Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-02-25
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being is the C,i'.' i,ii"r ".!I NprrE
western railroad without ,'l. rail
road or the lore Of !: she would
quickly cease To- exist. Her rcighbor.
Katalla-on-thc Sea. which blossomed
when two railroads uilGr a false start
from there. still lives, though in @reat-
ly reduced circumstances. IN the homo
Of their return.
Meanwhile the millions from below
are pouring through C,rduva in sup
plies and materials and cash fer the
forcing through Of the railroad t. the
famous Bonanza mine ana u"i-hhor-
ing properties in the region around the
head of the Chitira river The huill-
Ing of this road is one CT the most
daring railroad enterprises since the
Rocky mountains were f 81 penctrat-
ed. The Cop!vr river valley. "p
which the road must run. is notorious
for its Violent winter windStormS, its
shifting. uncertain silt falls; racing,
vagabOnd streams; deep snow; rocky.
slide secured canyons and advancing
glaciers. The river itself, the only
large stream cmptyinS from the Alas
kan interior to the southwark, is
turbulent. silt laden, ice bearing tor
rent in which no man can swim TWEEN
ty strokes. At one place 1t runs be
tween great living GLACIERS that dis
charge millions of tons of ice into its
current each day of the summer
months, and here the railroad must
run too.
Scenery Will Become World Famous.
The scenery is of unique grandeur.
but these scenic features. 50 soon to
become world famous, have represent
ed to the engineers problems Of unex-
ampled compleXity. Many of these
problems were repeatedly declared to
be impossible of solution even under
the most favorable conditions of
weather and with unlimited time
Two years ago next month the first
lot of material and supplies arrived in
CordOva. Since then construction has
been pushed forward with almost I'M
belicvable momentum.
In these two years permanent road
Of n high standard has been completed
to the mouth of the Tiekel river. 100
miles from Cordoya. Three great steel
bridges have been set over the swift
flowing Copper river. and fourth
low the berg lake Of Miles glacier IL
far advanced and will he one of the
engineering wonders Of the world.
Long stretches of tunnel and rock cut
and piling have been finished and
fleet Of river steamers built and placed
In commission.
At Cordova end. where there were
no problems of Importance. much mon
ey has been spent in preparing for the
handling Of II heavy train service t.
and from the mines
The iron IN the blood OF the men who
are building this road shows apparent
~ in the blood of Cordova. for also
there has been fighting to do. MADE"
towns like this one do not grow of
their own volition In n single year. 1t
takes organization. confidence and
much toll where ones home must. as
here. actually be carved from the eter.
nal hills.