Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-08-05 | Page 12 | Officials Inspect Lincoln Highway

OFFICIALS INSPECT LINCOLN HIGHWAY Construe lion work on the Seiberllng section of the Lincoln highway In progressing pro-gressing natisfaelorily. according to Ira R. I trownlng, state road engineer. Mr. drowning, with Harden Hennlon, Neere-tti Neere-tti ry of Htate; I'm n 11. Shields, a t torney general, members of the state highway commission, Inspected t he section of -road under construction 1'Yiday and Saturday. Satur-day. The Seiberllng pert Inn of ( he Lincoln highway extends, between Granite mountain moun-tain and fti:o k I'oint, n dislnneo if seventeen sev-enteen or eighteen miles. Tlie road is being conMtrueteil over mud flals the entire en-tire dlsl a nre, anil when completed with be gravel surfaeed. The wmk was started start-ed niton I the middle of June, a nd one mile has been completed, A force of to men Im employed, with full erjnipm'Mit of mechanical road - build lug conti'lviunrs. While on the trip the road rommis-Bloners rommis-Bloners visiter! a convict gang working on a Hi'd ion of the Lincoln high wn y between be-tween St. John's slalloti and Orr's ranch.