The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-10-26
FINISH WORK
final SURVEY
READY NOW FOR CONSTRUCTION
Northern Pacific Engineers Trans.
fer Camp From White Sal.
mon TO Lyle.

The Northern Pacific surveying
party which has been camped at the
White Salmon ferry landing for the
last three weeks, left Tuesday for
points between Lyle and The Dalles.
NJ. p. Rorick, a member of the party,
in conversation with Glacier report,
er, stated that in all likelihood no
fourther work will be done at White
Salmon until actual construction be-
gins in the near future.
The permanent survey has been
completed between Bingen and Drano,
and as soon as contracts are let grad
ers will be put into the field. The line
runs through the center of the berry
patches at White Salmon, where the
railroad will pay large sums for dam
ages. The line runs close to the Shurt
house, through the middle of c. ID.
MOore's asparagus patch; cuts off Sam
Ieigler's fine house from his berry
farm, and will make it necessary for
MIR. Mcclure to alter his entire irri-
eating system, which consists of an
elaborate arrangement of underground
pipes and hydrants.
Commissioner Egan will suffer con
siderable damages. The line will ex-
tend the entire length of Judge Byrk
ett s 3oO acre farm, running about 100
yards below his house The road wi Il
continue right through the heart of
the little city of Bingen, where it may
be necessary to remove some of the
buildings.
Mr. ROriCk states that the Northern
Pacific will spare no expense in max
ing roadbed that will insure fast
time with the passenger and freight
trains, Sharp curves and heavy
grades will be entirely eliminated, no
matter what the cost.
At Underwood the permanent sur
vey places the roadbed about 80 feet
in front Of the store building of
Amos Underwood. This will give Mr..
Underwood full street in front of
his property, while the road right of
way will take up row of lots which
still belong to the Underwood Town
site Co. This will make it easier for
the railroad to secure Il right of way,
and make it convenient for the grow
ing little town of Underwood.
Down at Drano there will be ser
les of half dozen tunnels The basal
tic rock is perpendicular here, with
no foothold at all for road bed.
Construction work at this point will
be extremely costly. A similar con
dition exists east of Lyle, where mum
erous tunnels will be required.
IlAnnfl hurn a. pt laA,, lpuafnI uat hIIf
j. c, Machines of the White Salmon
Land Co. figures it out that White
Salmon is the only logical site for the
main stopping point for the country
opposi g Hood River. As it is the
general supposition that the Northern
Pacific has control of the Il gulator
Line Of steamer, it is not likely that
the company would care to encourage
numerous landings or depots if quick
time is the pertinent factor with the
north. bank road.
"rhe whole of Western Klickitat
as far north as Camas Prair o End
the Mount Adams country is tribu-
tary to White Salmon Landing. The
BuTdoin roads brings to this landing
the trade between here and Lyle,
while little additional work on a
road from the Underwood bridge
around the point to the White Salmon
wharf would make Underwood and a
large portion of the more thickly set
tied Eastern Skamania county in d.
rect communication with this land
ing" is the way in which Commission
er Machines figures out that the
Northern Pacific will select depot
site in close proximity with the pres
ent steamboat dock.
The fact that this railroad company
is negotiating for water privileges at
this point is taken as further evil
dence that the depot will go to White
Salmon.
The Underwood enthusiasts have
no such idea. They firmly believe
that the Trout Lake grade down the
valley of the White Salmon liver will
bring all the trade Cf the interior
country to the mount Of the stream at
the Underwood townsite.
"If Mr.. Hill is seeking a water
grade for his transcOntinental line, it
stands to reason that the grade of
Western Klickitat and Eastern Ska
mania will seek the grade of least re-
sistance down the stream of White
Salmon" say the supporters Of mo-
tion to have the depot located at Un-
derwood.
People of Underwood are furnishing
the ra lro, company with figures and
data showing the lay Of the ground
and the acrea tributary to this land
ing They are going after the depot
in systematic way.
Bingen believes that they have the
b st location Of the three points for
a depot and townste. The ground
lies nice and level here, and there If
room for town of several thousand
population The grade up the hill by
way Of the Jewett farm is not heavy
and Bingen people believe the trade
of the interior will pass through the
town to White Salmon to the depot at
Bingen. They too are not asleep con.
cerning the actions of the railroad
officials who will decide the location
of depots, and watering tanks.