The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-09-23

A staff correspondent Of the
Spokesman Review. writing from
Boomers Ferry regarding the build.
Ing Of the Spokane aud international
railway through this county, says:
Like an army entFenebsd for the
Water, the grading camps Of the
Spokane international railway. bet
ter known A. the Corbin road, extend
north along tbs narrow valley u the
MoyIe from this city 70 the British
colamola boundary lice, q distance
Of more than 50 miles. In this en-
tiFs distance there IL 40 space cover
log = greater distance than . miIs
where the tents of the TAilF0sd build.
eFs are not 10 b. found. Nearby the
tents or camps are the scrspers.
donkey ears, stone care. steam shoV-
els. wagons aud other bits Of mAehin.
cry that so TO make 90 the life Of the
big rAllroAa building outnt AZ
uight time shs hres Of these campo
are 10 he seen pseping out fFom
points far doWn la Favinss o. fIom
tbs ssatinei sroada selected By some
engineering corps far up tbs in0niaiu
eide.
TsslVe hundred Hsvu are scattered
Through the length o. thess 30 miles.
More thsn 400 teams are busy daily
haaling supplies OF heavy camp
equipags. moVing steam shovsls, pui.
ling dirt aud rock cars % hauling
scFapeFa And despite this large
boay Of msa and many horses. the
distance IL 90 great that even shs
larger campa. whsa suddenly viewed
from a high plateau ~ moantaiu
top seen 90 cantsIn bot q handful
Of men. ~ Grit sight ghs SoFk u
tha-e men ofIan secms Etta more
Insignificant from the distance than
DO thay, aud tho human efforts ricu
81 from a distant point SEN bot tbs
efforts ~ ants 20 make a fgrrow b.
the hlilside. Despite months % toll
and cars already expanded. the great
sF4aFt Of thu say Of The road seems
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ths axe Of che paih8ndeEs for tbs
railroad By chs asamp sirps they hav'
ussd Ia blazing this 200 foot trail
through the muualAtins.
Work on ihls bis u usstsFn rost
tuildiHR has bssa goinR steadily for
ward. hoaeYar. sinea the lirst q
March. Since that time not = MON
est has bs@ss lass .a torclne uaiuFe q
give = roadway 60 man. With una
balsA zeal come Of the biggss, con
taretlng Irms 10 The country hav,
never relaxed their efforts 90 get NOR
men and have never permitted = da!
20 pass that did not result in vast ad
dItiuBal uovk biepg done. The trutl
os THE IL fully realized by the lay
nan In inspecting The maps ans
charts Of the engineering corps
These maps ahow WheFe mountain
aldsa are hslnR pierced BY tunnels
where deep raVines have been fills'
b. the steam shovel, uhsre Fuege
precipices are being penetrated b
tunnels. All h being done Wit
the intention of building = mountai
road that shall have grade 81 n
point that will be more than pc
cent. aud that In many places shal
b. iesa than half Of per cent.
Old tiuie railroad builders In th
camps Of the contract ors are plesse'
vilh the route Of the new line. an
quietly commend u a. one Of I'd
moat beautiful scenic rntes In th
entire west. Ia getting a grade Of
per cent OF less, the track In som
pieces lie being laid almost along "a
mountain tops. But 10 no place !
the read more than a few hundre
feet distant from the Moyie rive
aud the canyon through which thi
prstty river fiuwa AZ other point
the system seems hundreds Of fec
below the right of way. AZ oths
places stone could be pitched int
the swift flowing current from th
blazed trail Of the railroad. Hei
and there the nearby mountains
clothed In a verduie Of green trees :
dense that the under lying groun
may not be seen, rise TO points
from 1900 TO 1000 feet above q
road bed. Within the past few de!
snow has covered the highest Of the
peaks The contrast Of snog, eve
green and rugged peaks produces
picture that the Yosemite'e fam'
scenery cannot surpass.
As the road proceeds toward q
boundary line Il drops until but
few feet above the water Of q
Moyle, and at theee points the rive
10 places 10 "a placid as an eastei
brook. Reflections Of Overhaneii
mountains, bleak or tree covered, q