The Green Forest tribune., 1900-05-10
WORK PROGRESSES NICELY,
Railroad Situation for Harrison
 Is Yet Undecided.

l w. C. burKo or the Tfm or Colt & Son Co.,, contractors for the first fifty miles of the St. Louis & North Arkansas railroad, was in Green Forest Saturday on his occasional roundup over the line.
 MT Burke is very pleasant gentleman and took pleasure and pains in explaining the progress and extent of the work at the various points on the line. He reports work on the west end as moving on rapidly. He says that the approaches to the tunn el will be completed ready for the opening to be started under the mountain by the first of June.
 With favorable weather and good luck, he thinks the tunnel will then be completed in three months. His description of the work in the building of the ap- breaches to the tunnel indicates that that part of the work is much heavier than would be imagined by one who has not seen it. The moving of the rock and dirt neces- sary to reach the east portal of the tunnel has necessitated the construction of mile and half of temporary track, or tramway, on which the surplus rock and dirt are hauled to be dumped. The tunnel will be 700 feet from portal to portal, and MT. Burke says that indications are that it will go through solid rock. The hole cut through the mountain will be 20 feet wide and 23 feet deep.
 The work on the first three miles from the railroad this way is being pushed with great rapidity in order that the track may be laid as early as possible so that ma- chinery may be run up to facili- tate work on the tunnel. There are about POO men employed on these three sections. Colt & Go. construct mile four themselves, which embraces the tunnel and it's approaches. They are working about 15O men.
 Sections 5 to 12 inclusive have been let to McMahon 6: Cooney. They are working about 100 men and have an all summers job of it, as their contract covers a very heavy class of work.
 Sections 13, IA and 15 will be graded by the company and the work is under the supervision of J. W. Skinner, who is making big sign with force of some 40 or 50 men.
 William O'Conner comes in on miles IS, IT and IS. He has two forces, working some 75 men. He has his work only fairly begun, having been delayed several weeks waiting the result of the Berryville proposition.
 Sections 19 and 20 are let to Jack Campbell, but as the work is of light character it will be several weeks before he will be turned loose. At present Camp bell is assisting Skinner.
 Next comes Dan Sweeny on sections 20 and 21. Section 23 has already been graded. Next is the Cremmon's contract of miles 23, 24, % and 26 of which we have frequently made men, tiOn.
 Commencing with section 27, the Dolhoff Construction Go. has three camps and large forces of men. From here the remainder of the fifty miles is let to Brewster & Herslee, who are tearing the earth up in great shape.
 The stone work is progressing nicely all along the line, and the various bridges bid fair to be complete with the rest of the work. The contractors have re- served the construction of the piers of the Kings River bridge and have a handsome showing al- ready made there; one pier being already complete, and five hun- dred or six hundred more yards of stone are already on the ground.
 MT. Burke says he confidently expects that the grade will all be ready for the laying of the track by September 15, and unless some unforeseen delays occur on the