The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-12
Another Railroad
In Mclean County
Great Northern Has Authorized The
Building Of A Line From New
Rockford West

the secretary of state of North Dakota |
a resolution which was passed by the |
| board of directors of the Great North !
ern railway at a recent meeting held Ct
St. Paul. This resolution defines new
railway construction work contemplated
by the Great Northern, which is design
ed to open up new territory.
During the past three months there
have been rumors in railroad circles of
the Great Northern having acquired the
Northern Pacific branch from Caring
| ton to Turtle Lake and that the intention
was to extend this line west and on to
the Missouri river and into Montana.
Later developments however, would indi
cate that the Great Northern will con-
struct its own line commencing at New
Rockford and running in southwest
erly direction entering Mclean county
in Township 149, Range 70, continuing
) through 1880, 1851, 1882, touching
Snake Creek in 148-83 and following the
Snake Creek valley to the Missouri riv-
er. thence west along the river and
) crossing the Missouri near the mouth
OF the Little Missouri. This proposed
railroad building will give Mclean coun
lty an additional railroad mileage of
I about rs miles and will mean the estab
lshment of seven or eight new towns
and the prospect of a city of some
prominence at the crossing Of the big
Muddy above Elbowoods. The building
of this road will also afford railroad ia
ciities for the new settlers who will be
. locating On the Bertlold reservation
and will do much Tor the early devel
: opment OF that part Of the country.
y y After the completion of this line by
y y the, Great Northern it is probable that
y y | the Northern Pacific will then be ex-
y tended from Turtle Lake to the Mis-
y y souri, river and from a junction with
" " the Great Northern. This move does
" " not seem improbable in view Of the
y friendly relation that exist between the
~ Great Northern and the Northern Paci-
n fc.
The resolution adopted by the board
N of directors of the Great Northern is
N as follows: Resolved, that this COM
pany build branch extension of its
N line in the state Of North Dakota and
Montana, the route of which hereby is
N adopted and designated as follows:
OIs Commencing at or near New Rock
70 ford, Eddy county, North Dakota, at a
10 point on the Company's line now under
10 construction known as the Forgo-Sur-
rey Line; thence extending in general
% westerly direction through Eddy, Wells,
O| Sheridan and Mclean Counties, North
Dakota, to point at or near the norther-
OI ly bank of the Missouri river, crossing
the same near the mouth of the Little
OI Missouri river; thence westerly along
,O| the valley of the Little Missouri river
10 and Benny Pierre Greek through Dunn
10 and Mckenzie counties, North Dakota,
10 to the west boundary of said state,
crossing said boundary at some point in
.OI Township l4S north, range los west;
thence in general westerly direction in
,5 the valley of the Benny Pierre Creek
3 across the Yellowstone river along the
= westerly side thereof to connection
with survey heretofore made by this
IS company in the valley of Fox creek, at
$ or near Newton, Dawson county Mon
tana; said line being distance of two
s hundred and fifty-s 1856 miles in the
state of North Dakota and (10) miles
% in the state of Montana, county of
Dawson.
% Resolved, that the president and
% Chief Engineer of this company cause
said route to be surveyed and plated
o and file said plat with the Secretary Of
0 the company and that he proper offic-
o ers of this company be and they are
0 hereby authorized for and on its behalf,
in its name and under its corporate
0 seal, to file in the Offices of the Secre-
taries of the States Of North Dakota
and Montana copy of these resolutions
S and of this record, duly certified, as re-
5 quired by the laws Of such states.
$ We, L. w. Hill president Of the
$ Great Northern Railway company, q
3 Minnesota corporation, and L. E. Katz-
enbach, secretary Of said company, do
o hereby certify that the attached and
foregoing isl true and correct copy Of
y q resolution duly adopted by the Board
of Directors Of said railroad company
at . meeting thereof held at the Office
y of said company il st. Paul, Minnesota,
y on the second day Of March 1912. at
. . which said meeting = majority Of said
y Board Of Directors was present and
y voted for said resolution.
In witness whereof, We have here
unto set our hands and caused TO be