The Dickinson press., 1907-09-21
Milwaukee Coast Extension South
Shows Remarkable Engineering.
Daily Trains Into Lennon
HETTINGER AND
BOWMAN REACHED SOON
Division Points Named. Splendid Farming Country
Good Crops. Squaw Men Acquire Land Along
New Road Sioux Reservation.

ated out of the northeastern portion of
Butte county, S. d. The town is plated
wholly south of the state line, between
North and South Dakota, and on the
south side OF the Milwaukee. Adjoining
and north of the railroad I6o acres of
land has been secured by friends of the
Milwaukee so that it will be impossible
for any individual to plat an addition.
The Milwaukee spent a great deal OF
money in changing their grade in order
to make Lennon South Dakota town
and it will be maintained as such. Last
winter, G. E. Lennon secured the pas
sage of bill which provides for the
division of Butte county. Mr.. Lem
mons ranch lands are near the L F
ranch, some miles west of the town bear
ing his name.
The party returned to the Eldridge
camp for the second night, having
rounded out 100 miles during the day.
B. H. Eldridge is the engineer in
charge of the B division, the second IS
miles of the Milwaukee extension west
of the Missouri river. He has spent
much of his life in surveying new rail-
road lines and must be one Of the best in
his line or he would not be holding so
important position with a great trans
continental line. His family was out
from Chicago for portion OF the sum-
mer. Mr.. Eldridge is ably assisted in
detail work by T. H. Straite, assistant
division engineer. !.
The Eldndge camp has from 10 to IS
exceptionally fine young men in the
service. H. ]. Brickley is one. of the
happiest men in the camp and he did
his full share to make the Phelan party
comfortable.
This camp has been in existence
about year, but in few weeks more
the work of the division will be com.
pleted and the camp will be deserted.
THE MILWAUKEE COAST LINE
The work that has been done on the
1 Milwaukee Coast extension, west of the
Missouri river, in the past six or seven
months, is marvellous. It. shows the
most systematic railroad building prepa-
rations ever made in the, history of the
country. Grading was not commenced
until last spring, but now the 85-lb. steel
rails are laid into Lennon and two
trains daily are sent to the end of the
line. Rail laying is going ahead at the
rate of two miles per day.
No engineering for any coast line COM
pares with the Milwaukee. A four
tenths grade was what the company
wanted and its engineers found it for
600 miles west of the Missouri river,
even through the Bad Lands. In the
Rocky mountains, too, the engineers
found pass far better than it had been
supposed existed. a
In the rough country, particularly near
the Little Missouri river and in Mon
tana, the work has been heavy-large
cuts and deep fills. But the desired
grade has been secured. The road is
wide, free from sharp curves and, when
the one foot of balasting has been com.
pleted, no road bed will be better and
few as good as the Milwaukee's. Every.
thing is constructed along lines of per.
manency. Heavy tiling pipe has been
hauled overland from Dickinson, Senti
mel Butte and Glen Ullin, distances ol
IS and 100 miles.
In constructing the line, the company
has made it a point to make as. many
artificial ponds as possible. Experience
has taught the Milwaukee people tha
surface water is the best for engines
q These reservoirs usually run back a Ions
distance from the road and will Prov
; very beneficial to farmers and ranchers
II was said when the Milwaukee com
menced grading in March or April tina
, the road would be completed int,
> Seattle within three years and there
! no reason now to doubt the accuracy Q
this statement. If the November an,
!. early December weather is favorable
steel will be laid as far west as Mile
: City before Christmas.
/ STATE LINE COUNTRY
: For 80 miles after leaving the resel
.Ivation, the Milwaukee runs close to th
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