Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-22
MISUNDERSTANDING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BE
EXPENDED THIS YEAR.
Whole Northwest viii Soon be Honey
combed with Main and Branch Lines
New Territory Invaded by Rail,
Which is Bound to be Settled in a
Short Time by Enterprising Citizens.

Many millions of dollars viii be ex-
pended by the Great Northern Railway
company on construction work in
Washington, Idaho and the province of
British Columbia during 1909 and the
next three years.
The foregoing announcement, made
through official sources, would indicate
that while the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound Railway company and the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company
are forcing entry into what is eonsid-
cred to be Hill s own territory in
Washington, Idaho, Montana and Brit
ish Columbia, the "empire builder
has some new tricks up his sleeve in
an aggressive campaign for supremacy
in the Pacific Northwest
1t is officially announced that line
has been surveyed and that eOnstruc-
ton work viii begin this year on a
road from Spokane, following the Spo-
kane river to Miles, Wash, crossing
the Columbia river at Hellgate and re
Poll river. which il viii follow to Re
public, tapping the big mining region
at Keller, and giving Republic direct
connection with this city.
1t is also given out that work will
begin shortly on a line from Oroville,
near the British Columbia boundary in
the OkanOgan country, north central
Washington TO Brewster, where the
Okanogan river empties into the COlum-
bia. This line will be 90 miles in
length and will be in operation next
summer Leaving Oroville, the road
! follows the west bank of the OkaDOgan
to Riverside, where it crosses to the
, east side, to which bank it elings as
far as Ophir, where it crosses to the
west bank and cuts across the country
to Brewster
The line from Columbia river below
Wenatchee OF the east side Of the
Columbia river, now completed TO
Mansfield. viii have al rails laid
r within a few days, and will next fall
be ready to drain the wheat belt in the
I Waterville district IN central Washing
tonton, where the field will produce
A four and one-haf mile spur ie pro
posed from Douglas to Waterville. The
total length Of the line is 90 miles
Surveys have been made for a line
on the west side Of the Columbia river
from Wenatchee 10 Brewster, approx
mately 60 miles This viii tap an en-
tirely new region. a feet Of steamers
d rs planned for Lake Cheian, which,
/. it Is expected, viii assist in develop
ing the Stehezin mining district, where
copper, silver and gold lodee have beer
found in bodies sufficient 10 encourage
the entrance Of o transportation line.
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and franchise held by the Northern
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