| Show The Oregon Pacific It has been suspected that the Chicago NortKvrestern is interested in the Oregon Pacific and now it is said to be a certainty tatit has advanced 5000000 construct thfetTroad eastward from Albany Five millions should build a great deal of road on the route from the Cascades to Boise as tho road will pass headwaters of the Dcschuttos and sweep around the southern base of the Blue mountains Crossing the Cascades will not be such a difficulty as on some other routes for the foot of Mt Jefferson Jeffer-son mil be reached through an interesting region not at all mountainous The construction con-struction of this transcontinental routo trill open up a new region through taiddlo and eastern Oregon and develop a timbered tim-bered district in tho Cascades that will be of immediate importance to the road when built Thero are gold silver copper and lead mines in the mountains and probably coal lime and iron will be available The country east of the Cascades will become raluablo for agriculture to some extent and whatever its resources may be they II loon become known and be available Ni greater work can be done for Oregon 11dm i the construction of the Oregon Pacific as tho whole stato must feel the benefits to come from that road |
