The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27
A. B. HAMMOND'S ROAD
A Detailed Account of the Progress of
Construction Work.
AN EXCELLENT SHOWING
The Steel Rails Are on the Way
From England-A Large Fridge
Being Built-Cood Reports
From Astoria

Missoula. March 26.-Informatior
from Astoria is to the effect that the
work on A. b. Hammond's new rail-
road is progressing favorably. The
work has been in progress all winter
and an excellent showing has been
made. The graders who have been
working during the winter have a con-
tract for the completion of 10 miles OF
road, including a tunnel 176 feet long
1t is expected that this contract will be
completed by May 10. The Astoria
Budget gives the following detailed ac-
count of the work now in progress:
Last Wednesday a Budget reporter
left the city at / o'clock and took a run
around Tongue Point, where he found
two steamers, the o. X. and Electric,
and four scows carrying rock from the
point to different sections of the grade
for rip rapping. Contractor Fastabend
had built some cribbing, which he had
sunk with rock, and a wharf was made
from which the steamers and scows
were loaded with rock. There were 35
men engaged on this rock work, in
charge of Superintendent Stoneman
who was formerly employed on the Jet
ty work at Fort Stevens.
A short distance above was Camp
No. l, between Mill Creek and the John
Day river. There were 120 men at work
here on the grade, which was about fin
ished. Most of the men were engaged
in pulling down their habitations, pre-
paratory to moving to the west side of
Mill Creek. where they will cut through
the narrow neck of land on Tongue
Point. There is 1000 feet of trestle
work and bridge over John Day river
which will be left untouched for a flu
ture date. The grade as IL touches tide
water is as pretty as a picture. IL is
ssfw. H. w..tel
inches thick, and as well laid as a care
fully paved street. The top OF the
grade is as level as a billiard table and
16 feet across.
Crossing the John Day we reach Lar
sens camp. where the tunnel is locat-
ed. This tunnel is now finished with
the exception of timbering about half
way through 1t. There are about As
men employed at this camp, and when
125 feet of embankment is made the to-
tai contract of one-half mile will be
finished.
Gallagher's camp is located above
Larsen's. at the Howell Lewis quarry,
one-half mile farther east. There is
cut of q feet through the quarry and
the stone is carried from II on cars
both ways. east and west, to riprap
the grade. Gallagher has 35 men EN-
ployed.
Camp No. 2. the next going east, is
III VI a. OOTty, son OF w. w.
Corey, where 125 men are at work on
one and a half miles of the grade. This
section runs through projecting points |
of land and dirt and is carried each
way from them to make the solid en- |
bankment. The work is going along in |
good shape.
At Camp No. Foreman Smith has a |
gang of 40 men on a one-mile contract |
which is nearly finished.
Sherman & Parker's camp Is located |
at Burnside's Point. At this place there |
is a cut of $4,000 cubic yards of cement |
gravel in the half mile stretch, which is 1
carried east to Mary's river and west
to meet Camp No. 4.
Crossing Mary's river, between IL and
Bear Creek, is camp of Swedes, who
are working on half mile of embank-
ment II feet high, which is about COM
pleted.
At Camp No. 8, from Bear Creek to
Minneker's, 40 men are at work on
one and half miles. making cuts and
fills.
The whole line from Tongue Point to
Camp No. presents an animated scene
There are over 600 men at work with 81
cars and Is dump cars and
other apparatus.
This is not the only railroad work
that is going on. The construction
has a large force of men en-
gagged at the confluence OF the Chats
kanie and Beaver river. farther up the
Columbia, and Young's Bay bridge.
which will connect Astoria with Clat-
sop beach, warrenton and Tanzy Point
Is In an advanced state of construction
A contract for the draw will be let i'm a
few days. BY June there will be about
20 miles Of grade finished and ready for
the iron, and when the summer travel
begins. IL can be landed at Astoria by
boat and taken to Clatsop beach by
-ail
The railroad grade at Tanzy Point.
rom New Astoria to Warrenton is
finished and ready for the rails 1t is
Ibout two and a half miles long and
kirts the river and bay along Flavel
rhe two bridges crossing Tanzy and ,
Alder creeks are to be built by Corey !
Bros, who will start work on them at 1
nee. After crossing Alder creek the
Dad makes a straight shoot TO connec-
ion with the Sea Shore road. New :.
ails will be laid from Warrenton TO
'oung's Bay bridge.
The rails for the new road are ISL =
ound steel and are now on the way1 =
rom England in three vessels. the =
hipments aggregating 10000 tons. 4
fore than half a million dollars has al =
eady been spent on the road. =
Circular of Instruction.
Missoula March "a nau circuI.r -. | :,