The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-08
R0hOOd News
THE ST PAUL.

The conflicting minors rs % the
route which the Milwaukee road will
follow to the Pacific coast were settled
Saturday by an official announcement
from the general Office Of that system
in Chicago stating that the general
right OF way had been purchased from
Glenham, 5. ID. near Evarts, 10 Butte,
Mont, distance Of 37l miles. and
that construction work on that portion
Of the line 20 Seattle il already under
way From Butte 10 Seattle the route
has not been definitely laid out, but
reports from engineers now working
on several prospective rights-of way
are expected to be completed in time
10 enable the officials 10 announce de-
finite plans within thirty days.
The cost of extending the road to the
coast il roughly estimated at $50 900.
600. or $40, 900. mile for the I 800
miles. With the completion of this
project and the extension Of the Mil
waukee road from Chamberlain 10
Rapid City. s. d. the general offices in
Chicago will be operating approx
mately . 900 miles OF road
The selection Of the Glenham Butte
route Is contrary 30 the expectations OF
several persons who have been speculat-
ing az 90 the decision. In some quart
ers IL was thought that the extension
would be pushed west from Rapid
City, s. D., TO which point the Mil
waukee is now building an extension
from Chamberlain, southeast Of the
Lower Brule Indian reservation. which
is expected to be opened for settlement
early next spring. The Milwaukee
made no effort TO correct this impress
sion and quietly..prosecuted the plans
decided upon at the outset 10y rushing
the Glenham Butte project to n con
clusion.
The latter route was selected because
Of the favorable alignment and grade
condition. which are Of some impor
lance in reducing To a minimum the
cost Of construction. The country
traversed by the new coast extension
is sparsely settled as compared 30 the
territory covered by the Chamberlain
Rapid City route. but the Milwaukee
officials assert that the agricultural
conditions and prospects for heavy i'm
migration 90 the northern territory in
dictate prosperous future for that sec
tion Of the country.
The chosen route begins at Glenham. /
s. D., near Eyarts, on the Missouri, |
and parallels the Northern Pacific sixty
miles To the north and the North
Western extension 90 the Black Hills. 1
100 miles south Running northwest.
erly the route crosses Boreman county
in diagonal line. passing thru
Schnasse county at the extreme north
ern limit. and almost parallel 10 the
north line Of South Dakota entering
North Dakota at the southeast corner
u Hettinger county after passing
thru the lower end Of that county and
across Bowman county il cuts the
lower corner of Billings county. after
crossing The li.tlr Missouri ou the
border line From the stat line the
route Is direct auruss Custer county %
Terry, where Is mhde ihe hrsi o. three
crossings 81 Che Northern Pacific on
ne other side ~ the river made to
Miles City The parallel pute=is com.
.innei % Forsyth n Rosebud county.
From that point i slight letour Il
made tp Mnaselshel on the south shore
# the Mus-elshell river and in Yellow
tone county, leaving the Northern /
Pacific % cling 70 the Yellowstone
onte The course ~ the Musselshell