The Technical World Magazine, Volume 18Technical World Company, 1912 |
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Page 29
... interests . Chief in the field was George W. Boschke , the man who built the great sea wall at Galveston . And while Boschke was leading the fight in the Deschutes canyon occurred an incident which fairly measures the mettle of the man ...
... interests . Chief in the field was George W. Boschke , the man who built the great sea wall at Galveston . And while Boschke was leading the fight in the Deschutes canyon occurred an incident which fairly measures the mettle of the man ...
Page 30
... interests , extended through the Deschutes canyon was made in 1906 by the Oregon Trunk line , incor- porated , which was promoted by . " Billy " Nelson , who had been active in various small railroad enterprises near Portland and ...
... interests , extended through the Deschutes canyon was made in 1906 by the Oregon Trunk line , incor- porated , which was promoted by . " Billy " Nelson , who had been active in various small railroad enterprises near Portland and ...
Page 31
... interests to renew their efforts . For many weeks it was a race between the rivals for the strategic points in the canyon , possession of which might have enabled either to pre- vent the success of the other . Meanwhile construction ...
... interests to renew their efforts . For many weeks it was a race between the rivals for the strategic points in the canyon , possession of which might have enabled either to pre- vent the success of the other . Meanwhile construction ...
Page 33
... interests alone spent more than $ 100,000 in building bed roads to reach their right of way before actual construction could be started . The adopted lines conflicted at several places but no serious difficulty was en- countered north ...
... interests alone spent more than $ 100,000 in building bed roads to reach their right of way before actual construction could be started . The adopted lines conflicted at several places but no serious difficulty was en- countered north ...
Page 34
... interests . This gave them one controlling piece of right of way as the canyon on the east side of the river at this point is very abrupt . In the face of this situation further progress of the Oregon Trunk was seri- ously handicapped ...
... interests . This gave them one controlling piece of right of way as the canyon on the east side of the river at this point is very abrupt . In the face of this situation further progress of the Oregon Trunk was seri- ously handicapped ...
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