The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-08-02
GOVERNMENT ROAD ENGINEER
MAKES REPORT ON HIGHWAY
Says That Si23,00O VIII be Required
to Place Road in Condition for
Pleasant Travelling.

The following report upon the
condition of the Lincoln Highway,
together with suggestions for its i'm.
provement, was filed with the Reno
Commercial Club last Friday by w.
II. Lynch, United States Government
road Inspector, and IL, +. Stewart,
REPORT OF INSPECTION OF
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY FROM
RENO TO ELY. NEVADA. WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ESTI-
MATE FOR IMPROVING SAME;
RECONNAISSANCE MADE ESPE-
CIALLY FOR THE RENO CONNER
CIAL CLUB, RENO. NEVADA
This inspection was made at the
request Of the Reno Commercial
Club, in order that they might have
q definite plan for improving the
Lincoln Highway and estimates of
cost of same to present to the people
of the state Of Nevada. and other
states interested in bettering the
road conditions between Reno and
Ely, Nevada
No attempt was made To estimate
the cost of improving this road other
than as an earth road, excepting a
few short stretches where IL will be
necessary To surface the same to gel
the best results
THE Lincoln Highway between
Reno and Ely, Nevada, extends
through five counties. Washce,
Churchill. Lander. Eureka, and
White Pine. a distance OF 336 miles,
the greater part OF which is over
unsettled and desert country. Many
sections are used but little for local
traffic. the main travel being trans
continental. and on account of little
local traffic they have been neglected
in some places
From Reno to Fallon the road,
as far as the Washoe county line,
thirty-nine miles, Is in good eondi-
ton, as it follows the abandoned
grade OF the Southern pecifc com
pany practically all TIE way. \
small amount of maintenance work
at several points, at no great cost,
would place this in very good shape.
The section In Churchill county, IS
far as Fallon. twenty-five miles, while
not in geo. condition at present
could be made so Il a very moderate
cost by the use of Q road grader and
drag In the spring when the read
Is wet. and by the installation of sew
eral culverts
"Trom Fallon 10 Grimes. eleven
and fiye-tenths Iailes, this road takes
a circuitous route and from the
standpoint of economy, II for no
other reason. should be relocated
The first eight miles is fairly good
but the last three and one-half miles,
on account of the road material, black
gumbo. ia badly cut up, and It vii
be difficult AID expensive TO maintain
In good condition
From Grimes 20 Salt Wells, five
and one-half miles. the roads ex-
tends acress 2 fiat on which exist
practically the same conditions as on
the last few miles weet of Grimes.
From Salt Wells to Sand Springs.
twelve miles. is the worst section Of
the entire road. 1t runs across two
flats. known as tie Eight mile fiat
aud the -Four mile fat, which be-
come practically quagmire In Tie
winter. ia
There has been considerably
money expended IN this section of
the road, but, on account of the ex-
tremely heavy traffic. freighsers haul
ing supplies to various mining camps,
the road at present is very badly
cut mp
THE solution of this problem
would be to relocate and build a
new road from Fallon 10 Sand
Springs. placing It around the edge
Of Eight Nile fat, where there Is
sandy road at present used by the
tranie in the winter, and then grade
10 a height of three or four feet
new road across Four Mile fiat.
II will be impossible to go around
the edge of this fiat on account of
the large deposits of moving sand,
which the wind would blow on the
road and probably bury it. BY do
ing as suggested, the heavy freight
traffic could use the present roads,
as IL would be impossible to build
road, the cost of which would not
lie prohibitive, that would stand up
under the extremely heavy steel
traffic using the road at present.