Show 256 difficulty was encountered in winking of these fills The lake seemed to have no solid bottom Trainload after trainload of gravel and rock were poured into the Hambo fill just east of the Bear river bridge only to some disappear into the briny water Company engineers estimated that 75000 carloads of rock were dumped here2-- Soon small mud islands appeared on either side of the right-of-w- ay having been pushed up by the solid material poured into the lake Even temporary piles made their appearance on the surface of these new islands Eventually however enough solid material was dumped into the lake to make these soft spots safe for the laying of the rails It was the construction of fills rather than of trestles that created the most serious problems of construction Even after the road was opened sections of the fill tended to sink into the lake Much difficulty was encountered in this respect during the early 1920’s when the lake reached nstruction of the cut-o- ff waves often washed right its highest point since the co- During that time wind --whipped over the embankment taking rocks other materials with them Crews had to be constantly employed reenforcing the road with rocks and gravel22 Material for the fills was obtained at Little Mountain and 21 Mann June 1944 18 22 Ibid "Bridging Great Salt Lake" Railroad Magazine 21 |