The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-10-14


AT THE SUMMIT or WHITE PASS
struetlon work OF these three local
systems will be carried by the Pacific
Contract company. 4. H. Graves OF
Chicago 10 president OF this company
and also OF each OF the three local
companies named. Il. G. Hawkins.
formerly Of Denver. ~ the chief on
gineor and superintendent OF the
White Pass ana Yukon company. John
Hlslop Ia the assistant chief engineer.
and y. II. whiting IL the division en-
ginoor and superintendent Of the Ska
quay division.
Work was commented on the sur
voys OF the road early In April. and
track laying was begun IN skaguay
In tho early part Of June AZ tho date
the information for this article was
/ forwarded, Aug 10. twelve miles OF
ROAD had been completed and put In
TO operation. This carried the line to
a point Ave miles beyond noted rock
cutting AZ Poroupine Hill. which viii be
referred 20 again presently.
The road starts NJ the wharf In ska
/ quay. where there ~ thirty feet Of
water at tho lowest spring tides. A.
nt present constructed, Il extends
through the business center OF the
town along broadway" In order to
properly protect franchise rights. che
construction OF the hrst mile OF the
road was rushed through Ia one day
by an extension OF the terminal IA
cilitlea another branch OF the road will
bo run from the wharf through the
border Of the town. along the foot OF
the steep blum to the eastward. The
line crosses 20 the west side OF tho
skhguay river at a point one and one
half miles above the business center
OF the town. II rocroaaea the river.
and, to gain elevation. makes loop
up the narrow valley OF the east fork
OF skaguay river. aa the FIRST loop from
Skaguay. AZ the exit from this loop
the line encounters heavy rock work
at n point seven miles from skhguay
known as Porcuplno Hin. previously
referred 20. The elevation OF this point
ia something over 700 feet above sea
level, and most OF this elevation ID
reached by the road In little more
than three miles. AZ this second LOOP
the line leaves the river and ascondf
toward the summit Of the pass Al a
point about fifteen and one.half miles
from skaguay there viii be an iron
truss bridge Of 200 feet span. The
elevation OF the pass at the summit IA
$3.50 feet. and the elevation OF tho
track 2.sG5 feet. there being a cut OF
lifteen feet for a considerable dis
lanoo. The distance from skaguay Ia
thu summit on an air line Is fourteen
miles.
The work has been very interesting
from an engineering point OF view. by
virtue OF the fact that almost the on
tire way from three miles beyond Ska
quay to the summit Is entirely rock
and there are some heavy cuts. There
win be but one tunnel. about 600 feet
long. on the entire route 20 the sum
NIT. Tho heaviest gradients will bs
30 per cent. and this gradient Is OBJ
lained without a switchbaek. The
maximum curvature will be sixteen do.
rees. which. for narrow gauge track
Ia not az all excessive There viii
have been used when the summit Il
reached about 900 tons OF dynamite
hudson and common black blasting
powder. 80 that one may imagine that
lone heavy blasting work IL beini
lone.
The gauge OF track Is three feet and
he weight OF the steel that Is being
aid Is ffty-alx pounds per yard, 4 rail
aid upon sawed ties six inches by
, eight inches by six and half feet
. ngle bars being used for Joint splloeH
Everything Il being done In the most
, ubstantial manner and the road II
completed as the work advances. On