The diamond drill., 1918-07-13
Il win take about three years to finish

Only the grading has been let so far
and Mr.. Norton was not certain II
anything will be done with the sur
facing of the graded portion this
fall. He has hopes that some
OF the road at the north end may be
surfaced. The plan is to surface with
stamp sand, making something OF the
nature of sand-clay road. This type
OF road Is already I'm existence in
Houghton county and II is proving to
be very good road for the traffic II
is fashioned for
The type OF road is the regular state
type, "a feet between bitches. The
plans call for fiat top, the intention
undoubtedly being that the crown shall
be put on with the metal surface.
Helps Keep Labor Employed.
The line follows along the north
side OF the South Shore road between
Michigamme and Three Lakes. Sew
eral OF the bad railroad crossings are
cut out but to do so some expensive
rock work must be done, the first OF
this class coming into view near the
Ohio mine crossing. Here are some
rock cuts, one which the unemployed
miners who formerly worked at the
Ohio mine and were unable 10 move
when the mine closed, are being en-
ployed.
The old road passes over the hill
at the Beauford mine and along the
shore OF the first lake, past the sew
eral cottages to the section house al
Three Lakes. At this point the third
crew is at work grading in the clear
ing to the north of the railroad.
The section about Three Lakes will
make an interesting spot and, un'
doubtedly will attract many visitors
when the road is completed
The next section being worked up
on is Just north OF Nestoria station
where the line Is Strengthened out by
eliminating the many curves that are
in the old line and evening up the
grade. Mr. Bocco has his first camI
at Nestoria. Another camp is locat
| ed near the Taylor mine, and II Il
from these two centers that he viii
work. A great deal Of the line ha:
been let to stationmen or sub-con
tractors who take a few hundred feet
The new grading will not bother tn,
autoist between the Covington lin,
and Taylor mine junction, but tn,
road that one must travel Ia rougl
enough TO make up for the loss from
new grading. The line here pass
es through the heart of Nature'i
steadfastness. Up hill and down on,
goes, but the footing is hard. one com
pensation not to be overlooked.
The railroad Is crossed near Her
man where there is cluster OF farms
Here the soil is fair but the rocks ar
very pronounced. The frost did littl,
damage in this section but the ha.
was no better than It was further I,
the south.
Villages Get Concrete Payements.
The next grading Is met with nortl
OF the Taylor mine junction at whicl
point the line comes back to the oil,
grade. II is at this point that tn
Smith-Sparks contract starts and con
tinues on to the araga-Houghtol
line. The bulk Of the grading betweei
this point and L'Anse is completed. !
crew Is at work in about the middl
part of 1t connecting up. One big cut
about the heaviest on the north en-
Is right in L'Anse where hill was Gu
down TO six per cent grade throug
a big clay bank that leads from tn
high land to the south TO the ba
shore fiat upon which the bushes
section OF the village stands.
L'Anse and Baraga will each ge
some concrete paving as a result G
this road construction. about a mil
n all with Baraga getting the large
portion. The L'Anse pavement wi
start at the bank corner and cor
tinue couple OF blocks to the raj
road crossing. The Baraga pavemer
commences at the south end OF III
business district and continues rigl
through the village.
L'Anse Ii Prosperous.
, The village OF L'Anse looked to |