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THE WEST SHORE.
M
ay. 1883.
01' K RAILROADS.
Mr. Villard gave assurance thai I he Cascades
. . . . .... . ditmon. runnine from t lacoma across the
A brief um i ary of the lines of railroad alreany ' ...... , . ,
, . , , . mountains to Eastern W ashington and connecting
constructed or in process of comp etion, as well as ... ... . , , .
, ... , , , , 1 with the main line somewhere near the mouth of
new roods upon which work hat just been Com- . , . , , , ,
, ... , , . . .Snake river, would be commenced al once and
nwnced, or which are projected for the near future, 1 , . .
U. UAU iii!cicl.i.g aiJ laiuanc to thote . , ...
... , . . considered of great importance by the two sections
who desire to know the transportation faculties ; . . r
... ... of Wathlntrlnn Territory. Hp altn tiriinn.rl tn
eniovrd !v the various sections of the nonhwnt
During the recent visit of Mr. Villard we received
assurances from that gentleman that work now
under way will be completed at the earliest possi
ble moment, and that new lines to be commenced
at various points will lie pushed ahead with
undiminished energy. In the first place it must
le understood that the roads now built in Oregon
ml Washington are under the control of the same
management, and are operated harmoniously upon
one great plan for the development of the country.
WEATF.RK OkF.UON.
K'ids now run from Portland up loth sides of
the Willamette river as follows : On the east
side the main line of the Oregon & California
build a line from Seattle throunh the Green rive
coal n.ines to a connection with the Cascades
division, thus giving Seattle an equal interest with
new lacoma in the road across the mountains.
A narrow gauge road runs from Tenino, south
of New Tacoma, to Olympia, and a road from the
latter city, or some other point on the sound, to
run through the Chetulis country to Gray's
harbor, is promised for the near future. Another
projected line is from Vancouver, into the country
norm 01 tne Columbia, with a possible extension
to Puget sound.
EASTERN OREUOK.
The 0. R. & N. Co., running up the south
v , u vailioillia J v. at. u. 11. u., miming up ine soutn
passes through Oregon City, Salem, Albany n"l the Columbia and passing through The
(where a thorl liranrh mm mil In 1 .- I IiaIIm mnnivlt tVi turn : .. c r 1...
(where a short branch runs out to 1-el anoni.
Ilarnsljurg, Kugene City, and Koseburg, a dis
tance 01 joo miles. This is the road now being
Dalles, connects the two sections of Oretron lvinir
on opposite sides of the Cascade mountain.
I A' Umatilla the Baker City branch strikes off to
, ,, lmw ocmg ; mc uaitei v,nv orancn strikes on to
extended to 1 junction with the Central Pacific at the southeast, passing through Pendleton and
the California line, giving a through route to .San the Blue mountains. This is now completed to
Francisco. It has already progressed as far as the summit, and will reach Biker City and the
- uj nines irom mourn 01 curni river early in 1884. At the
Portland, anil will U..,. .... ... I . .. . .. . ...
Portland, and will reach Rogue riser valley this
fall. The conneclion will be completed by
August, 1884. A narrow gauge road beloneinr
latter place it will then form a junction with the
uregon Short Line, and a new through route
irom the east will then be opened. At Pendle
1 .1 n t t. v r s'"1 " ""' x openea. At rendle-
o the O. R.& N. Co. runs pantile! with this ton a branch line will run up the western base of
lint? fur nutftw m l.. .L- u:o I ., r
. ' """""eiie vaney, ine mountains to Walla Walla, passine Center-
tappmg the country ,0 the east of it. v,He, Weston and Milton. This i, now part.ally
On the west de of the nver the O. C. ha. . built, and will reach Pendleton in good time
division running from Portland, through Forest
to - .0 Co, Krom wJST nTl - .,. .
van.s. An extension from that point to a junction m.1 i v 11 , . . e ns
...h the main line southof HarLurghu re T F Vl '
s p. .....7 ,0 jexas l-erry on Snake river
ien commenced and will be finished this vear
i ne u. s. n, co, has a narrow gauge di.
vision running to poind in the valley lying west of
this line.
A road is contemplated to run from Forest Grove
cross the mountains to Astoria, and engineers
re now in the Held looking into the feasibility of
, the route and the resources of the country through
hnh it will pau. This road is greatly desired
by Astoria, a. i, will give that city direct and in.
dependent rail connection with the Willamette
valley.
An Indecent line is Wing constructed from
Conralli. lo th. cow ,t Yaquina bay, and effort.
being made to build one f,um R0lcburg to
I on ly,
At Portland . bridge b lo be thrown .cos, the
illame... . .Ho, .,, U the eut We to
Sf ,",,,E,',nd depot. The Northern
I .csfsc is building down the west side of the rim
o point on the Columbia opposite Kalama,
ber. . Urge tVrry w, U established. ThU
. becmpleted in Sep.emW, and will unite
I uget sound and IWtUnd by rail
WKSTIRN WASIIINUTaN.
nd bo-t ther. .as, ,0 P.sal.up v.l .?
Or Usnado cornea, Fm VU it
U.eodedtoSe.ttle.andwillreJhth.,
it may I extended to Lewiston, Idaho, sometime
in the luture. A narrow pauw r.A r.
c ""'nu uuin
Walla Walla into the country southeast of that
city.
The Northern Pacific begins at Wallula and
nms northeast, through Sprague, Cheney and
Spokane Falls, to Pend d'Oreille lake, in Idaho.
From Palouse-Junction, . short distance north of
Snake river, . branch is being constructed into
the I. oUse region, reaching Colfax, Palouse
uiy, '"mington and Moscow. This will be
completed in . few month,. A road from
Wue, or some other point on the main ,.
l ...odouU bebuil, 'rd into the Big
Bend country. K
Mr. Villaid asserted at Spokane Falls, that
bunc line, would u built in various di, o
from that cy. One certajn to be constructed
lulia Tv 10 Ke,lleFon the Cc-
mbi., where i, wi connect . fc
'ough the Colvllleand Kootenai ,cZll
, lle- ,A """W build the road between
he nver and lake and operate the line of
R'nt b, the legislature of British Columbia.
The Wkima country will be opened up by the
Cuc.de. .vision of the Northern P.ci( 2
E;cnof,.nd,postlbIy1,ylhe J
MONTANA.
The crrat Norihern Pacific runs from Vm
d'Oreille lake southed. , y , MissouU-
up the Hellgate and ..ver the k.ly
t.iina to Helena and fWernan ; thence - '
the llelt mountains to Livingston; thenr
follows down the Yellowstone valley, throM,
Billings and Miles City, to Glendive ; and there
leaves the river and strikes off into Dakota and
Minnesota. The road is conpleted nearly to
Missoula on the west and Helen on the east, and
will be entirely finished by the first of Septem
ber. This Vill open the first throimh .ll.n
route between Portland and the east
At Missoula a branch is proiected un ik. n:.
r "
ter Root valley, which will no doubt soon be
punt. .
At Helena a road down the Missouri to Fort
Benton will probabley be constructed hpfni. I,.
Efforts are now being made to that end.
At Livingston a branch lire
-fc Ufa
Yellowstone to National Park has aln-adv h.
commenced, and will be completed in July.
At Billings a line is projected to Fort Benton.
running through the Musselshell country. Con
tract has been let for fifty miles of this road, to
be constructed this year, reachinir valuable cml
fields.
The Utah aqd Northern narrow mum road
runs north from Ogden, Utah, to Butte City and
Deer Lodge, a distance of 418 miles, and will be
extended to connect with the Northern Pacific at
the mouth of Little Blackloot river. Three rails
will be laid between Butte Citv and Little Black-
foot, and between the latter point and Helena.
thus permitting both narrow and standard gauge
cars to reach Helena and Butte City.
IDAHO. '
Southern Idaho is beinp' ooened uo bv tbe
o r t
Oregon Short Line, running west from the Union
l'acihc at Graneer. Wvominp. It is already
completed to Shoshone, from which branch is
being constructed up Wood river to open that
celebrated mining region, and which will be com-'
pieted in a few weeks. From Shoshone the road
is being extended westward to the mouth of
Burnt liver, to make the connection with the
Baker City branch of the O. R. t N. Co., pn
viously mentioned. It is generally supposed that
this line will be extended down Snake river to Lew.
iston. and arrnu Fatrn Wachlnirlnn and the 1
Cascades to some point on Puget sound ) bat
that is a matter of extreme uncertainty.
The Idaho and Oreeon R. R. Co. bas been
organized to build a road from Boise City, to con
nect with the O. S. L nd 0. R. & N. Co. at
the mouth of Burnt river.
OTHER PROJECTS.
The Central PflfiA. l.as nnnnnnmt tVlfll It DrO
poses to build at tome, future time line from
Vinnmnf.A Ma.i.a. 1 ... ty PnlnmbiS
.IV iauo, uuiiuhwu w wv
river, with a branch extending into Idaho nd
the Wood river county.
Th r.rn vat nrnlected
--sms aiiu VlVUIIf vvuavu I
to run from Reno, Nevada, to Willamette valk
has hnili l.u. M.. n.tK lVm Pnn anil be
m .s. v units uuitu iiuiu -
come bankrupt It it very doubtful about tht
completion of the line for a long time.
TriM . .i :i .J .rtt none
"v. -ib uiauy uinci iiiiuuu iwj-i
of which have yet assumed a tangible form, but
are liable to materialize at any time.