Show work begins on canyon highway higl liway under the direction of district engineer I KC r wright ot of the state road commission work in widening and grading the highway la in box elder county commenced yesterday the ing big steam shovel recently brought here with other road equipment from salt lake city was put into operation oper tion at the first sharp curve in the road just above the old city power house the shovel Is being operated by J C reed of 0 ants city who is said to be an expert steam shovel operator the state will expend approximately in improving the canyon road which will eliminate many dangerous curves and widen the highway generally on account of the high cost ot of maintenance on the sardine canyon route between mantua and wellsville Wells vUle mr wright advises that the state road read commission may probably try out the oregon plan next I 1 year that 0 of using a combination ot of gravel and heavy oil which la Is spread over the roadbed road toad bed at a cost ot of about 1600 per mile this sort of roadbed is giving excellent satisfaction it is said and at considerable sid erable less cost than the high type of paving |