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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06
PEOPLE Who CONE and GO.

Hsss KS X
Mana Gusnlngg y snnerlng from an
autack g aappendlcltls Whaen may ne
cessl1a 1ls an operation per
John Hare and George Albertson
returned from the Fargo fair Satllr-
day night and Walter Mel Lean and Az.
Olson Faconer came back from The
Grand Forks and Fargo fairs Sunday.
Insurance Commissioner Cooper re-
turned Sunday from a business. trip
In the northern part Of the state.
81 a+ ~ s. & /. M a ,,l,, u !.
mon j. tba ,,ist I, 4, 4 81 u, mi i &
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s !, i 1As. ~ \ & .Ae 500
o.'' ~ 8 ooAa . /" s. - 81 81 is''1
n's ~ s. n
a a1 Ss feasurefs =. etefsen re-
turn ed last night from a VISIT az MS
nonse az. G Ss,g S
Hon. II. loley OF go was was
among the "a ltal civ Visitors US sto
arrive last night.
County Auditor IS Is. wing arrived 'e
| oIllaYv asnpnFh last nlg fit.
lSepuly sheFln AZ " ci1ol s nas
fetprned from q ylsit at e4rand FofKs
ana ADA, Naanfa.
~ y. y. Nesi: went e, -. Paul yes
ferday g business rs
~. 81: stevens made a business sin Tip
to NaFoleon yesterday
MIS-. Frank reeves OF Braddofs IS has Y y
boy ~ Inc nos = e naa a
ms 1901 CUT II 2 moving maehine q
1 teW8days aGso.
Gnaries hanson OF sck iund Town
sup was n me Guy YESTERDAY s''p u
y, ~ esreedy OF Dr 's was IN
q me ne CITY GU YESTERDAY q y. @ u
e ~ u. Reade made q QUICK trip TO
Y Braddock 4! YESTERDAY ~
NJ. Befcke OF Lem ZEN was IN the
y CITY Yesterday sss' PIG a.
MISS MARY IL = oReily went to Brad
COCK yesterday 70 spend a week with with
i me Aliens. s
Hans Anderson OF Crank Forks came
~ YESTERDAY TO attend the meeting OF
]; the g AUDITORS l'l I; q ass citation
u Andrew Berge Of Lem was transact vet;
q ing business IN the City yesterday 4
rs. = =. Holmes and daughter
Went 60 Hunters Hot Springs yester
I DAY. ,.s
Rev. e''F Me en- went to Hebron yester
DAY. s3 5s
IRIS kar r''l OF jam stowwn is Wis.
!, Ting with her sister, Mrs. r T. Best
& for g few days.
Henry Tafley returned yesterday
from visiting the jamestown exposi
ton. 81
IA FalcoIlersand Add son returned
{ sunday from Fargo. RS
I " ne and Mrs. r. p. Hosk in Wen
{ to Fargo vest rday afternoon
William Fry. and wife left last nigh
Ilfor Pingree, where they illVisit thei1
1 son. they go from there the TO Mime linn
apolls and Will be back In September l1l
Harry Call came y from Mime ne
apoas YESTERDAY for e few days ds vislt
1 \ - - = ~ y 9s
I acob fiorner returned urn YESTERDAY
from the s East
y. M Phllbrdck IS. Went to Linton yes
ferday on legal business
ss.l. a Meeregor, the popular auditor
) q billings county. came IN YESTERDAY
on NO 70 attend the meeting OF tht
Y Auditors associat ton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

F When you build your home be surs
to call ON G. W. Wolbert Hardware Co
and get prices on Outside Icing Re
frigerators. No dirt in your home NJ
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-06

Gene Wilson, the virtuoso cornetist,
late with kiitie's band, will be at the
BiIou this week, commencing tonight.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
AUTO
HAUNTS NEWPORT
POLICE AND SUMNER RESI-
DENTS or FASHIONABLE RE
SOFT WROUGHT UP OVER
FAST SPEEDING APPARlTloN.

Newport, Aug. 1l-Pulfce IS vel
as summer residents IN the vicinity
Of Bellevue avenue Ochre Point an
other sections where the Vauderbilts.
Wysons. Drexels Barueys Wilson's
Goeiets. Van Aliens and Twomb,ys
have their estates as well as abou,
Annadale road, have been watching
tor the so-called phantom automobile
which has been travelling wild dUr
ing the late hours OF the night mn
early morning for several days
a few nights ago Mounted Officer
sweeney. the terror OF speed break
ing automobilists, rode his bicycle
after machine which he ihought
was driven by Robert " Goelet but
when the officer rode into the
grounds Of the Goelet estate Fir Cos
let was sitting, with his guests On
the piazza.
Shortly before o'clock the mex.
morning the same machine painted
dark. won't through Annadale road
At a terrific speed with two Won
crowned in white hatless and with
.ong white flowing wells. aud q male
companion. also hatless
Through Annadale road the women
were screeehing a. II being detained
ssainst their Will
Again Sweeney went after them
nom ambush bnt The speed is was
making soon passed The machine ont
Cf sight
Other mouhted officers haze seen
the phantom automobile Ambush
tactics are now being used by tie POI
lice 81 fbe hope Of ending this ape
tacle. which is frighteniug the ct
tasers and evCgy one else iH tha
sonth quarter 81 the f. hlcnahle col
onv.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
ACID RESIDENT
PASSED AWAY
MRS. ELizABgTH FRASER, DIED
SUNDAY MORNING AT RESI-
DENcE OF HER SON.
a, S. FRAZER.

Mrs, Elizabeth Fraser, mother Of
Ex-Aldermaa Alexander S. Fraser
died yesterday morning about
O'Clock at tho lattees residence 1908
Walnut Mrs Fraser hal been 81
poor health for q year but until tho
past month had not been confined 70
Her bed She was removed from her
home on Eleventh street 60 the rest.
dence Of her son two weeks ago
The decedent was born az Madison
Ind, October 18th, 1929, and was mar
gied in that city ia 1858 10 Alexander
Fraser n 1854 MI ana Mrs Fraser
removed to Mound CITY eomiag 70
Cairo few months later Six chill
dren were born to the couple only
two OF whom survive the mother
w r. Fraser and Alexander 5 Ffd
ser Tha hate Mrs Herman G Schuh
was a daughter of the decedont
The decedent was a devoted moth
cr ana highly esteemed by an Who
knew her for her many excellent
qualities,
The funeral services viii De held
this afternoon at the residence, 1908
Walnut street at 1;i5 o'c!ack Ibis
afternoon conducted b ythe Ven \
II. w Anderson, rector Of the
Church Of The Redeemer
The following win serve as pau
bearers, r II, Schuh Ffank FersH
son, Claude Winter, Sr George Koch
lor, b. McMalus DID, panl N Kelly
euis Rossman NJ Il, Halliday
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
JEALOUS WOMAN
/ CUT Her LOVER
NEGRO PERHAPS FATALLY STAB.
BED AT HOME or WOMAN
ON MOUND CITY ROAD.

A negro named Bennett was per.
haps fatally cut hy woman 70 whom
lie had been paying mis- attentions
etariaV at the woman's home on
the Mound City road about q quarter
OF mile beyond the Half way House
fhe act was caGsed by i4aloasl
Bennett was brought to Cairo and
taken TO ST AlaFy's Inhrmary where
Dr. r. H. Gordon county physician at
tended him Pr Gordon states Chat
u deep cash was cut across the man =
right breast lEe WIS much weakened
from loss 81 blood and prostration BY
heat 50 that his recovery Is doubtful
The woman Ii understood 70 have
made her escape
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
Lawske-Elllnqton Nuptials,

The Memphis CommercialAnpea
contained the following notice Of INC
marriage OF Fenner Ellington young
est son Of the genial Capt Ellington
az jackson, Tenn. the well known
Illinois Central conductor:
"a beautiful home wedding took
place at the home of the bride, ne
East Breckenridge street, Louisville
ky, on August 2nd, uniting ] Fonner
Ellington prominent civil engineer
and Miss Gussie Lipsey Lawshe. for
merry Of Memphis. Mr. aud Mrs II.
lington, arrived In Memphis Saturday
and are at home at 2iS fernando
street"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
YOUNG GIRL DIES
Of CONSUME TON
MISS KATHERINE KENNEDY
PASSED AWAY AFTER LONG
ILLNESS 49, FUNERAL
TUESDAY.

Miss Katherine Kennedy aged Is
years, lied yesterday afternoon AZ the
residence Of her aothec Mts Nir-
ainia Kennedy ar Tweuty-hrst and
Poplar streets as tle result OF ccu-
sumption with Which she had been
afflicted since March
The decedent was p niece Of Mrs.
Alexander Raggio.
The funeral win he held Tuesday
morning ri clock az st Pairicks
church and iatcrment win BE- made at
calvary cemetery 80 villa Riise
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
BIDS CALLED FOR
BY AUG. 23RD
ON WASHINGTON hVENgE Fave
MENr-BoARD or LOCAL M
PRoVEMENTs ALSO OBJECTS
TO MANNER or LAYING
TRACK.

e Boald Of Local impro'
metF SATURDAY. aft uoOu AMI adcple
a resolution atting Aueust ed a'
the dair fof nccriv.ng bids on ih
Weshiu ion avenue pavement fha
board afro directed tae city eHgineol
a. notify tho cairo Traction Company
that fheir track ca Washington 49,"
nue mHst De- laid i1 accofdaHme Hith
the ordinance. IL helng stated thai
fhia WIS get hein~ done The eitl
elalncer Says the only onis- ou t.ns
Hr ha. been the fsiiurr fo uii tho
r1al before pHtrug in the con-
cr.te bed fgr the frscs
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
Our Farninn Formulation.

Early ~ the nineteenth century
ibout 30 Ter cent q the male work
rs Ct tue Uuited States were employ.
] on fa-z.s During the last century
he cficif1cv ~ labor has been 50 il
creased ~ ihe Farm implements and
aach iacs f-at have come into usc.
bet Cd TIE present tiHle. about IS
rs cent a. the male workers ~ that
asiCH ITodaee the food and Cher Of
- s1grfrT and furnish 40 enormous
al Jas. wh.ch j. exported 70 other
ou1tres -EngiueeE.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Attorney Thos. H. sheridan. of
Vienna, has been employed to aid In
The prosecution IN two mHrder cases
here al the next term of court. in
which Geo. Wocten and Dave Bharm
we're the victims lie is engaged fer
The defense ia urder case IN Pulaski
county in which one negro Killed an
ether July lth,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
FUNERAL NOTICE

FRAsER-Died Sunday morning
August H. 1897 Mrs Elizabeth T.
Fraser aged IS years
Funeral services VIII De- held this
afferuoon rs l:f5 O'Clock at tire resi-
derco OF her son A. s Fraser roe
Walnut street s'rnersi train VIII
ieaFc feurioeutb street AZ -35
70 clock for t1e cemetery Friends are
invited
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


r l.. Finney, OF the Southern Hi
nois Labor journal, was called to
Mayfield XIV. yesterday by the report
that his sister Miss Valley Finney
was at the point Of death Miss Fin.
uey has been suffering with stomach
trouble for several years and ON Fri
day was stricken with congestion
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
Three Inauests To-Day.

Coroner McManus viii hold three
inquests today That over the body
of the late Edward L Reno viii D.
held at . O'Clock this morning and
this afternoon be viii give attention
10 the case of William Dean who
fell dead yesterday and 20 that q
Dourhtrfty who was Killed aSturiay
niRlIt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
NotIee. RoYal NeIahbors.

The attendance of each and every
member of Royal Neiehbor Camp No
27Gs is urgently requested Al their
place 81 meeting. Alexander hall on
Monday evening. August 18th 20 wei
come a new neishbor Neighbors
take notice and come
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

/ ltlNt lhHlN ~ WISH nv ihNAH'it dt -
/ r u Bennett AZ Litehneld Il
Mrs, NJ MutAig and granddaughter
Miss Olivia HaendIe, Of Louisville
Ky, are visiting her son, Gus Muthig,
Of 2Sl5 Park avenue,
Cant. Monroe Kerth, T. s. A. Is the
ncst Of his father T J Kerth aud
family
MI ana Mrs ! p Reed left last
night vta Chicago for Boston and
Atlantic coast points
\ Mrs, NJ v. Richardson Is very III at
he residence Of her daughter Mrs.
! p S. buchanan.
AIRS. " B. Thistlewood and daugh.
ter who have been soiourning at Lake
ocra Wis, have gone to Chicago to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Mary Patier returned Inst
evening from a visit to her son at
Anna
Geo Z, Ohara, Of STEAMBOAT, La
nrmerly OF this city, passed through
Cairo Junction Saturday on his way
"a the bedside OF HIS mother Mrs
f1.ouisa Ohara. who Is reported serious
II i'll at her home in tuscaloosa Iowa
~ account of Mrs Ohara's advanced
fage fears are entertained as to her
recovery.
Mrs. II. 5. Candee left last night for
Chicago ami points east She will
spend the remainder Of the summer
with friends at Cape MAY New Jer
sey.
pr. Paul G. Schulz anu party are
now enjoying cool weather at Colo
RADIO Springs Colo.
A r. Vinnidge, Of Chicago, brother
inlaw Of Henry Smith Candee, spent
Saturday evening in tife city as the
guest of the latter, ~"
Mrs Isabella L. Candee left last.
pigat for Chicago where she viii visit
relatives for the balance Of this
ncnth. She win 80 later 10 the Vir-
ginia coast to attend the triennial
convention Of the Episcopal church
which meets at Richmond early IN
October.
Mrs. Marie Green has returned
from from d short visit with friends
u Paducah, KY
Dr. ana Mrs. D. r Duggan win
leave today for trip to Chicago and
South Haven. Mich
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross yesterday will
leave tonight for Greeley, Colo where
they viii visit the formers uncle
Sidney yesterday
Mrs. Arthur Marmadukc and son,
Sanford are visiting relatives at Car
bondale-
Mrs. Clarence Henley of Dpngola4t
who has been the guest Of her parents |
Deputy Sheriff. and Mrs J.. d. Collins |
returned home yesterday
The Cairo branch of the Kentucky |
Consumers Oil compny can furnish |
sou with anything in oils or grease
70T Ohio street
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Byron Herbert is in receipt Of q
Telegram from Elmer Brown at Me
1rcansboro, ILL.,, in which Mt Browr
states tAat he was just married to Q
yopng lady Of that place and Will be
I,t home in Cairo about the fifteenth
Mr.. Brown IS well known here, having
Travelled fer a local firm for the last
two years
| Bernie pawes has returned from
paducah where 10 visited his parents
for week
| Frank Spencer, Jr. and family of
Mobile. Ala, will arrive today 70 visit
/ Mt. Spencer's parents, Mr. ami Mrs
Frank Spencer Of Eleventh street.
| w. A. Lockwood, of ST. Louis mr.
lliyed here yesterday having been
summoned by the death Of his aunt
Mrs Elizabeth Fraser
Max Jackson, of St Louis, formerly
iof cairo. Is here on business and
Visiting his brothers Messrs- g. II
and J S. Jackson.
Wallace Hudson night clerk AZ The
Halliday has returned from Bardwell.
Ky, where he spent two weeks
vacation with his parents
Miss Il. Olive Sehutter has accepted
the position Of hookkeeper With Got
ter Bros 4 Go. and begins her duties
this morning Miss Schutter formerly
held the position for several years.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

The Cairo branch of the Kentucky
Consumers oil comply can furnish
you with anything in oils OF grease
70T Ohio street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12
SOCIAL land PERSONAL

Mrs l.. u nenison and little son
leave today 10 visit her mother Mrs.
r n Bennett az Litchneld III.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mrs. NJ Muthig and granddaughter
Miss Olivia Hacndle. Of Louisville
Ky. are visiting her son, Gus NIuthis
Of gS15 Park avenue,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mrs Clarence Henley ol Dpngolaq
who has been the guest Of her parents
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs J.. d Collins
returned home YESTERDAY
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Cant Monroe Kerth, r. S, A. Is thg
gucst Of his father 7 J Kerth, aud
family
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mrs NJ " Richardson Is very III at
he residence Of her daughter Mrs.
S, Buchanan.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mrs Mary Patier returned Inst
evening from visit to her son at
Anna.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mrs. II. s Candee left last night fot
Chicago and points east. She viii
spend the remainder of the summer
with friends at Cape MAY New Jer-
sey,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

nr Paul G. Sehuh and party arr
now enjoying cool weather at Colo
RADIO Springs Colo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mr. and Mrs. : p. Reed left last
night VA Chicago for Boston and
Atlantic coast points
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-12

Mrs. Arthur Murmadukc and son
Sanford are visiting relatives at Car
bondale
The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-12
"The Railroad ON the Sea-" and its Relation
to the Commercial Future of the South

The extension OF the Florida East
Coast railroad referred to in a. pre-
vious issue of the Tradesman, has
reached such a point that doubt no
longer remains as to the success OF
this truly remarkable project. 1t has
well been called a railroad upon the
sea, since such a mileage Of track
must be supported upon viaducts di-
rectIy above the water while very
, extensive portion of the line is being
! built through the Everglades as well
as the salt water marshes which are
adjacent to several of The keys IOrm-
ing the route. The first 30 miles of
the line south of Miami are along the
mainland, where the construction
work is comparatively easy. The
next 10 miles, however, are through
a heavy mangrove swamp, with in
sufficient water to float dredges and
not enough material within reach for
wheelbarrOW work a condition which
forced the necessity for making chan
nels to accommodate the dredges by
which this section of the embank-
ment is being built At Lands End,
where the swamp begins, two dredSes
were first constructed and an eXca-
walton made wide enough to contain
q dredge, with a depth of 2 IL feet OF
water. Then these two dredges made
their way down the two sides of the
embankment, digging their own chan
neIs and using the material excava-
ted for rearing the embankment, out
hampered and delayed at many points
by the rock, which came so near !he
surface as to necessitate the conStruc-
-tion of locks to float the dredges over
them. Two other pairs of dreges,
tmaking six in all, have been employed
in this construction, two of them
starting at the southern end of the
section and working north, while the
other two worked up through Black
Water Bay to Barnes Sound to about
the middle point of this construction.
Nearly so islands are to be used
for short stretches of the construc-
ton, the longest being 16 miles on
Key Largo. More than so miles of
rock and earth embankment will be
The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-12

the seapoTts of Baltimore. New Or
leans and even New York itself The
plans OF the company, however, in
clude an ocean ferry TO the city of
Havana by which not only freight
sary can be transferred. As the dis
tance is but ninety miles between
hey West and Havana. this route is
much shorter than that OF some Of
the car ferries now in operation IN Va
riOus parts of the United States. This
means that the Florida East Coast
Company viii be in the best position
TO secure the traffic of Cuba. and il is
probable that it Will greatly increase
trade between the southern states and
the chief island of the West Indies
1t must be remembered that this
southern system at the present time
is one of the most important in the
country, as is mileage is now over
500 miles But it is connected with
practically all parts of the United
States, since it reaches the Southern
the SeabOard Air Line and the Allan
tic Coast Line at its northern teTmi-
nus at Jacksonville Consequently il
can be safely predicted that this new
route will tend to divert more exports
TO foreign markets from not only the
middle west and northwest. but such
large industrial centerS as the Ohio
valley and Pennsylvania. In fact, this
project is one of the most important
in the future of the South which has
been undertaken in a long period OF
years
The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-12
Day Allen Wiley, in The Tradesman.

out of the bay, so that it was impOs-
sible for boats TO get within two miles
of the water station, and it was
necessary to go back to Miami until
the water regained its natural level.
Three weeks later the wind came
from the southwest and piled the
water up in the bay in such quaint
ties as TO drive them out again.
Engaged in the work have been
nine stern-wheel & steamboats,, three
tugs, over 100 lighters, or barges
ranging from 100 feet in length TO
120 feet and from % to 80 feet in
width, 2S launches of various sizes,
batteauX. six or eight pile-driyers,
four or flee concrete mixing plants,
costing $4,000 to $1,000 each, ten
eXcaVatOrs, three derrick pump bar
ges, thirteen dredges varying in Ca
pacity from 10000 to 200,0 900 cubic
yards per month; machine shops,
ment, which altogether have cost the
company more than $45O.0OO.
An Engineering Triumph.
The construction of the line may be
considered a triumph for the en-
gineers and railroad : officials who
have undertaken it. 1t is an inter
estiug fact that the Floridl East
Coast Company is doing all Of its
own work and that its officers de-
serve the credit for this notable
achievement. Mr.. J. r. Parrot, vice
president of the company. MAJ lie
called director of operations. The
constructing engineer, Mr. J. c. Mere
dith, is also connected with the rail
road, but the organization includes
superintendent of various depart
ments of work. while the force Of
hands employed has averaged from
5000 to 1000 during the past year.
For this reason the extension has
been so far completed that it is prob
able service will be opened to Key
West by the end of the next year
for whilef some of. the larger yiaducts
may not be cempleted.l passengers
and freight can be transferred across
the spaces unbridged with a short
delay This practically means that
an all-rail route will be finished to
Key West within the next twelve
months. -te
Importance to the Seaport.
1t is needless to say that the com
ing of the railroad Will greatly il
crease the Importance of this island
community which at present is isO
lated from the rest of the country by
reason of it's present location. but the
plans of the Florida East Coast peo
pie indicate that the city will become
one of the most important seaports
not only in the south, but in the Uni
ted States. AS is we'll known the
harbor of Key West is unusually well
protected from storms, and is so ca
paciOus that fleet of large vessels
The Pensacola journal., 1907-05-12

built where the intervening water is
shallow, but where the water is
deeper and the openings are exposed
to storms by breaks in the outer reef
concreta-arch viaduct construction
will be used, consisting of reinforced
concrete, circular-arch spans and
piers. with occasional spans of so
feet. This will be the most difficult
part of the work. The water is from
10 to 80 feet deep in most places, and
the bottom is limestone. There are
four of these arch Yiaducts, aggre-
eating 5.78 miles in length, and ex-
tending from Long Key to COnch Key,
10, 500 feet; across Knights Key chan
mel, 1900 feet; across MOser Key
channel, 1900 feet, and across Bahia
Honda channel, 1850 feet. The ma
terial of these islands is coraline
limestone. In many places the en-
bankment is or 9 feet in height,
which. when the roadbed is ballasted
with the same material, affords fOun-
dation for one of the finest and safest
tracks in the world
South of Bahia Honda the work is
being done largely by land dredges
or excaVatOrs. Three or four large
land forces are assembled in this ter
ritory. At the present time there are
10 eXcaYators employed in the work,
each excavatOr being expected to do
the work of so or IS men daily. In
getting in on the line of actual WORK,
many of these excavators had to dig
their own way, and were from one
to four months in reaching their re-
spective stations.
Difficulties in the Way.
An idea of the difficulties of the
project can be gained when it is
stated that every drop of water used
by the men and machinery has been,
and still continues to be, transported
in tanks more than 100 miles. At one
time it was thought to cut this dis
| tance down by hauling water from
Manatee Creek, so miles distant. Ac-
cordingly water station was 5put in
and an attempt made to hanl; water
from that point. Along came a north
west wind one day and blew the water