Show PROFILES COMPLETED Contract for Part of Huntington Lewiston Road Let George Henderson a 11 member of oC the Oregon Short Line Itne surveying crew at present engaged at work on the new branch recently Stated that the maps and profiles of the Snake river along which for the greater I part of the dIstance the thc road will run I had been completed and 1111 sent to the tho head I quarter of the company at Omaha The contract for the building of that of the road lying between the mouth of Burnt river and the Iron Dyke mines ha has already been let arid and Mr Hen derson is of the opinion that other con contracts contracts tracts for tor construction will be let in the thc near future Mr H Henderson says that the party In charge of Engineer Jordan which set setout setout out from Huntington in AprIl last and which is now closing the survey in the vi vicinity vicinity of Pittsburg landing came upon many ot oC the preliminary takes stakes driven by T A Clarks exploring party which started from Boise In in the Interests of the thc Union Pacific reaching Lewiston in July 1883 DurIng this survey three men Martin Love and Blackledge wore were drowned in Box canyon Engineer Jor Jordans duns dans party also lost one man W rE E Stark through the swamping of a boat boatin boatin in the treacherous waters u ers or of the canyon and the balance of the party coming cominS upon the grav s of the victims or of years cars ago alO bunt built up the mounds and placed fresh flowers on the almost forgotten rest resting resting ing places out of respect to their own dead The Tho crossing to the Idaho side Mr r Henderson sa says s will m in all probability be mado at sonic some above the mouth of the Grande Rondo Ronde river It wm will probably abl ably take two or years to finish the line Une |