Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-06
MUCH WORK WILL BE DONE
ON S. |. R0ADBED AT B0NNERS
FERRY in NEXT FEW MONTHS
Three Crews Tota1ing Fully $50 Men Will Be
Employed for Some Time---Means a
Payroll of $4,000 Month

Otto Hansen & Company, the rail-
road contractors that have secured
the contract for filling the Spokane
International trestle across Mirror
Lake, are establishing camp of no
mean proportions just west of 1.-The
Rocks" Here all arrangements are
being made to take care of the crew
and the work trains for a period of
from three to four months. The
task requires more of plant" than
the uninitiated would suppose.
Five buildings are now erected and
two more will be built. These in
clude a commodious and well equip
ped kitchen, comfortable and warm
bunkhouses for the men, offices and
other necessary buildings. A steam
pumping plant has been installed in
the bayou just west of the Rocks
and the water is pumped to a water
tank from which it is piped into the
different buildings. These are some
of the things that have been done
preliminary to the real work that
is to start later.
A short spur has been built skirt
ing high bluff right at the camp
site. On this spur the large steam
shovel will begin it's first work and
will work westward around the bluff
until it connects with the switch
running out to the old box factory.
From this bluff all the material for
the fill will be procured.
The steam shovel which is expect
ed to arrive today, will be a 9O-ton
shovel and will deliver five yards
of earth on every trip from bluff
to car. The company is sending in
it's own trains of dump cars and
these are also expected to arrived
to-day, and if they do actual work on
the fill will be started Wednesday.
When the plant is working full ca
pacity it is planned to use three
trains.
R. Power is in charge of the work.
"We will have from 90 to 100 men
employed and the contract will re-
ouire from three to four months to
finish,' said Mr.. Power to Herald
representative. "The fill, mile and
quarter long, will require $4,000
yards of earth to complete it and
when we are through with that we
also will fill the approach to the
S. /. bridge across the Kootenai.
This will require another 10000
yards. We now have ample tracks
for the use of our three trains ex-
cent that later it may be necessary
TO build a passing track. We will
work two shifts and the grounds
will be lighted at night by number
cf patent gas lamps which stand
about four feet high and give bril-
liant light" Associated with Mr.
Power is H. G. Beales, who is act
ing in the capacity of timekeepe1
and general head of the commissary
Last week the Herald enormously
stated that this contract had been
let to Porter Bros, and sub-let to
the present contractors, but Hansen
e. Company secured the contract oil
rect from the S. l. company.
Porter Bros, however, have a Local
contract which is the repairing OF
the S. l. bridge across the Kootenai
Their crew is now on the GROUND
under charge of D. M. Stewart. Mr.
Stewart stated he would employ
about 35 men for a period of &C
days. The work involved is tearing
out the old trestles and building
new ones needed. A large steam
crane will be used by the bridge
crew and it is now on the grounds
In addition to Porter Bros crew
the bridge crew of the railway com
pany will also be located here mos
of the time, and comprises from II
to 20 men.
This work on the S. l. during the
present summer means quite an adj
dition to the pay roll of Boomers
Ferry. Approximately $50 men vii
be employed on the two jobs, which
should mean from $4,000 to $15,00'
paid out here for labor each month