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Show SOMETHING DOING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD Idaho Northern Said to Have Bought One Hundred Miles of Steel. Special to The Tribune. WEISEIt. Ida., Nov :.S. Railroad rumors ru-mors were set afloat In this city by the arrival this afternoon from tho west of J. B. Pbpe, the man who went down the iSalmon river from Salmon City to Its 'confluence with the Snake In a rowboat. He iy ioJd to bo a r. prsseiitatlve of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul railroad, and Is making a thorough survey of the country, supposcdlv In the interest of the road, on bis Journey down the Salmon. He is accompanied by Allan and Sumner Stoncbreaker of SlStes. They are with him here. To Meet Van Riper. L. C. Van Riper, who la said to he working In the. Interest of Janu-s J. mil. and who hrought proceedings to prevent the sto'kboldeis uniting and election of officers of the Pacific A- Idaho Northern: railroad by injunction, or.d who went to Council, the terminus of the road, on a special train Sund.:y, !s expocted to return re-turn h're today and It is surmised that Pope Is hero to consult with him. Pope had a mass of mall at the postofTlce awaiting his arrival. Ho has engaged a room at one of the leading hotels for several sev-eral days for himself and party. Engineer Clark at Work. Another I tol that looks as though a north and BOUth. road Is soon to be a realization real-ization is that Engineer T. A Clark, who Is In the employ of the Paelilc & Idaho Northern. Is now working down the Elttlo Salmon toward Polljck nnd Grangervllle. t'lark has a large force with him and Is eitilppe. for a long trip. He was enmped last Saturday at Hot Springs, about six miles below Meadows, on the Little Salmon. Sal-mon. Purchase cf Steel. It is ulso stated by persons who are acquainted ac-quainted with the Inner Workings Of the Psclflc X- Idaho Northern that that road has purchsaed und paid for 100 mlba of ateel. lo be delivered next spring. With the extension now being made this will be sufficient to make connection with the Northern Pacific. Sensational developments develop-ments are expected In a few days. |