Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-12-08
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DOWN SALMON
Hartman Seeks 70 Shorten Direct
Route 20 Portland.

The Hartman interests are not Idle
in the development of the railroad sit
uation in central idaho. The indications
grow stronger every day that they
mean to use the water grades of the
Salmon river and make . connecting
line from Huntington down the Sna1e
to Lewiston and givo their road the
benefit OF the all water grade to the
sea.
The story Of Pope's reconnisance Of
Salmon river this fall IL now supple
mented by the fact that he also made 4
reconnisance Of Snake river from the
mouth Of Salmon river to Huntington
and made minute observations along
the old survey made by the Hartman
engineers.
Pope q Santa Fs OFFICIAL.
George Stonebreaker, who reached
his son Allen, who was with J. r. Pope
on his trip down the Salmon and later
up the Snake, returned Wednesday
from Weiser, where he parted with Mr..
Pope. who returned direct to San Fran
cisco. He ia the authority for the
statement that J. b. Pope IL the as
sistant superintendent of the Santa Fe
system, and directly connected with the
Hartman interests. His survey OF the
Salmon river and later Of the Snake.
where he assumed the authority Of
marking changes In the route as sur
veyed are strong pointers to the fact
that the Hartman interests have about
reached the decision to utilize the SAL
ri, <ov thot nrtl lrvHu
with the east, and will supplement that
with direct connections with their lines
| from Huntington down the Snake to
Lewiston and on to the coast via the
| Columbia.
The Pope party has been In the field
since early September. Mr. Stone
breaker assisted them with their pack
train from sites to the head Of the
| Salmon river, where boat was built
and the voyage down the Salmon was
made In a small boat at leisure. MIR.
Pope took minute observations Of the
| topography OF the river and made CO.
pious notes OF the details of the route.
He spoke as one having authority and
expressed himself as delighted with the
route.
An Easy Railroad Route.
Mr.. Pope stated that In years Of ex-
perience with similar surveys he had
seen no route through the mountains
so free from real engineering Difficult
ties as the Salmon route. In his sur
vey Of the Snake to Huntington he
took up the old line Of survey made by
the Hartman engineers and marked
many changes that he desired made,
even at the cost OF great expense In
the purchase of rights OF way. He
parted with his guide and rivermen AT
Huntington with the express under
standing that he would return to this
section In the spring.
Rival for the Hill System.
The inference from this reconnisance
is that the Hartman interests have
no intention OF abandoning the central
Idaho field. but that they viii strike the
territory south Of the Clearwater pass
es and make the direct route to tide
water down the Salmon and the Snake
rivers.
This will bring the second trans
continental line into Lewiston and
make strong rival to the Hill system
and to the Milwaukee I'm their invasion
; Of the Clearwater country. With thu
, development OF these plans centra
Idaho is marked for some of the great
est railroad development of any sectiof
of the Pacific northwest