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Milwaukee Puget Sound Extension and Wallula Pacific Railroad Plan
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul directors approve a costed Pacific Coast extension from Evarts to Seattle and Tacoma with a double track to Portland. Plans foresee Wallula as terminus and a transcontinental route toward the coast, while financing remains undecided and bonds may be considered. Separately, a Seattle group forms the Cocos Island Hydraulic and Treasure Co to seek Peruvian millions on Cocos Island, promising high returns from a long-awaited buried treasure tale.
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Wallula Pacific Railroad
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Evarts
D. C
Seattle
Tacoma
Rocky Mountains
Lolo Pass
Wallula
Wash
Pacific Railroad
Oregonian
Northern Pacific
Max
Cocos Island
Central
South America
Cocas Island
Pacific Ocean
Copas Island
Peru
Keating
Thomas Hackett
Captain Hackett
Captain Kidd