Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-20
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FOR CANlAD| GULF
ROAD ACROSS STATE

Great Northern Extension From
Dickinson, n. D., to Rapid
City.
Dickinson. N. D., Feb. 7.-PeoplA
in southeastern North Dakota are
+ greatly pleased over what ID known
As the proposed extension of Great
( Northern, 500 Line and Northern Pa
cine branch lines through that coun-
try, but not until this. week was II
known that promoters of proposed
new railroad to he called the Dakota.
Canadian and Gulf railway had men
in the field.
The new road. according to the blue
prints has been surveyed between the
main line terminals at Portal, N. D.,
veyed distance found to be 400.S7 miles,
divided as follows: Portal to Dickin-
son, 1851 miles; Dickinson to Rapid
City. 2a4.9 miles. The blue prints also
show what IL to be known as the Mott,
Lennon and LeBeau branch OF the
leaving the Portal Dickinson Rapid
City main line II miles south Of Dick
inson with a mileage of 22l.S. viz:
From the Junction to Lennon 82.5
miles; from Lennon to LeBeau 1898
miles.
South Of Dickinson. the Portal-Dick-
inson- Rapid City runs due south ii
miles to a Junction with the Mott Lem
smon-LeBeau branch. From the juno
ton the main line continues south
three townships and crosses the Chi
cago. Milwaukee Il st. Paul New Eng
land branch at or near Havelock and
the coast extension Of the Milwaukee
N on - yrvNss a
southerly direction across % Townships,
not varying more than 1--we miles east
or west until Box Elder creek in
South Dakota, Just north of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Chamber
lain to Rapid City extension is reach
co, Where the line turns and runs west
j Two townships. to Rapid City. ter
minal point on four railways, namely,
two lines of the Northwestern. the
Burlington and the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul.
Preliminary Steps.
The promoters Of the Dakota. Cana.
Qlan u Gull having taken the neces-
sary preliminary steps at large ex-
pense and owning the franchises etc.
q the Dakota Southern railway. au-
s thorixtng construction Of railway lines
In western North ard south Dakota.
Wnlch they purpose to take over In
organisation OF the contemplated new
lines In this section, expect to soon
call public meetings at various points
along the line Of their survey, with a
view Of getting the cooperation OF
Tesidenta along the proposed railway
who are to be benefited by its con-
struction.
contractors are on record to the
effect that they will build one mile
q Grade per day. This with an early
s l would hnish. Of the main line
contemplated, the stretch from the 500
Ane connection at the Missouri river
70 Bucyrus on the Chicago. milwaukee,
= = ~. Paul by September 1. 1913. "A
New York contracting firm offers to
s0ulid the SEPT miles Of new road COM
spiete. ready for the rolling stock, With
q N ~ months from May 1, 1913.
Rapid CITY. $. b, Feb. 17.--with the
revival of talk about the building Of !,
railroad from this city north To Dick
aslson. Is. D., is told an anecdote Of
the late Francis HI Clarke, who came
here from Minneapolis about 20 Years
eso and Tor time practiced law.
at Coas Bay, Ore. about two years
W hen here the northern railroad was
under discussion one evening, and Mr..
i Clarke taking map Of South Dakota.
placed upon II q ruler SO that il in
Rapid City and Dickinson. N. %.
There, he said that Is the course
the proposed railroad will follow. It
VIII be built by Minneapolis and St.
Paul capital and IL 1t is not completed
before. It will be ready for traffic by
tne time the Panama canal is dug"
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