The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
RAILROAD BUILDING
IN EASTERN WASH.
Continued from page one.)

ern, in course of construction from
Curlew, on the Washington & Great
Northern, to Vancouver, B. c., was
built 20 miles west of Keremeos, B.
c., the total length of construction
for the year being "a miles.
In the construction of the Port
land & Seattle road between Spokane
and Vancouver, Wash, from 5000
to 10000 have been employed dur
ing the greater part of the Year. On
the line between Texas Ferry, on the
been constructed from Pasco, and
Spokane there are now 5000 men
employed. The work being done at
present is principally rock work and
the greater part of it is of the heav-
lest character. Construction forces
| are working at present in the sub
urbs of Spokane, making a rock cut
through the hills west Of Hangman
creek, across which the road will be
built into the city. The length of
the line from Spokane to Pasco is
. AS miles. The cost of the Portland
& Seattle, it is estimated, will be
about $4,000 mile.
The Northern Pacific has COM
pleted the construction of % miles
of the branch from Culdesac, Idaho,
to Grangeville, Idaho, having laid
steel into Vollmer. The entire eX-
tension from Culdesac to Grange
Vile, So miles, will be completed
early next summer
; From 1000 to 10000 men have
been engaged in the construction of
the Coast extension of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul in Idaho and
, Washington. Much Of the grading
in Washington, Idaho and Montana
is nearing completion. The cost of
! the Milwaukee through Eastern
| Washington will be $4,000 a mile.
Work on the North Coast road, of
which Robert E. Strahorn of Spo-
kane, is president, from Spokane to
| the coast has been carried on during
| the year with a construction force
that numbered as high as 1000 men.
The work was mostly confined to the
Yakima valley, although construc-
ton gangs were engaged in grading
at other places on the right of way.
Mr.. Strahorn says work will be re-
4sumed next spring with increased
forces. The North Coast line runs
southwest from Spokane, making
detour southwark, passes through
Benton and Yakima counties, and is
surveyed across the Cascades through
! Cowlitz pass. West of the noun.
tains the line is surveyed into Seat
tie and Vancouver, Wash.
The Washington Water Power
Co. completed the Cheney suburban.
line during the year, nine and a
quarter miles long. 1t also cOmplet-
ed steam auxiliary station and
strung a high power line to the mines
in the Occur d'Alene district, 40
miles. Extensive alterations and i'm
provements were also made at Post
Falls, Idaho.
The Spokane & Inland Empire Co.
completed extensions of the Spokane
& Inland Electric line from Waiver
ley, "a miles south of Spokane, to
Spring Valley Junction, and from
that point by two lines, the present
terminals of which are Colfax and
Palouse The total length of the
extensions completed is 80 miles.
The Occur d'Alene & Spokane
Electric line of the Inland Empire
system was double-tracked from
Greenacres to Spokane Bridge, six
miles and a branch two miles in
length was built to Liberty Lake.
The Spokane & Inland Empire Co.
also spent nearly s1,.O0O,090 in de-
N0IOpIu0IlC VI WdtCT power III tuC
Spokane river at Nine Mile. The
plant will be in operation next
spring.
J E. P. Spaulding, vice-president and
general manager of the Idaho North
ern railroad, announces that work
GA the line to connect with the Ore
gon Railroad e Navigation Co.'s
tracks near the mouth of the Occur
d Alene river, and following; along
that stream and Pritchard creek to
Paragon gulch, six miles b.yond
Murray, Idaho, will be pushed for
wald in the spring with the present
construction force increased to 1,0e0
rien Two hundred men are being
employed this winter. The g'ading
Involves the removal of 100000 yds.