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Railroads debated to reach central Oregon from Pendleton
A Pendleton correspondent reports potential rail routes into Grant County Oregon. The Sumpter Valley Line may extend toward Susanville Canyon City and Burns, with Winnemucca a possible far terminus, provoking a rivalry with the Northern Pacific and O R N & N. Surveys favor Heppner Baker City and Canyon City routes, influencing Portland Spokane and Tacoma trade access as Boston, Pendleton, Spokane, and other cities watch.
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Pendleton
Spokesman- Review
David Eccles
Sumpter Valley Line
Grant County
Oregon
Whitney
Grant
Harney
Burns
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
Great Interior
Central Oregon
Sumpter Valey
Susanville
Canyon City
Winnemucca
Washington & Columpian River
Sumpter Valley
Interior
Itip
Heppner
Burne
Portland
Smistern O
Tacoma
San Francisco
Spokane
Beattie
Winnemnecca
Biaouville
Northen Pacific
Oork, & N
Pilot Rock
Washington
Winnamucea
California
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