The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-04

AL. the trouble is that there isn't a
level spot on the mountain side that
Il big enough for a real diamond, but
We can play sort OF three-year-old-
cat game.
There are all sorts of small game
CT eatures in the woods. birds that
some OF US haven't seen or heard for
years, and II you are fond OF brook
trout fishing and haven't seen a deep
pool under a cascade for third OF a
! lifetime and suddenly come into a
paradise like this you can appreciate
low II puts heart into fellow There
ere bears up here on the high crags,
they say, and probably deer"
"Shall you go dear hunting when
the law Is of next fall?" he was
asked.
| He laughed. but another prisoner
said, IF they will bring up a rife and
| let us well promise to supply the
camp with venison when the season
comes Ground" There were doubtful
laughs from the others.
THAT they are trusting us and we
are approaching Il Is shown by the
fact that not all these men are short
term men," resumed the Star OF Hope
reporter, zone man here has eleven
years yet to serve, two have five years
epiece, several between two and three
years. and one man has only eight
weeks to go now before he Is free.
Three have four months to serve.
"The man who Is doing the plumb
ing here was formerly New York
Central engineer for IL years. He Is
an all around machinist and. NJ
course, understands plumbing. He 10
doing good job, too, by the way. The
sanitary arrangements here are per.
feet, with sewer and sewage dispos-
al plant This former engineer will
have charge Of the travelling derrick
when the work actually gets started
on the road"
This prisoner, who has served near
/ ly 20 years, is splendid physical
man. In sturdy health. with none of
the hangdog look about him that pris-
oners and especially long term men
are supposed TO have, and he looks al
you straight in the face from q pair
of clear, fearless and honest looking
eyes. Sing Sing is rather proud oil
him, TO Judge by the way he was
spoken OF, and points TO him to show
that modern prisons do not always
break a man physically after years In
confinement.
These prisoners are fine bunch
OF workmen," said Engineer Shaw
They look Just like any crew OF
healthy, hearty men, and except for
their uniforms no one could pick them
out from the civilians. And as work
ers they are as good as any bunch OF
green men that I ever saw. They take
hold with a Will and are quick and
active.
While this piece of road is expen.
siveIbecause OF its location in the
Glove between the mountains here. the
engineering difficulties are not bad
| II Is difficult OF access. and sand costs
us s2.75 a yard the cheapest way we
can get II. The stone we are hand
ling is shale and sandstone. Probably
the most difficult work will he further
up the gorge where there is a mile OF
landslide on the mountainside and
where retaining walls must he built.
THE road Is to be 25 feet wide
built solidly OF stone but the surface
| has not vet been decided on II will
be either oil water bound or tar
bound hut Il will no yea after next
before the surface Is finished For
the four miles N win AVERAGE nearly
an per cent grade all thu wav
though parts viii be considerable
more than that ZLfH~
The camp, which is constructed Of