Logan Republican | 1907-10-02 | Page 2 | Work of a Pipe Line Walker

B' I Work of a Pipe Line Walker. HJ1 JuLk Hovcy has walked over tho HJ Tidewater pipe line from nixford, Mc- HJ ' Kean county, to Wllllamsport contln- KH. uously during tho last 26 years. HL"' He' makes from 8 to 21 miles a day, HHL carrying a kit of tools weighing about HHj CO pounds, among which Is a telegraph HB' Instrument, which, In case of breaks HH or other i"'dents, ho attaches to the HH' coinpuny wire which follows tho line, HH! and Informs headquarters at Wll- HH; llaniBport. The distance Is 145 miles HH. as the line runs, up and down hill, HHj across valleys and through woodlands HH and forests, 40 miles of It bolng HH through the dense Pottery county Hi woods, with scarcely a habitation HH along tho route. Philadelphia Record.