The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-11

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I-$ll6.055 for state school OF science
II. B. 36-Appropriations COMMITTEES
l-$2o,e60 for department Of vocation.
al education and rehabilitation.
II. B. 38-Appropriations committee
I-e34 200. for school for blind ct Bath
gate.
Remember Away
Back When First
Train Crossed River?
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channel Of the river shifted to the
west side, leaving on the east, only
. small channel, too small for nayiea- :
ton.
Ice Damage Heavy
During the winter Of 1S00.6l It
became necessary to make 4 strong
effort to prevent the destruction. bv
breaking up OF the Ice, Of the work
already done. March 80. 1881. the
Ice moved out with unusual ytoience
the river rising Is feet above ordinarv
summer floods. The dyke was com.
paratively uninjured: the channel.
however, remained near the west
shore. and the action Of the current
during spring floods wore away about
200 feet Of the dyke.
On May 10, 1851, work was hernn
on driving piles for q bridge to conc
meet the west end Of the dyke with
the west shore, in an attempt to close
the west channel. BY June II. nearly
all this pile work was DESTROYED. on
july 25, after summer floods had srh-
kdeo, q second attempt was made.
this proving successful. Track vsS
ialo 70 the end Of the dyke, work
peine completed on August Is, 1881.
Hiprap Tor strengthening the dyke
which had up to this time been
transported by boats, was now run
out on the dyke on this track.
the west channel Stilted I'M ranidlv
during the fall months, and in the
early part Of the winter OF 1881 40
was finally closed by filling the pile
of1dge with earth. There was used
In construction OF the dyke AZ nm
tons Of granite boulders for rinran.
: large quantity Of brush and crib
logs ana upward Of 10000 cubic yards
OF ciay. a transfer landing was built
Aug. !. 1881, on the sand bar belov
the nr1dge line and track laid frorn
the dyke track to this landing nak-
ing 2 short. crossing for the transfer
boat which was used till the river
closed In November.
Water Became Low
On Monday, November Il. 1881. thu
water In the river became 50 low as
TO stop the running OF the transfer
boat. The Construction OF = tenn.
porary pile bridge across the main
was begun.
On Nov. II the river closed for the
winter and on Nov. 18 the first train
crossed on this temporary bridge.
Ine river was very low and the
nr1oge only 600 feet long. This bridge.
which was built In five days va
Kept IN constant use for 132 da1s.
being finally abandoned March 50.
The following Is noted in regard
70 the operation Of the transfers
steamer:
The river was $500 feet wide. .hoe,-
60 badly on the west side ana was
constantly making shifting sand barr.
Az times the crossing was circ,,ito,,a.
dlf1icult and expensive.
Ine constant shifting Of the channel
caused much extra labor in keeninr
The approaches for tho trausfer boet
70 working order. During the seaaon
o. 1850 eleven different approachas
nao 70 be made and maintained. MA
last trip Of the boat tor The season
was made about Nov. is. ie0D. aftHr
Mnlcn sne was laid up In winter quar-
~ o the lower landing on the eat
pank. A slip or dock was excayatedg
y ner moortngs to run her into vheny
the river should break up in the
Jp11ng, which carried her safelv
lnrough the flood and Ice gorres tlat
we're 30 destructive Of property.
Completed e Gladstone
The track west Of the river -
1laostone was completed and cars
running July Z, 1880" Reports shov
cafS Tan8terred west over the nm.
'olri river In 1851 as follows:
81 transSer boat .s4,2 car.
BY winter badge .......i5is cs-s
Aos~ '..'...........eeso cars
On account OF low water. operation
= M sne boat ceased Nov. II. 1851. The
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