The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-04-21
THAT ST, PAUL EXTENSION
Many Rumors Emanaiing From ontonagon
But None vanheo

But None vanheo
There are all kinds of rnmor- con
cerning what route the St Paul road
is to use in its extension from Star
Lake.
II has been generally accepted that
the branch to this city would be ex-
tended through Iron River 10 juno.
tion with the Star Lake branch but IL
rumors that emanate from Ontonagon
are % be credited there has been a
change in the program.
An article appeared under an on
tonagon date line last week saying
1T looks very much as if the Chic
ago Milwaukee ) st Paul railroad
will soon get down 10 business on the
contemplated extension Of It's lines
from Ontonagon to Star Lake 20 con
meet with the Valley division OF the
road says me Ontonagon Herald
Robert Hamilton OF Milwaukee, an
engineer in the employ Of the com
pany arrived Thursday and is taking
the preliminary steps for making an
entirely new survey in the direction of
Star Lake, passing through Gogbeic
comfy. Mr. Hamilton expects 70 be-
gin work with "A crew OF men in a few
day. starting ut Ontonagon. A num-
ber Of lines have been run through
portions OF the territory lying west of
Untonsgon by 81 Paul engineers and
they ought TO be getting familiar wi tn
IT, Last fall crew spent number
OF months running a line southwest
from the woods terminal Of the Nc.
MILAN logging road and il was gener.
ally understood at that time that this
general route OF this road in the con
templated extension The fact that
another line Is to be run is indicatiy,
that the company is desirous Of secur
ing a better route
Ii IL reported that construction WORK
will be started before the summer il
over on the line and that twenty eight
miles are to be built before the end Of
the year
X IL impossible 10 suhstantiate this,
as railroad do not generally take the
public in their cofidence Bnt IL il
apparent that the st. Paul has fixed
intention Of building the line and Il
would not be at ali surprising II work
were started druing the next few
months.
In connection with this the copper
country correspondent Of the Mining
Journal has what is probably the
truest account of what is known of the
intents Of this road. II says
The copper country has been filled
with rumors recently concerning an
extention Of the 81. Paul road into or
ont OF Ontonagon No definite in.
formation can be obtained.
Owing to the fact that the st. Paul
has been going into ontonagon over It's
own tracks for many years. the situa-
i Llbu DttOhltN niplt Nonipli0atfut tHtht
same tracks being used by the Mineral
Range A prominent lumberman in
Houghton yesterday said that a friend
Of his in Wisconsin owned ESQ. 900. OOO
feet OF standing timber ON the north
shore OF Lake Superior, and that the
81. Paul had agreed to build a road
into Ontonagon to haul this timber ont
for him after he had RATED it across
the lake 10 that port. This might
mean that the st. Paul will build a
road from Ontonagon TO connect with
its lines in n more southerly direct
roote 90 Wisconsin.
There is project now on foot 10
build road along the lake shore west
from Ontonago 10 tap the big timber
district controlled 10y the Mcmillan and
other lumber companies in that ter
ritory, This might be the basis of the
rnmors Anyway, definite informa-
ton A. not procurable up this way. /"