Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-29
II
NEXT RAILROAD
MOVEMENT
Activity OF Officials Along
Route Chosen By the
Northwestern

The Teller has repeatedly told its
readers that the next great move in
the railroad development of the north
vest effectinK Idaho would be wit
messed in the southeastern part of the
.tate and would enter the Lewiston
country through the Salmon river
gateway.
II was stated last week that road
was being projected west from Sioux
Fails. s. d., that would enter the up
ner waters Of the Salmon river and
follow the course of the stream to the
pollock section, where grade would
be taken which would allow the new
road to tap the prairie line near Cot
tonwood without an upward grade.
A report from Weiser was published
a few days ago in which it was stated
that a railroad man claiming to be in
the employ of transcontinental line
seeking an outlet through the Salmon
river gateway, was authority for the
statement that his road would follow
the salmon river to point near Pol
lock and thence make a connection
with the p. 4. & N. road.
II is believed this western bound
road Is a Hill promotion and will be
connected with the Hill lines at sioux
Falls. 1t has been repeatedly rumor-
ed that the Hill interests were in
nosition to take over the p. /. & N
road at any time the move was de-
sired and In anticipation of such a
move was now engaged in the survey
of a line from Weiser throughout
southeastern oregon and northern
California tp Humbolt bay, from which
point a coast line would effect an en-
trance into San Francisco. This roaO
is intended to tap practically ne"
country and at the same time secure
the business from large section thai
has hitherto been tributary to the
Hartman road.
The following special dispatch IRON
Pierre, S. D. which appeared IN th'
Omaha Bee, June %, is believed 10 re-
fer to the road projected to enter th'
salmon river country and seek th'
route to san Francisco via the p. l. q
N. and the route through oresoi
above referred to-.
Articles Of incorporation were nle'
with the secretary of state today loi
the United States Central Raiiwa!
company with capital OF $5o'ooo'ooV
and headquarters at Huron, S. d. an'
Paterson, ~. J.
"The proposed new line is to start a
Portland, Me-, and end at San fran
cisco. touching New York and Chicag'
and to cross the Missouri river
Pierre. The incorporators are iron
Paterson, N. j.. and Delhi. y. T.
@The estimated cost of the line
s500,O00.O0b and its length 10 pe ''OO
miles"
The work of locating the rout
Through the upper Salmon basin ma
ALREADY been commenced as Indicate
tby the following from the Salino
Herald:
IN Andrews who last week uros
mis- nr,vate y rig to Redrock, going %
Agency creek and returning by June
tion. noted with interest the work DC
ing done by the railroad surveyors
"These had some time ago compfeue
fhe manning of the Junction diVAu
and now they are camped on
creek, between Copper queen "
Spring station.
at is said they have secured soo
tunnelsita near Midway when ie'
them thrpugh the hill 500 feet lows
than the tunnel above Junction Tne
are apparently not trying to descen
agency creek, but are skirting u
hillside to the north of Cold Sprin
ranch. apparently with the intentlo
of swinging around to Pattee cree
1t Is not improbable that their cour'
win be to cross Pattee creek hign
and follow the sloping foothilis :
they CROSS Sand creek ana s'iiA :.
Lemhi river somewhere between !
Mile station and Baker. At least III
IL the Svhv II looks to people who nay
observed their various maneuvers.
"Gettihg down the divide on
Idaho side has always been the sticN
for these locating engineers, but II
generally believed that the course a
fined in the foregoing. win prove =
most ahyantageous for the raiiro'
protector It presents the double .
vantage of affording a moderate graz
ana shaving several miles from =
distance between Horse Fraii,e .
salmon. which is the apparent de''n'
tion.