The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-30

miles, and rails are laid as far as
Sanger. twenty-six miles north OF Man
dan. about opposite Wilton, and the
line will no doubt be completed TO
Stanton soon. Stanton is nearly oppo-
site Washburn on the Missouri river.
This branch passes through Fort Clark,
on the Missouri famous as the winter
ing place OF the explorers Lewis and
Clark. and Fort Clark win be the name
of the station at that point. There win
be several good new towns, all trfbu-
tary to Bismarck wholesale houses.
This is Mercer county's first railroad
From stanton the line will be extended
ND the Missouri river to meet the
branch that was recently built from
CHendive, Mont. down the Yellowstone
river to Sidney, Mont, and viii thus
complete the so-called Missouri River
water Level line or All River route
Another extension will be built west
from stanton up the Knife river to
Mnninga, the county seat or Dunn
county. Those extensions will tap the
Fort BerthoId reservation, OF which
mention was hereinbefore made and
will develop new territory by bringing
much needed railroad facilities to the
counties Of Mercer, Dunn and McKen-
zia. which have heretofore been with
out railroads.
Good Building Territory.
The past few years the old time
ranchers In these counties have been
steadily driven back by the thrush Of
hornesteaders, and the latter are de-
nnanhins an outlet for the shipment OF
their crops more easily than by boats
on the Missouri river. The 500. the
MiIwaulee and the Northern Pacific all
have their eyes on the territory west
OF the Missouri, thus occupied py
railroads, and the opening of the Fort
Berthoid reservation. part or which 10
on each side of the river, has quickened
their interest and all three have had
surveyors in the field. The Northern
pacific has already done some grading
ON the reservation. east OF the river, on
an extension of it's Carrtngton-Turtie
Lake branch TO Elbowoods.
Another expected extension Of the
Northern Pacific is that Of It's ODeron-
Edmond branch In Benson county, 70
Towner in McHenry county. 4 survey
was made last year. crossing the
Drake-D Devils Lake Fordville cutoff OF
the 500 at q point fourteen miles south
OF Rugby. IN Pierce county, thus. with
the Great Northern's Targo-New ROCK
ford Minot cutoff further south making
three new lines clear across Pierce
county.
Az 10 the Mi1waulSee.
while the Chicago, milwaukee q Put
get Sound railway, Familiarity known
a. the Milwaukee. and sometimes as
tina sc Paul has not as much mileage
In North Dakota as any OF the three
railroads already mentioned, yet II 10
ambitious to get share OF the rich
territory OF this state. and has recently
been active In building and is now
active IN planning new lines.
In 1910 tho Milwaukee completed .
branch from Mclaughlin. s. D., on its
transcontinental line northward into
NORTH Dakota. across the Standing
rock reservation. which was opened
last year, then westward. close to the
CannonbaIl branch Of the Northern
Pacifc, TO Mott and on west TO New
England. This branch was opened 70
traffic late last fall. It 10 about lSs
miles from where II enters North Da-
kota to It's present terminus ct New
England. 1t runs through Morton and
Heftinger counties and Ia parallel 20
and about twenty-five miles distant
from the Milwaukee's main line. or
coast line, which cuts through the
counties OF Adams and Bowman IL the
southwest corner OF North Dakots,
running from Lennon. 8. ID, 70 Mont-
line. On the North Dakota Montana
Boundary.
North Dakota stations on this new
Cannonba1l branch OF the Milwaukee
are selfrsdge Ton the raservation1,
Chadrick, Shielda Raleigh Cat the
crossing OF the old Bismarck Black
Hills traii). Brisbane. Leith, New LeIp-
xle. Bentley, Liberty. Watercus, Mott,