The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-12-18

route of the Spokane, Interstate &
Wallace railroad in the Occur d'Alene
land Office is regarded in that city as
indicative of the speedy construction
Of the line.
The plat covers that portion of the
line not embraced in the national for
est reserve-the first IL miles south
easterly from Coeur d'Alene City,
thence skipping some 20 miles across
the forest reserve, and running 10
miles to Wallace.
The accompanying statement on the
map filed in the land Office is signed by
A. ]. Devlin, vice president and Will
liam ]. Hail. secretary Of the above
named company. The statement and
description of the route are as fol-
lows:
Route in Detail.
beginning at station 1886, which
Is the northwest corner section H.,
Township so north, range 3 W., B. M,
in Kootenai county, Idaho; thence
running north So degrees 20 minutes
east to station 1O9-5s Occur d'Alene
City corporate limits; thence running
southerly and easterly along the north
656-10, whence northwest corner Sec
ton 4, township 49 north, ranges2 w.
B. M. bears north 672 feet; thence
continuing easterly and southeasterly
through the northern division of Coeur
d'Alene National forest to station 49,
40, whence northwest corner section 4,
township 40 north, range 2 W., B. NJ
bears north 2490 feet, length Of 1913
miles.
"Also beginning at station 2O46-7O
whence the southeast corner section
80, township 40 north, range E., B.
NJ. bears south 1890 feet (Shoshone
county, Idaho) thence running in an
easterly and southeasterly direction to
station 2S94-S0, corporate limits Of the
city of Wallace, Idaho; thence con-
tinuing southeasterly to station 1884
So, whence the south corner section
q, township 4S north, range E., B.
M. bears south 5S degrees As minutes
east distance of 1850 feet-a length
of 1905 miles.
"This map has been prepared to be
filed in order to obtain the benefits of
the act of congress approved March 3,
1875, entitled An act granting rail-
roads the right Of way through public
lands Of the United States.'"
Coeur d'AIene to Wallace, so Miles.
The distance by this line from Occur
d'Alene to Wallace, by the map, is ap-
parently little less than that be-
tween Wallace and Harrison by the
O.-W. r. & N. railroad. that is, less
than so miles. BY this line the dis
tance between Wallace and Spokane
would be reduced to very little over
80 miles.
The route from Coeur d'Alene Is
around the lake to Wolf Lodge, UP
Cedar creek, over the divide and
through Fourth of July canyon, thence
up the Occur d'Alene river and South
Fork to Wallace. 1t is said to be u
very practical and direct route and to
involve no engineering difficulties
whatever.
The filing of this map of definite
route at this time preserves the rights
acquired some years ago by the Spo-
kane, Interstate & Wallace company.
The supposition of course is that one
of the strong railroad companies is
behind the move.
May ee Northern Pacific.
To a man Of good ordinary sense
who knows something Of the resources
of the country and can measure dis
tances, a look at the map would con-
vince him at first glance that the Nor
thern Pacific was going to shorten it's
route across the continent to the ex-
tent of 70 or 80 miles by building
stretch Of just about 50 miles. But
this has appeared to be reasonable
thing to do for the past 25 or 80 years.
50 there is no special reason for ex-
pecting It at this time more than In
the past except that the near approach
to completion of the Panama canal
seems to cause all transcontinental
railroads to seek to shorten routes and
lessen grades and generally prepare to
handle business cheaper.
Milwaukee Probable.
But the new life Of the Spokane, In
terstate & Wallace railroad may mean
nothing to the Northern Pacific. The
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road is on three sides of the Occur
d'Alenes--east, west and south, and
not very far away in any direction. It's
heavy expenditures and big improve
ments at Coeur d'Alene City have in
dicated that 1t expected to build fur
ther east. There Is business for the
Milwaukee railroad in the Occur
d'Alene mines. In addition to share
of the heavy local business by build
ing to Wallace, this line would be but
20 miles from its present main line on
the st. Joe river. The route south
east from wallace over the Placer
creek divide Is known to be entirely
practical. This stretch Of 20 miles Of
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