The Madras Pioneer
MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, QQTOBGR CI. 1909.
NO. 10
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SIDINGS AND GRADES
ARE ESTABLISHED
More Preliminary Surveys
Made South Of
Madras
HEAD OFFICIALS VISIT
MADRAS AND BEND
Construction Will Follow Berpagftent
Location Of Hill Line Engliftt
Fremont Crane Again
Stationed Here
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than wo have on our lists, Pleuse
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Winter's Supplies
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MADRAS, OREGON
Oregon Trunk activity is very marked
and encouraging in this vicinity with
two surveying crews in Madras nnd vis
its every few days from head officials.
President John F. Stevens and George
A. Kyle, Chief Engineer, arrived in
Madras Friday evening, remained here
until Saturday afternoon, when they
went to Bend, returning to Madras Sun
day evening and next morning departed;
going North.
It is understood Messrs. Stevens and
Kyle's visit to this place had to do with
establithing the grade on R portion of
the line in Madras and Also, just South
of town, and from appearances they
were also giving directions about the
location ol sidings and instructions con
cerning the station grounds to be laid
out at this place. Engineer Rierdon's
crew spent a portion of the week run
ning preliminary lines South of town,
while Engineer Fremont Crane and his
surveyors, who arrived last xnureaay,
have started the permanent location of
the Hill line down Willow Creek gorge.
Mr. Crane was located nt Madras for
several months last Fall while making
a survey for the Oregon Trunk down
Willow Creek to the mouth of Trout
and the permanent location upon which
he is now employed will bo practically
upon the same line. Since leaving Mad
ras Mr. Crane has spent a considerable
portion of the time in the lower Des
chutes canyon making locations.
Engineer T. N. Hanford, who was em
ployed ubout a year ago making a pre
liminary survey for the Harriman road
up the Deschutes canyon as far as the
mouth of Trout Creek, is at present
making the final location over the same
line which will bo followed by cross
sectioning. It is given out that construction work
will start on the IIIU line in this section
just as soon as cross-sectioning is com
menced and locations for construction
camps are made. Difficulty of access to
the canyons where camps are to be loca
ted will retard operations slightly, as in
some cases wagon roads will have to be
constructed in order to place supplies
where needed. "The mills of the gods
grind Blowly," and it takes time to build
a railroad, but tho feverish anxiety of
tho peoplo in this section will only be
quieted when they seo actual construc
tion commence in this locality.
Whilo Madras is named as the osten
sible terminUB of tho Hill road, prelim
ary surveys are being made South of
this place to determine tho grade nec
essary to get out of Willow Creek basin,
which it is understood will bo estab
lished at about 1.3. Even with the ex
tension of tho Oregon Trunk South of
tliis place, however, Madras will proba
bly have enjoyed the privileges and
prestige of a terminus long enough to
establish her claim as tho only "gate
way to Central Oregon."
STEVENS WILL BUILD
OREGON TRUNIN LINE
Refuses Presidency Of North Bank
Will Kept Busy On Oen
tret Oregon Line
John F. Stevens' own desiro to prose
cute the building of tho Oregon Trunk
Lltie into Middle Oregon With the great
tot UUpatch tXHMibls is given on the beat
authority as the reason for 1U deponing
the offer to take tho nresjdeqcy of (hp
North Bank railroad, whiph wag tpp
dercd to him by James J. during
his recent (rip, E-ast. Jteveps was ihp
man picked for this position when yreg
Ident Erapcis B. Clarke handed, in, his
resignation tho last part of August, at
tho tliflp when Mr. Clark's physicians
told, him hp must give up all thought of
dojng any aptive work for a long time to
come, ( pot permanently, says the Fort
land Telegram.
Shorty alter Mr. Clarke resigned Mr,
Stevpns went East and had a conference
with Mr. Hill in reference to tho situar
tjon in Central Oregon, as well as cdn
ocrping tho future, of the North Bank,
road. It was at this time, so it is as
sorted, that Mr. Hill urged Steyens to
take President Clarke's position, but
Stevens demurred, maintaining that he
would have his hands full for some time
to come in constructing the Oregon
Trunk Line. It is beyond denial that
Mr. Hili aelced Stevens to withhold his
final decision for a few daye, but the
great constructionist was firm and de
clined the additional honor.
OREGON TRUNK NOT
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
Menu Opportunities For Extension In
Oregon And Will Not Build
Any Beyond
St. Paul, Minn.. Oct. 13 J. J. Hill to
day denied that the Great Northern
Railway was trying to enter Harriman
territory in California by extending the
Oregon Trunk Line to San Francisco
He also denied that during his visit in
New York there had been a conference
of railway magnates, attended by him
and J. P. Morgan and by Harriman and
Hawley representatives.
"Aly yUU was connected only with
business relating to our company," he
sad, "AH that I saw of Mr. Morgan
was a. short personal call, and we did
not discuss Mr. Hawley's plans at any
time, Mr. Hawley is an energetic rail
road organizer and, if he deeires to con
nect several of his roads into one sys
tem, I cannot Bee why I should object
or approve."
The stories published along the Pacific
Coast that the Oregon Trunk Line prd-
poses to build into San Francisco were
emphatically denied by Mr. HilL
"All the building tho line will do will
ue in uregon, saiu ne. "mere is
plenty of room for new feeders in that
state and tho mileage which we expect
to add to the system will be confined to
that state. We have no intention of
entering California."
ORECON TRUNK LETS
CONTRACT FOR MATERIAL
Prineville Journal
Another clincher in support of the
announcement that the Hill road into
the Deschutes Valley is to be rushed to
completion, comes this w;ek in the form
of the letting of a contract for sawing
and delivery of 8,000,000 feet of bridge
timbers along tho company's right ol
way in this county.
This week M. Topliff & Co. purchased
a umber claim on upper Willow Creek
and at once entered into a contract
with Lou Hamilton for logging the tim
ber and delivering it at the mill site on
the claim, 10,000 feet -per day for the
first few weeks and 25,000 feet daily
thereafter until 3,000,000 feet have been
delivered.
Tho machinery for the sawmill, a big
steam outfit, ia now on the way in from
Shaniko, and no time will be lost by the
new company in putting it in operation.
Tho timbers are to be from 14 to 20 feet
in length. Tho contract nrovldna fn
their delivery at any point alone the
Oregon Trunk Line right of way.
HARRIMAN RESUMES DESCHUTES FICHT
Washington, Oct. 18. The Deschutes
Railroad Company filed a motion for a
review of the decision of tho Interior
Department, rendered September 8. re
jecting its map of section 3 of its road
up the Deschutes canyon. Tho Orecon
Trunk Lln is given 30 days to make an
swer to this
coes to the
Hill Ur To Bridge Colum
bia River At Col
COMPLETE RflAO TO
MADRAS IN 18 MONTH!
TralnsMust Bp punolnflThr.ou'ghF'rQrn.
Portland By April 1, 19IJ rCon
structlop. Ij Pushed,
Several Oregon Truqk sprvy parties,
are np;y working along tho Columbia
River between Celilo and The Dalles
seeking the mast practicable point at
which to bridge (he river, says Sunday's,
Qregonian.
While it has been supposed ever since,
it became known that the Great North
ern was behind tho Oregon Trunk Lina
that a bridge connection across the Co
lumbia would be made with th,P Ifprtli
Bank road, the first admission that such
was the plan was made at the Oregon
Trunk Line offices yesterday.
The Oregon Trunk's survey has now
been lppated from, tho nqoqth of the
Deschutes down tho Pqlumbfa for a dis
tance of several miles. The original
survey came out of the Deschutes can
yon about the level of the present 0. R,
& N. main line. In order to get over
the Government and Moody dam sitest
in the Deschutes canyon, the 'lino has
been relocated higher up the bonk and
now leaVea the mouth of the Deschutes
at a point about 70 feet above the 0. R.
& N. main line. Soutlb of the present
O. R. & N. bridge across the Deschutes
about halt a milea promontory will bo
tunneled- Workmen aro now boring
this tjinpel which is to be about 800 feet
long.
Paralleling the Q R. fc N. Southward '
for several milps the Oregon Trunk Lino
is hiuher up the cliffs of the Columbia,
River gorge, gradually droppipg nnti
approximately the level of the Q. R. i
N. is reached near Qelilo. Tho selec
tion of tho bridge site is a difficult matt
ter, as the current of the Columbia ia
swift in that locality and systematlQ
soundings must be made.
While the point of the crossing of thq
Columbia has not been definitely deter
mined, it i now thought likely tho
bridge will be located either noar Celilo
or what is known as Five-Mile Run.
Itis the intention of the Oregon Trunk
builders tor have the road completed and
in operation to Madras within eighteen
months, or about April 1, 1011. Tho
Columbia bridge will be about one year
in building, and it is the expectation
Unit it will be completed so that trains
can run through between Portlaud and
Madras wltu the completion of the road
up the Deschutes.
In the Deschutes canyon speed in con-
st ruction work is being given strona
consideration. It is probable that, in
order to complete the road within 18
months, the lino will avoid, tempora
rily, tunnels that would reduce tho
curves, in other words, extensive rock
vr tunnel work will not be permitted to
delay the completion of the line if such '
work can bo avoided and still a good
line ostnbliehed. Subsequently,' tunnels
that will straighten the line and reduco
cost of operation, hut 'which to build
now would delny opening the road, will
te constructed.
The length of the road when com
pleted to Madras will be 109 miles. In
the meantime, surveying, and perhapH
construction work beyond Madras will
continue, ahd the road will bo extended
as conditions warrant.
Counting surveying crews,- adminis
tration forces and laborers, about 2000
men are now at work along the line of
construction. Tho forces are being add
ed to daily.
COMPROMISE MADE IN
bunuKmnAiiun ovnT
flmched be-
a decision.
SIAIfc KAIbcS RRiUE BF LAMD.
Salem, Or., Out'? 11. At a meeting rf
the State Land Ronnl tmtnv u ,.
cldwi to fnerettBe the price of indemnity
Selection land from $8.75 to $10 an acre.
Tho state still owns about 00,000 ucreB
of this class of land; The now nrloA
goes into effect ,t oncei
way
cueo
at thepreBent
A compromise has been
i V " ,2 t,,e Deschutes
uniiroatl Company ft regard to the con
demnation prorygodlnna brounl.t
.iimuuu "iampany for right of
thromj'yfi.o mx 0 Mr. Ellis. Tho
i motion before tho questlj" "V'e
Secret nf 1B rttl "n of the circuit court.
wiwrar ior P. E. Worthington, acting Us agent for
wiu ivvovinuiuo iiHiiroau uo,, agreed to
give Mr. Ellis $325 for right of way and
the damage done to his property, be
sides agreeing to pay the expense of the
condemnation salt as far as they had
b?en,M?,rr,led Including tho expensoor
Mr. Ellis' attorney's fees.
While this Settlement hardly recom
penees Mr, Ellis for thp damage dono '
his farm, he deemed It advisable to ac
cede to these terras ruther thancarh
tho controversy further, JV