The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-11-26
RAILROAD GAR IS
 RAPIDLY CLOSING
Nenona Man Takes Trip Over Gov emment Railroad and Tells of
 It Nearing Completion

MINH INN NNUI.NNiN. COT NNN HN' between tbo ends Of steel ou Che coast and Che Interior sections of Che Government railroad. much ot Che lIsoomioru and hardshIpa hith- orto attending a trip out Cover Che bum" have now been entirely clim- natod and. n lacU such a trip can. from now ou. be made iu comfort ru Che way S.coI ou Che Ncuono .nd of Che urc ie now at Riley Creek which is designated Mount Mckn- ley Part station on Che Government
 train schedule: and whom Tho News man camc over from Anchorage re- eeutly Che steel on Che coast end had reached Nuc s32 plu. on November tth. and was steadily moving north at a very good rate.
 Leaving Anchorage on November ard. at 1.sD a. m. Che tram arrived rt nadborc on schedule tmc l4;3o n. ml. e stop of hait an hour hay- me been mado for lunch at Willow Crock The night was spcut horc. whore worry good meals are served at tfe roadbouso conducted by Miss N.mc NcaI who also runs tho Dead louc uo.e. where very comfortable accommodations arc to bc had for hc very reasonable price Of ono dol- ar
 Leaving umdhono at o'clock next morning Che run to Honolulu 1r mile BOO. was also made on timc hc train arriving at ths point at noon. Noals arc served here in Che Commission mes. house.
 rae nor,bbomd passenger trains from Anchorage do not eo farther -hal Honolulu and train service Go points farther north Is somewhat .ruuc due Co thc fact thot Che
 running ol work trains over tbis .e.Ion of tb cuc is dependent cu- Ur..y on the cN.eencies of Che con-
 rueuon branch ot Che Alaskan En- ..ro.ru. Commission service and witch due rceard for Che safety and oomlor, of the passengers care acI oy.r hc line under construc- Ior. fo tbc end of s.col The off- .an in oHarso however do an In .hcr power Go speed Che traveller on hi. Iowuev
 Tho uorthhoml passenger train from Auohouec anr taking ou Che uaeht and passengers arriving lt Honolulu ou thc work train from thr end ol stc.l returns to pcad- aorr Che .ame duy Tho Umc Of its Ienrur. H governed entirely on Inc connecting work train which. lor tbe reason. s,a,cd above cam not bc operated o1 a regular time schedule
 uadhore which Is etS miles from Seward and 219 miles from rarbanks is Che halfway house on Che Broad pae route. and both ro.tlbouud and aou.hbowd trains stop horo over u.eht There Is a -owlhouse and repair shop at th.s point which Is m charge Of Jack r..rYr formerly ur Fairbanks and H .h Lakc.
 Ordinarily Che work train con- no,tnr uItb hc regular train at Honolulu. leaves for Che cud of steel fairly car'y in Che afternoon but on hc day The Novs man came thru it.had bcou considerably delayed and Ud not leave unu [ o'clock. ucccs- auuue % stop ol about an hour ot The CommsIo Io1 camp a. Milo 3l3. tor supper Judeo Stowe. we'll known former Fmrhmtau. Is Che Hmeseerer in charge at 313. At he camp Che travellers were told hat Che work train would only go os ar as MIo aa1 that night and thal Hs Ono Commission camp had been moved hcra would be no accommo- Iauo1. \ stop was mnde there fore. at NIc a2U. where most ot Che naamecr piled off to spend Che night at Cu'eoDs roadAousc. right alongside Che railroad track at Chat Ho.ut
 An easy musb commenced noXt morning took Che travellers Go One Commission camp at Milo 327 whcre al,er a good lunch Che train taking thc stcel gang to their work was caught and tho Journey Go Che end of steel made n comparative comfort
 The journey over tho almost-com- nIetod srade from Che end of steel to Riley Crook ia just pleasant walk Heavy blasting operations Uero in progress at certain points along tbo grade and for ,his reason Che moro umorous Of Che travellers took Che wagon road. which is per haps longer chan Che grade.
 It Is confidently expected that tho stool gang working from Che coast end win drive the last spike at Riley Greek by rhauEae.v.ng when mush- ing days over Che "hump' win be a memory ouiy
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