
mon City, that Mr.. Pope is repre-
senting the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul road, and is viewing line
out for the road in it's extension to
the coast.
The party experienced a rough trip,
having lost en- route one boat. A part
of the journey was also made by
raft. 1t is stated that Mr.. Pope was
him to secure much accurate engineer
ing data. The view is held here that
the Milwaukee has accepted the Sal
mon river route via Lewiston and
that Mr.. POpe's trip is preliminary
to placing large surveying parties
in the field
Recently announcement was made
that the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul had purchased terminals on the
Sound, had practically determined on
a route through Washington, and was
now viewing out the line to be fol-
lowed from Chamberlain, South Da-
kota, west through Montana ana
Idaho to Wallula in Washington,
where connection is to be made with
the section of the road that will reach
the Sound. Mr.. Pope, in view of all
the conditions surrounding his trip,
has probably in charge the work of
the road through Idaho 1t is known
that three years ago the Milwaukee
road made preliminary survey down
the Salmon river from Salmon City
to Lewiston, and Mr.. Popes mis-
sion is probably to check up and re-
view the examination then made.
President Earring Coming.
According to dispatches A. J. Earl
ing, president of the Milwaukee, left
Chicago yesterday for the Pacific
coast, and it is expected that when
ne reaches this section he will make
some official announcement of the
companys intentions.
The Milwaukee, coming into the
Pacific empire through Lolo pass,
will have a water grade to Portland,
foil h. e., %1,1
water, the Snake and Columbia riv-
ers. 1t is said the right of way ac-
quired by L. Gerlinger for the Wallu-
la Pacific, ostensibly in the interest of
the o. r. & N, to forestall the North
ern Pacific's north bank line, will pass
to the Milwaukee.
1t was the plan of the o. R. & N.
to have possession of the south side
of the river and its friend, the Mil
waukee, in control of the north
bank.
Between Tacoma and Portland the
Milwaukee will have system very
similar to that of the Northern Paci-
fic. 1t will connect with a direct line
to Portland, and another line tapping
the coal fields south Of Mount
Rainier and crossing the state to Wal
lula to connect with the main line
coming down the Columbia river. The
Vancouver & Suburban is said to be
the connecting link between Portland
and the Cispus river, and from that
point the road will be built to a con-
nection at Alder with the Tacoma
Eastern. This road is said to have
passed into control of the Milwaukee,
Denial of that part of the story how
ever, is made by President Edward
Cookingham Of the Tacoma Eastern.
The Milwaukee is seeking to tap the
ST. Helens coal and mineral districts,
the Big Bottom country of central
Washington, the Nisqually and Nor
ton coal fields and the Mount Rainier