The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1903-10-15
ALONG THE WHITE RIVER ROAD
Good Progress on the tunnels Reported
Rich Gold Discovery.

mouth Of the tunnel, there being some
six or eight fee, TO cut away there yet
They nrc back In the tunnel some 22j
feet working away with the drills. They
are carrying only two advances, the
first about eight feet and the other four
feet The third one,' cutting 10 the
grade, has not yet begun. They are In
good rock here, where begins II nice
overhead cell. All the work at this
place IL now in rock, which is being
conveyed back TO u hill on the line.
At the west end Of this tunnel they
are In dirt, which they ARE scooping
AWAY, forming II great basin which has
nm opening back down the track. Here
the grade IL Ia within some 80 feet OF
the mouth Of the tunnel, which distance
they have yet Ia cut some three TO IT.
teen feet. This dirt is carried back
down the track ihrcc.cighths Of mile
10 n iill, team Of mules drawing six 10
eight cars. The track leads qaitc up
10 the tunnel. These cars ARE loaded
by wheel scoops. The men have not
yet entered this end Of the tunnel. En-
ginccr Bryan estimates that they viii
have 10 60 more than 1900 feet in dirt,
aud that 1t will roqirc more than 5000
feet Of limbering mostly l2xl2, l2xl7
and 4xl2xli But they are now having
one or more test holes put down 10 de.
tcrminc the character Of the ground
they will have To 70 through.
They are In the Turkey creek tunnel
more than 200 feet in the south end
and more than 200 feet in the north end,
with the grade not yet up TO the tnnnel.
The rock they convey away by means
Of inclincs, pulleys and engine. In the
approaches they are still using mules
mud dumps.
Camp No I, between these two tun.
ncls, has been moved, the work there
having been practically completed.
Camp No.G, three miles down Turkey
creek, at the Rittenhousc place, which
was huilt in the spring, has never yet
been occupied, the intention being To
work Turkey creek in the winter. So
says Superintendent Hough.
They are doing much work ~ camp
! and $, the second and third camps cast
OF Omaha.
At camp No ), the first east Of Oma-
hn the work is ubou, half complete.
The location Of the Flippin depot, in
Marion county, on the line oI the White
River railroad has been decided upon.
and u ,ownslic company from Girard,
Kansas, is plating 40 acres for u town.
site. - Harrison Times.
A special dispatch from Aurora to the
Globe. Democrat, under date Of October
II, says;
A story comes from the White river
country, forty miles southeast Of here
along the construction work Of the
White River railroad, OF the finding Of
II gold mine In one Of the tunnels being
built through the mountains by that
road. Little credence was given the
story ut first, but parties returning from
there this morning say that large
chunks Of the metal have been discov-
cred and sent TO an assayer. who pro-
nounccd II the genuine article. Con-
siderable interest Is being manifested
here, rs Aurora Is the distributing
point for the construction companies
which are building the road.
Construction Of the piers Of the White
River railroad bridge at Coticr began
this week. I, is hoped that the s,ruc,-
ure may be ready for trains early in
1904 Harrison Times.