Show NORTHERN PACIFIC LETS BI BIG CONTRACT Purpose Appears to Be to Head Off Of C. C M. M St. St st P. P In Northern Line Republican Special Service Helena Mont Moni July 30 The Th The Northern North North- em ern rn Pacific ha has let a n contract to Shop Shep- at Co for tho ho building of a a. new newline newline line lne over thus tho Hoel Rocky Mountains west wesl from this oI city presumably for Cor the purpose pur pur- pose Ilose of oC heading off ihn tho Chicago Mu- Mu 11 waukee St. St t Paul which C evidently purposes tapping Helena on I Its lIne HUP from rom L Lombard to Garrison Carrison on The route roule over o tho the mountains mountain will he b by way vay of oC McDonald Pass and arid will wi result Inthe inthe In Inthe the abandonment of or Mullan tunnel the longest on the the Northern Pacific s 8 tens tem ter Tho The new now line lino will wi result In Iii a saving of oC ten miles mies between Helena I and EI ton and wi require the tho building of o only a short hort tunnel at the 1 summit of the divide I |