Show LAST STRETCHES OF FISH LAKE HOAD contractors am busy on oil the east sido side of tho the divide and early completion of grade is is promised work on east side of the divide on the fish lake road is now under tinder full swing C S hopkins of joseph has the three miles from the divide to doctor creek and has a big force of men and teams busily engaged in building the grade this section of the road runs to the top of the divide from doctor creek with a grade of from one to about 3 per cent it does not follow any of the old roads but keeps well up on the hill bill and shortens the route from th the 1 top lop to the lake by about two miles or more archie lawson has the mile of now new grade through the timber from doctor creek to twin creeks his camp is established about midway of the mile stretch and his force Is busy with this difficult piece e of work the line keeps close to the lake as far as practical but a level is maintained that will eliminate the twists turns and steep pitches exception has been taken to the reaper article on the colstr construction action of the grade on the west side of the divide the reaper did not censure anybody for anything done there it simply pointed out that certain conditions existed that should be remedied these conditions have been remedied and the point of construction construe alluded to has n no ov vreen eb ce n pi placed a ced in very satisfactory condition no leffort effort to place censure on the contractor as has been alleged has been made the reaper has no desire to injure 31 anyone V but re reserves serres the right to point poin t out conditions at any time engineer carr who has charge ol of the work is very fair in all his dealings dealing with the contractors and he thoroughly understands road construction st and what is fair to both state and contractors lie he has laid inid out a route that is a monument of engineering skill and is entitled to commendation tor for the picturesque route selected and for the efficiency manifested in construction |