The Green Forest tribune., 1903-03-28
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
Work Is in Big Headway Down East on the Missouri Pacific.

Things are moving at an ex- ceedingly rapid pace along the line of the White River exten- sion of the Missouri Pacific rail- way, according to the following which we extract from the colums of last weeks Melville Republi- can:
 When Chief Enginer Rohwes was in the field last week the To- cation of the division end was made. They will be at Cotter, on White river. The only con- dition was the donation of 40 acres of land, which was made by Mr. Combs, the owner. The depot located at Melville has also been determined. It will be on the Seawell land directly north of the city limits, being but one and one half miles from the court house, which is very near the southern limits of the city.
 The settlement of these two questions will have a good effect in regard to where the towns of the mineral field will be located. The mortgage of the railway company given to the Equitable Trust company of New York is being filed in all the counties through which the road will run.
 Ground was broken last Thurs day by the Kenefick- Hammond construction company for the tunnel at the head of Turkey creek on the Fancy county line at which point a big camp has been established. Several stocks of merchandise are being opened up in roughly constructed build ings, while cheap board struct- ures are being erected for saloons, stores and bank. Fancy county is the only county between Bax- ter county, Ark, and Lawrence county, Mo-, where liquor can be sold, and as the big tunnels and most of the heavy construction and bridge work will be either to the south and west edge or along Turkey and Roark creeks and at White river in Fancy county, it is expected that if the county court will grant licenses the saloon feature will be strongly in evil dence.
 Jess Tolerton, of Forsythe, has been awarded the contract for construction of a telephone line connecting the various tunnel camps with the Bell system at Ozark. John Wade will likely accept contract to furnish fuel for the various steam plants operating the tram roads, electric dynamos and compressed air drills at the three big tunnels. Some idea of the expense of con- structing these tunnels can be inferred from the fact that seventy five cords of wood will be required per day to keep steam in the various power plants.
 A letter has been received from Pine Top. Fancy county, giving more detailed information of the tunnels to be constructed at Omaha and at the head of Turkey creek, and concerning the corps being established at various tun- nel sites:
 Tunnel c is a quarter of 8 mile from the Missouri line, in Arkan- sas, will be 2,700 feet long from portal to portal, and approaches 1000 feet long.
 Buildings in Camp c: Store house 20x50; cook house and dining room 20x60 and six small houses 12x16 for engineers and fremen.
 Camp B will be composed of store house 20x80 feet, warehouse 2Ox60 feet, kitchen and dining room 20x6O feet; drug store and hospital and about fifteen houses for foremen and engineers. There will be shanties for about 1 1000 negroes and dagos.
 Contractors will use 100 mule teams to be had to start with, also will work about 2,0O0 men. They will be able to give every laboring man employment, as we'll as machinists and men of