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Show constructed Five hundred men will be employed. A dispatch from Cordova. Alaska, announces completion of the huge steel sians of the Copper river and Northwestern across the Copper river at Flag Point. The spans stretch 560 feet. The railroad will be opened clear through Abercrombie canyon early ear-ly In May. Work has been begun on the railroad's j-iiautlo steel bridge across the Copper river at Miles glacier. glac-ier. The steamship Seward, heavily-laden with railroad material, has arrived arriv-ed at Cordova. ALASKA CENTRAL RAILROAD WILL SOON BE OPENED . " s Seattle, Wash., May 1. Contractor A. L. Slow of Spokane, and 85 men will sail for Alaska on the steamer Northwest today toopen the Alaska Central railroad frm Seward to Placer Plac-er .Valley. The road, of which 55 j miles is completed, has been out of commission and In the hands of a receiver re-ceiver since November, 1907. The finished portion of tho road j will be put In running order at once and 20 miles of new road across Placer Valley into Turuagaln will bo j |