Show triumph of american eng neer in constructing the power transmits tran blon slon line from the calvery falls to the bolar lolar b olar gold mines in mysore india the american engineers employed to do the work had to deal with some un common problems the line ninety two miles long 1 Is carried on lofty poles through the jungle here the depredations of white anta ants and wild elephants had to be prevented the ants attacked the poles and the elephants pulled at the wires iron sock ets seven feet high were found to be effective against the ants and after careful measurements of the highest reach of the elephants trunks the wire s were strung at a sate safe elevation |