Show OLD BED OF BEAU BIVER TO BE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY ARE NOW USING PILES FROM SIXTY TO SEVENTY FEET LONG INSTEAD OF DRIVING TWO SHORT ONES six pile drivers are now engaged in the work will be two months before promontory point is reached parties establishing salt works oa the shore of lake letter from camp iwarney II arney on the ogden lucin cutoff cut off nt the lake shore fifteen milea west of ogdan states starney and kenady returned to camp iwarney from lucin last wednesday the former has resumed charge ot the track laying at tills dud of the cutoff cut off which is progressing favorably but the work trains are very much hampered because of the lack of switches and the vork at the front cannot be pushed as rapidly as it would be under more favorable conditions it will perhaps require two months yet to cross the eastern part of the lako and reach the promontory mr iwarney thinks camp harney is good enough or him and that lucin 14 all right for those who like it we had more excitement hore last saturday than at any time since this camp was started it appears a large number of the italians had como trouble with their bos and one or more blows were exchanged and all of the excitable and vindictive character of the former was at once brought to the surface saturday morning about refused to go to work unless the cause aa they say was discharged this the company would not do then bega began n the wildest clamor abid most vehement articulations they finally quit and were paid off there are now six pile drivers busily at work filling the lake with piles along alie line of the track but instead of using the short piles and placing one on top of another long piles from sixty to seventy feet long are being driven down these are fine oregon pine and it requires two cars in length to hold a load of them there is six hundred feet width of the old bed of bear river this distance will not be filled in but will be bridged over and left open through which the waters of the great lake may surge to and fro the building of this road is a master piece in engineering skill and when completed will rank one of the wonders and as an object lesson teaching us that no one can imagine what inventive genius may do within the next one hundred years and makes one almost wish he might live till the beginning of another century for it will certainly then be a pleasure to live parties are fencing in a quarter section on the lake snore we are told it is the last of the shore line to be occupied A company will be organized pools made and the manufacture of salt made business As this hamd i higher than the lake the water will have to be pumped into the ponds which will be material addition to their expenses we are receiving additional refinement there are now five ladies who make the camp their homes and we understand more are coming we bope they will we not infrequently hear alie ajeet and inspiring tunes from the keys of the piano get moving by nimble and well skilled fingers more would make us feel as though we are not altogether out of the world and tame the harsher nature mr porter has been given the office of day watchman and together with the two efficient night watchmen the com banys property is well looked after there is some sickness in camp at present and a few minor accidents have occurred the last week |