class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">217 —Walla Walla, 217.

  Branches and Routes for the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway 218  

Railroad branches, 218 —The Palouse country, 219 —Arguments for the Palouse branch, 220 —Manitoba railroad, 220.

  SUPPLEMENTARY CHAPTER, GIVING LATEST INFORMATION 222  

Rapid growth of Seattle and Spokane Falls, 222 —Change in the location of the railroad, 222.

  Report from F. H. Whitworth, Esq., Civil and Mining Engineer on Seattle, Etc. 223  

Population of Seattle, 224 —New manufacturing establishments, 224 —New steamers, 224 —The iron company at work, 225 —Coking coals, 225 —New discoveries of iron ore, 227 —Lumber business growing, 228 —Population and freights increasing, 228 —Labor strike at Gilman Mine, 228 —Gilman coal seams, 229 —Progress of the West Coast Railroad, 229 —Resources of the country along the new line across Cady's Pass, 230 —Progress in building the road, 231 —Cable Railway in Seattle, 231 —Southern Pacific Railroad supposed to be coming to Seattle Harbor, 231.

  Report from E. A. Routhe, Esq., Concerning Spokane Falls, Etc. 232  

Growth of Spokane Falls, 232 —Prodigious development of the mining interest, 233.

  Report from Paul F. Mohr, Esq., Concerning the Cady's Pass and Wenatchie Route 234   I. Engineering Features 234  

Engineering details of the new route, 234.

  II. Resources 236  

Mr. Mohr's account of the resources of the new route, 236.

  III. Scenery 238

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