The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1905-03-04
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cry, the chute working automatic
ally.
The officials of the road inspected
the station, the yards and all Other
property of the company at this
place, and it is announced that as
soon as the frost leaves the ground
work will begin on the erection of a
shop andround house, for the caring
for and making repairs to the 10,
eomotives engaged in the traffic
The heavy work of overhauling the
engines will be done at Barring Cross
but the repairs incident to the regu.
lar operation of the road will be
done at cotter,
Fifteen miles of storage and termi-
nal track will be laid there, and all
facilities will be provided for the rap
i'd handling Of the great volume Of
business which will inevitably come
to this line.
From Gotter the special proceeded
to "the 'front.'" which is thirty-eight
miles to the west. The scenery west
of Gotter differs materially from
that between Batesville and that
town, but there is a question as to
which is the more beautiful. Crook
ed Greek, and well it is named, is
crossed numberless times, all by
means of bridges, the construction
of each of which has cost a fortune.
Leaving Cotter the road crosses the
White river by means of a steel and
wooden bridge, and Immediately
plunges into the depths of a tunnel,
the first on the line; from the tunnel
the train energies to cross another
bridge, a double decker. Over that
another deep cut is entered, after
which another high bridge is crossed,
and it is in this manner that the road
proceeds through the historic Ozarks
Over Georges creek is the longest
and most expensive trestle on the
line of the Iron Mountain. Over one
million feet of timber was used in
its construction, and the estimated
cost of the bridge is placed at $751;
600 From this bridge a beautiful
view of the valley both below and
above is obtained. Yellville, is seen
in the distance and the everlasting
hills to the right and left, to the
front and rear, raise their proud
heads 1t is said that from this point
on the road is obtained the grandest
panoramic view in the United States.
Passing Keener. the train proceed
ed to the Oregon Flats, where actual
construction work is going forward
rapidly. The entire line is ballasted
with gravel, or the gravel is on the
right of way ready to be placed as
soon as the weather clears.
From Batesville to Cotter the
track, while winding and full of
sharp curves, admits of some fast
running, and several times the speed
Of the special reached more than so
miles an hour. Good fast schedules
are maintained on the regular pas
senger trains and no accidents of
any consequence have been reported,
From Cotter to the front regular
trains are not yet in operation, but
il is said that as soon as the seventy
FIVE foot cut at Oregon flats is com
pleted, a regular schedule will be put
on
The country contiguous to the
right of way is full of zinc, lead and
other mines, and preparations are
going forward for the developing of
this great industry. The northern
part of the state, through which the
road runs, is on the threshold of
the greatest epoch in its history,
and within the next few years great
strides in progress will be made.