Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-08-24
THE @. s. L. ROAD.
1T Is BUILDING AT THE RATE OF
AMiI.E DAY.
Bit Some Sub. Contractors May Delay 1t
The Lava Fields. Their ReSemb. aMce
10 His = tan!c Maiicsty's DuminiOns =
Idaho TUu, lists to Go to He'll Soon.

GsS-NoIS IiNt.iS III t.tS ~ Sou AS'NSA
country beng interested in the com
plot on of the rlilroad t. this section,
the TIMES has enlcavorcd to asccr-
tain TIC actual situation from time to
tine, and t. learn when the steam
horse may DE expected in HALEY. The
TINES is to-day enabled to again re
port progress.
The grade is comrlet, ID 26 niles
west from Am can Falls, AMI re
ceivel by the railroaa com ANY f'om
the contractors. Upon this IS niles
track-!aying was begun two weeks
ago only, on account of delays i'll
getting started.
The rails have now been laid nine
miles west of American Falls, and the
construction train is duly running to
the end Of the tack, which is being
laid at tie rate of mile a dav, SO
that by September 9th, the ccnst.uc-
ton train will be running to ront
26 niles west from Ameri can FALL
At this pom. the work Of laying the
rails VIII be stopped, unless ar eNt:a
force Of men is set to work ,herc to
ru ii ahead
Between this 26-mile point and to
the eS-mlc pos, a cont act was LIT to
Smith & HE, sub ION FACTORS who sc
camp was abandoned owing to tie
breaking oat among the men Of small
pox, and new contact was given
Smith & Hale on the line beyond. The
two miles between tie 26 and 2S.mi.e
posts west Of American Falls remain,
there fore, to be competed, AMI being
very heavy gradiny Will delay the
track-'ayers ua,il flashed. THIS, the
railroad engineers STATE, will require
fully five weeks, or unit! the latter
part Of September. The grade t,en
to TIC Send mile is easy, and at that
point si1e-track ana station viii
be made.
From the 32nd mile west Of Amer
lean Fails and the station pc Mt Smith
& McCuen have cont act Of sever
al m LIS, which is FAR behind, and will
req ';re at the presen rate of Pr ,ress
u til December to finish. The civil
cn.ineers say that this part Of the
tr de will not be com .,.eted by the
present 70 C, TN: winte", and it is
believed that several OF the contrac-
.oss are not able to finish the woc.
in tim, unless tie rlilroll company
will also put on men enough to hell,
them oit, as the ditli.n!tics Of securing
water, mater, ais, powder and prov
ions, is greater than anticipated upon
taking the contracts, and as at pres
ont many OF tie con'ra,t r. are com
PEELED TO Use hat of their men in haul
ing water, ard vita teams gett.n
supplies to camp they ave not the
n.e;rs to employ lager gargs Of mer
while some contracts will possibly IL
abandoned to the company for com
plet.on, as the sub contract rs have
teen losing money on them.
Ii is 10 be hoped that the contrac
tors fer tie railroad company will r.
lease all such parties, and either iin;sl
the wo k themselves, or | it out t;
, parties who will Go it III time and nc
delay the tracAlayrrs.
Many of the sub-contract ors bein;
very much behind in their work, it j
prob that the contractors will tax,
caarg, of the su5-contacts them
selves.
The remainder OF the road to Lift.
Wood river is being completed ralit.
" and termed in to the company
The lighter grades let on contract az
al finished and accepted.
r Three miles Of grading betwee
McCucn's contract and The Junct.or
or dircctl, east from Smith & Hale
new ground, remains to be finished
and if the o. s. l.. TO. wish to dri.
the road ahead to completion, niue
larger force of laborers and rock Gu:
tiers must be added Eere. If Ill
8 three pei;its n.med, where Leavy wor
is needed, are worked with energ,
the track-layers can start ahead witt
: in 60 days, and finish the road to II,
Little Wood River Junction.
On the Wood River Lranch. an