The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-11-22
IRON COUNTY CREW WILL RUN
LINE THROUGH THIS WINTER
ROAD WORK is SUSPENDED
The Iron River. Alvin Road is About
SIS per ct. Completed and Re-
surfacing is Wen Along

The Iron county road surveyors
started last week TO get ready for the
survey OF the Iron-Baraga trunk line
from Amasa north to Covington. The
first work to be done is 10 establish
camp from which the first section
OF the line may be handled. The
entire line Is over 81 miles in length
and several changes will have to be
made in the camp before the work Is
completed.
The survey Will start al Amasa
and follow the present township road
TO Red Rock where II strikes of into
virgin country where only the most
primitive tote roads have been follow
ed In the past. The line will join
township road south from Covington
in Baraga county about three miles
south OF that place and will follow this
township road to a junction with the
east-and-west trunk line through Bar
aga county.
II is probable that the survey will
last most OF the winter when the
notes will be tabulated, blue prints
made from them and the road Rdver-
tised for bids by the contractors, The
construction work will occupy as least
two years as the job Is a big one. ]
is probable that the entire length of
road will be let as one job. instead OF
dividing II into two Jobs, that being
the policy of the state in its work
these days.
The Forest County Trupk-
Contractor Burridge. who 10 look
ing after the work Of this job, informs
us that this line is about So per cent
completed. The first two miles from
Iron River were sub-let TO James
Long OF Iron River who did excep-
tIonally we'll with his work. He has
about completed 1t and expects to
fully complete It this fall The sec
ton serves the new packing plant OF
the Iron River packing company and
will be very important piece OF road.
The section adjacent to the Brule riv~
er will also be completed this fall. In
fact II Is about as good az completed
now. There are several Intervening
sections completed, also, 50 that the
road 10 well along towarde compile
ton 30 far as the grading Sc concern
ed The next work on this line will
be the surfacing with gravel as II is
understood that will be the material
used for the surfacing OF It. There
are many fine gravel banks along the
course OF the road.
Resurfacing Work Suspended
The resurfacing work on the Crystal
Falls-Iron River road in the vicinity
OF Chicagon creek and on the Tully
section has been nearly completed.
Owing to the snow and cold weather
II became necessary 10 suspend OPP
erations there until next spring.
On this work the county has used
the two four wheel drive trucks that
the county purchased and the two big
trailers. They are reported 20 have
worked satisfactorily
To the feet next year will be added
/ tho two big trucks that the county
got from the state These trucks
were secured from the federal govern
ment among lot OF other trucks,
Captain A. l.. Burridge attending TO
the work for the state. When II came
TO distribution Mr.. Burridge looked
after the interests Of Iron county and
secured the two trucks which were
received lately. They are among the
very best trucks that were In army
service and much IL expected OF them
when put AZ work.
Urcu job Coming Nicely.
The grading OF the mile OF road in
side the city iimitf OF Crystal Falls
~ getting on nicely With chas. Uren,
tho contractor who bid In tie work.
In charge OF opefaticLs. Mr.. Uren
ha s his crew at w,rk ~ rs the mater
tai l. sond lie informed 2 Diamond
Drill reporter that the frost is both
'erlng him with the work very nuch
and that II will be necessary 70 sEs-