The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-05-08

much closer touch with Spokane the
center of the Inland Empire; with the
Palouse and Walla Walla regions, and
with Lewiston and the country tribu-
tary to the snake and Clearwater
Rivers.
This part of the United States lies
between the Cascade Mountains on
the west, and the Bitter Root Noun
tains on the east and is great area
where 50,O0O,000 bushels of wheat are
produced annually, and where there
are many active business enterprises
now, and opportunity for more.
When Lewis and Clark made their
trip from the Mississippi Valley to
the Pacific coast, they tried to follow
the lines Of the least resistance by
way Of the Missouri River to its head
waters, thence over the Rocky Noun
tains by the last trails known to the
native Indians; to the headwaters of
streams that are tributaries Of the
Columbia River; thence down the
Clearwater and Snake Rivers to the
mouth Of the mighty Columbia.
The Northern Pacific Railway, in
its original plans, contemplated line
to Puget Sound over the Cascade
range. which was built, and also a
line down the Columbia River about
where the new Spokane, Portland &
Seattle road now goes. In the year
1905, the construction of that part OF
the new road from near Pasco to Van
couver was begun, and this road has
been constructed with a maximum
grade Of only 2 of 1 per cent between
Pasco and Portland. The same grade
is used eastwardly from Pasco 26.Os
miles from which point the line tc
Spokane DIVORCES, and on this to
maximum curative on the line is
only degrees and the road Is built
in the most modern first-class manner
with S5-pound steel rails, heavy bal
last and adequate facilities OF all kinds
so that as the country grows, the road
will be in position to transport very
large volume OF business.
The great bridges over the William
cite and Columbia Rivers which fur-
nish an entrance to Portland for the
Northern Pacific from Seattle to Ia
coma, thus avoiding the ferry used
4 for more than thirty years, and also
affording an entrance for the new
North Bank road from the East, are
among the largest bridges In this
country. They are double tracked
throughout.
The Astoria & Columbia Rivers
Railroad is part of the Spokane
Portland & Seattle Railway System
and through that, there is an outle'
to the Astoria and Seaside resorts In
that vicinity furnishing very direct
route from the interior to the Pacific
Coast which. as population increases
will be a great advent to the seekers
. after health and pleasure during the
tsummer season.
[ The scenery all the way from Lew
iston and Charleston down the Snak'
{ and then down the Columbia River !
{ unsurpassed, and the building of thi
road will bring more forcibly befor'
the public than ever, the magnificenc'
}. of the mighty Columbia River and 1T
, tributaries.
The completion of the North Banl
/ road, with its connections with tn
: Great Northern and Northern Pacih'
3 and through them with the Burlington
and Colorado & Southern road
adds greatly to the transportation ia
cilities of the country and places tn
9 Columbia River basin and the Inlan'
Empire in much closer touch thai
: ever before with the territory east 0
3 the Rocky Mountains, as far as CHI
cago and Saint Lotus, and south to tn
j Gulf Of Mexico.
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