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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1911)
CAN'T FINISH BRIDGE UNTIL EARLY WINTER Half of Steel Must Be Transported by Wagon ONE PIECE GOES TO BOTTOM Job Estimated to Require Six Weeks Will Take Nearer Six Months to Complete Instead of being able to com plete the cantilever bridge across Crooked river, about 20 miles south of Madras by the first of August, so that train service can be extended through Redmond to Bend shortly after that date, the fact has now developed that the Missouri Bridge Construc tion company, which has the contract for the work, will not have the bridge finished until the latter part of October, if even by that date. The steel for the south half of. the bridge will have to be haul ed across the river at Trail Crossing on wagons, so that work can be prosecuted from the south bank until the two halves join in the middle. While the engineering feat of designing the bridge may have presented difficulties, the feats of physical engineering in actually placing the bridge seem to be the real "sticker." One heavy piece of steel is reported to be in the bottom of of the gorge. It was. being swung into position by the trav eling crane, when the cables supporting it broke, and the steel plunged 300 feet to the rock bottom. It is said no effort was made to recover the piece, as it was so bent and twisted by the force of the fall that it was of no use. A recent issue of the Oregon ian has the following about the bridge: Work on the new Crooked river bridge of the Oregon Trunk Railway is progressing at a rate of speed sufficient to insure its completion before the beginning of the coming Winter, and if good luck prevails, it may be finished before the end of Octo ber. On his recent trip to Prine- ville, where he attended the meeting of the Central Oregon Development League,, Carl R. Gray, president of the North Bank and Trunk roads, visited the site of the new bridge and watched the men at work. While construction is not pro ceeding as rapidly as the people of Central Oregon would likp, progress there is consistent with the class of work prevai.ing on the Oregon Trunk, and is being done as fast as the unusual con ditions will permit. The new bridge will be pecul iar in its class. It will span the Crooked river canyon, 300 feet high and about 320 feet in width, growing narrower toward its base, where it is only 70 feet wide. A single arch will span the chasm, the steel work being ex tended from both walls until it meets in the middle. The gen eral plan of support is similar to that in a stone arch, in which a keystone is used. I steel parts in their respective positions. Other preliminary construction work also required considerable time. When completed, this bridge will be the longest single-arch steel bridge in the world. It will be supported by solid ma sonry on one side, but on the other the natural stone wall will be used as an abutment. It will be subjected to a heavy strain, as both the Oregon Trunk and O. W. R. & N. roads will oper ate over it. Trunkcy Buys Store J. P. Robertson has sold his" in terest, in his general store at this place-to his partner, Wm. Trun key. Mr. Robertson has gone to Pasco, and it is reported that he will engage in the mercantile business at some new point. Mr. Trunkey has been in charge of the store here and is well liked by his customers and all who know him. He will increase his stock to keep up with the grow ing demand of Metolius and will at all times conduct a strictly square and uptodate business. The store could -scarcely have fallen into better hands. Metol ius Central Oregonian. SITE FOR HARNEY STATION IS CHOSEN Agricultural College Men Select Land for Experiment Farm After a trip of 750 miles through Harney county, the Uregon Agricultural College re gents have selected a site five miles east of Burns for the head quarters of the dry farming ex periments. The land there is most typical of the Harney con ditions ot any visited, and a model station for experiments will be established there, with sub-stations in districts where the conditions vary. The county has appropriated $15,000 for the purchase of the land and the legislature provided $4,000 annually for maintenance. The college has not yet named the man to take charge of the work, but will do so at the July meeting of the board of regents, probably about the 15th. The best dry farming methods are to be applied, to discover the crops best suited to the district and the cultural work necessary to make them profitable. Crook County's Crooked Road. Crook county's crooked poet has slipped another crooked poem over about the crooked road from Mecca up the precipi tous north end of Agency Plain. The following has been found on the grade, written in a very crooked hand: There was a crooked man Who built a crooked road, He built it up a sidehill Where you couldn't haul a load; He built it very crooked He built it very funny, Anl to build this crooked high way Took a lot of crooked money. A rattlesnake started out one day Along this crooked trail; And it was so bloody, crooked He got tangled in his tail. No farmer dares to use this road And you often hear them say, "If a man were at the bottom, Engineers first figured that He could never get away, tne bridge could ne mull in six weeks, but they did not take into consideration the fact that the steel for the south half of the structure has to be hauled by wagon from the present end of the railroad, a distance of over seven miles to the south base of the bridge. Nearly six weeks have already been required, and not more than 10 per cent of the steel is in place. Much material is on the ground, however. A traveling crane was installed there recent ly, and is used in placing the As a matter of fact this road is crooked, but lest someone may get the impression that the road is not a good one, it might be well to state that it is a firstclass highway, and was built at a cost of about $10,000 by the Oregon Trunk Railway for the benefit of the farmers, and is fully appre ciated by them. WANTED Good renter on my place. Will Hell present crop as it Btundt). Eighty. ncres cultivated, 20 ready to plow; six miles southwest of Culver. Or will sell. j-J2-jy!3pd J. W. NICHOLS. WORK OF ROAD RESURFACING. Different Methods by Which It Can Be Done, PENETRATING AND MIXING, Whore tho Traffio Is Not Excessively He ivy a Mixture of Sand With Heavy Aaphaltic Oil Makes Goot Road In a Locality Whoro Sand or Sandy Gravel Prevails. One of the Mr problems that con fronts rondbullders today Is the resur facing of the highways when the first sign of wear becomes noticeable. Tbe voids may be tilled by either the penetration or the mixing method. Uu der the penetration method the second course is laid and rolled lightly, after which heavy asphaltlc oil Is applied, preferably by means of spraying inn chines, using sufficient quantity to till all the voids, but not to tlush the sur face. Stone screenings or coarse sand nre then applied over the whole and thor oughly compactid. The thickness of this course Is ordinarily about two Inches and requires about two gallons to the square yard of surface. Under the mixing method the second course of stone Is llrst coated with the bituminous material and Is then spread to such depth that it will be about two inches thick after rolling. The additional cost of n rond con structed by the penetration method Is about 14 cents and by the mixing meth od about '20 cents per square yard above the cost of the ordinary water bound macadam road, both of these es timates being based on the use of a heavy residuum oil. For Heavy Traffio. In enscs where the traffic Is extreme ly varied and heavy loads are trans ported It Is preferable to use a nearly pure asphalt, In which case the addi tional cost la about 25 cents per square yard. The above methods are also used for resurfacing old macadam roads, the method of procedure being practically the same as In constructing new roads. If the old road is worn badly and con tains Irregular holes the low places or holes are patched with stone only or with stone and oil combined, tamped and rolled Into place, after which the new top course Is placed. Another method of resurfacing -worn-out macadam roads Is to mix heavy asphaltlc oil and gravel, then spread ing the mixture on the road to Bueh depth that it will be about two inches In thickness after rolling. This meth od has been used in Massachusetts with tho greatest success, and some roads that were treated by this meth od two years ago show absolutely no change nt the present time and are in perfect condition. In connection with this gravel and oil treatment it may be well to men tlon the fact that it has been found In Massachusetts that where traffic Is not excessively heavy a mixture of sand with heavy asphaltlc oil makes an economical and efficient road surface In localities where sand or sandy grav el prevail, and stone Is difficult to ob tain. Cape Cod Road. Six years ago a road of this deserlp tlon was built ou Cape Cod. and If Is today In butter condition than It was the year it was finished. Similar work has been carried on in several localities where sand prevails and It has been found that whore the work Is properly done the results are excellent. Several roads of this description are now under construction In Massachu setts, the entire cost of the roads. In eluding the small amount of necessary grading; being only about 30 cents per square ynrd. Another method adopted In Massa clnisetls for surface construction Is to place about live Inches of sandy grav el on the roads and compact the sam as much as possible, and then apply heavy asphaltlc oil. using about thre". fourths of a gallon to the square yard, covering It with Just sufficient sandy gravel to take up the surplus oil. The oil furnishes the binder that Is lack ing In the sandy gravel, and the com pleted road presents a smooth. Iinrd surface Hint Is hardly distinguishable from a surface composed of stone and oil. In Massachusetts very comprehen sive experiments have been tried with all methods of treatment of the road surfaces, experimenting w'th practl cally very mnlerlal that has been of. ferod, In all eases having sufficient chemical and physical analysis mado of tlie binding mnlerlal usrd In order Hint any method or material found to be satisfactory may be duplicated and to avoid repeating unsatisfactory con struction. Pipeaumg or tlie Kngllsh roads, X, n returned traveler Hays that the jf Englishman doesn't know what & a nit Is. A road In most partB of tins country without a rut would look so strange to the average farmer that It would have to bo introduced m him SIGHTED AN ELK. One Party Lost the O " th Other Side Won the Match. Sotnctln.es the autumn is vory hot in the Itocklcs-hot. still, glittering weather, with tho thermometer at Ul 0rTS'hunlers on such a blazing an tumn day sat on the hotel porch . of n aiiuill mountain town, 'their si Wero open nt tho throat, and l ey J. re fanning themselves with t he big felt hats. But suddenly one of them exclaimed: "Look, boys, look!" They looked whoro tho man pointed, nnd a wonderful sight met their eyes On a peak nt the summit of the high trail, :t.000 feet above their heads, fltood a superb elk. There he stood Uko a statue. Ids antlers beautifully outlined against tho bright blue sky. "llueks nro scarce enough, but nn gasped tho turee nuiuei.-i. elk!" "AN ELK!" OABr-ED THE IIUNTKIIS. a Jiffy, forgetting the heat, they wore tearing in the redhot sun up Hie steep trail with their rllles on their shoul ders. Up and up they climbed. Tlie ther mometer in the sun was about lilO. Vlnnlly as their red. dripping and breathless leader peered on hands nnd knees across a log at Hie top of the trail he saw a man caluilj chewing the stem of an unllghted cigar. "Did you-dld you see-the elk?" panted the leader. The other, with a laugh, pointed with his cigar to where a little group of campers were unstrapping a pair of old antlers from the head of a mule. "Pardon me, old man," he said, "but we've Just run out of matches, and. the day being too hot for a trip down below, we thought we might perhaps decoy a few of you follows up hero to help us out." Pulling Teeth In Scotland. An old Scotchwoman Journeyed to London to visit her son. She was taken with a Jumping toothache and upon the advice of her son visited u dentist, who soon had the offending molar flying in the air. With a sigh of relief the old lady climbed out of the chair and asked: "How mooch V "Ten shillings, mam," replied tho dentist "TIu shillings, is It, ye robber?" screamed the woman. "Why. I'll ha' ye know, Sandy MaePherson 'nd haul me all aboot the smithy for saxpence." Youthful Pangs of Hunger. There's a youngster In Boston whoso appetite Is a constant source of amaze ment to his family and relatives. On one occasion this lad was taken to spend the day with an uncle in the suburbs. At dinner he nte so much that finally it became actually neces sary to forbid him to eat any more. Later, when the family were taking their ease on the porch, the irrepres sible William pulled something from his pocket and began gnawing It. "What have you there?'' demanded his father. "Only n dog biscuit." came in apolo getic tone from Willie. "Where did you get II?" "I knew I'd be hungry before I got home." explained the lad. "so 1 took it away from KIdo."-LIpplneott's. His Good Resolution. In n little Irish village there lives a certain worthy who never could puss a public house without "calling In Just to ux the time." One night, however, he mado up hw mind to pass by for once. It was a very hard Job for him, and at Inter vals he stood still and said. "Stand firm, resolution, stand linn After a hard struggle he gained a little bridge Just beyond Hie Inn. and, halting there, was heard to say: "lie gorra. resolution, but yep did stand firm that time. Ye desarve a reward so ye do, and. begorra, I'll Just go back! and trate ye." Kith and Kin. "The small bov." wild rtnim.-t i.'.i son. "Is an invention of Halim. At least mat Is what my friend .luH,Rm thinks. Poor .Jack Is the devoted slave of a fair damsel Mrlct father n;id an imp of a brother. iue tuner nigiit (Mil eanie Into the parlor about :ri0 with expression on his face and Kiel fully asked what thev hail ubout to keep them so Interested so " 'Oh.' snld .lack discussing our kith and kin.' "Just then the Iiiiu'h from behind the piano. " 'Yeni. dad.' ho Hmmpi ingly. ! heard 'em. Ho said, "kin I kith you?" and nhn flnlfl "irnn MtiMI I h - -i jvm mui Youug's Magazine. 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