Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-02
MAP SHOWS
ANOTHER
GREAT LINE
INDICATES ALSO THAT HILL HAS
BECOME THE OWNER OF SOME
MORE SMALL ROADS AND WILL
COMPLETE BIG LINE.

himself had said it. The Hill road
from The Dalles to Medford, Jackson
vile and the coast appears on the
Great Northern map in the COM
panys Oregon booklet.
That the Pacific and Eastern is not
a mere branch line, and that it is a
part of the main line of the Oregon
Trunk, is now an assured fact.
The map is published by the Great
Northern railway, of the Hill system,
and shows clearly the route to be
taken by the Oregon Trunk.
This map shows the railway as
crossing the Columbia short dis
tance above The Dalles from the sta
tion of Clarke on the North Bank
line. From thence it comes south
through Wasco county to its present
terminous at Madras in Cook county.
After that the leader of the heavy
black mark shows the line as unfin-
ished but to extend through Bend
and various other places, crossing the
line of klamath county west of the
Walker range of mountains and in a
valley between the Walker and the
Cascades. 1t traYerses the western
edge of the klamath Indian reserva-
TO the north point of upper klamath
lake and turns west crossing the
portage and thence over the Cascades
short distance north of Mount Pitt
to its present terminous at Butte
Falls from when the leaders cease
and the solid black line indicating a
finished railway extends not only to
Medford but to Jacksonville.
There has been great deal of ru-
mof Of late the Pacific and Eastern
would never build beyond Butte
Falls and that the road would only
be used as logging road to bring
out the timber from that country;
but that it would never be built fur
ther and join that branch Of the
Oregon Trunk known as the Des
Chutes All doubt of the intentions
of Jim Hill in regard to the Pacific
and Eastern are now disposed of and
it is an assured fact that the Pacific
and Eastern is part Of the main line,
and Medford is to be on the main
line.
The route of the Oregon trunk will
be from The Dalles, up the Des
Chutes valley, parelling the Des
Chutes river in many places, then
passing through Madras, Redmond,
Laidlaw. Bead, LaPine and Crescent,
then along the west slope of Walker
range, skirting the western portion
of the Kalamath reservation, passing
the north end of upper klamath lake,
then in a westerly direction passing
Mount Pitt, the Butte Falls, which
makes the tie between Medford and
Portland on the Hill system.
OF the entire Oregon Trunk line
the only two divisions which today
are completed is that portion from
The Dalles to Madras. From Mad
Tas to Butte Falls the line is under
construction or projected, and from
Butte Falls to Medford the line is
completed. The location engineers
of the Des Chutes have made their
final location through the klamath
reservation and up to the north end
of upper klamath lake.
The Pacific and Eastern had two
Oregon Trunk engineers in the field
all last summer. The two men were
Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Cranshaw, both
reputable engineers, and known in
the professional world as first class
men on railroad location. These
two men had large parties of survey
ors in the field between Butte Falls,
the present terminal of the Pacific
and Bas4 ern and upper klamath lake
When the Oregon Trunk shall be
completed from The Dalles to Med
ford it will be one of the best scenic
lines in the country, it will also dc
away with the stiff grades which
have been such a drawback to the
Southern Pacific travel.
The greatest surprise of all
brought out in the late Great North
ern map is the fact that it shows the
Hill system complete from Butte
Falls to Jacksonville. The line is not
shown as projected from Medford to
Jacksonville, but as completed, and
since there is only one railway IN
operation at present between Med
ford and Jacksonville, the natural
conclusion is that Hill is now the
owner of the Rogue River Valley
railroad, commonly known as the
Barnum road. All circumstances
point to the fact that the road Il
either owned or at least under bopt
by the Hill system. During the las
six months there has been great ac
tiyity on the Barnum Line. new
motor car is one of the features
Another display of suddenly awak
ened energy Is the fact that recon
naisence was made from jackson
Vile to Ruch in the Applegate valley
During the spring of 1909 Presi
dent Barnum released the mortgag
for 81, ,vOO on the railroad.
The mortgage had been in efec
4. since 1901, when Mr.. Barnum pur
chased the road from Hunneyman D'
Hart & company, and had continues
to stand against the road until tn
spring of 1909, period of nearly min
years.
gage seems to be perfectly reason
able procedure, since it would CIV
the corporation a clear and unques
tionable ownership Of the road.
This article is not based on an
wild rumors nor tips from any on
of the would-be wise ones, but IL
authentic. and according to the lates
news from the headquarters of tn
Hill system. Any person wishin
satisfaction of the facts can be salts
fied by calling at the office OF In
Medford Sun, where the map an
booklet embodying the greater pai
of this information will be gladi
shown.
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