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McGrath, alaska. dec. 28. 1921
Rile} Viaduct Work
Progressing Rapidly
Nenana News.
The preliminary work in counection
with the big steel viaduct which will
be erected across the gap at Mt. Mc
Kinley Park station (Riley creek) is
progressing rapidly, according to F. A.
Hansen, engineer in charge of main
tenance and construction, and it is ex
pected that the work of putting the
struoture in place will be commenced
some time iu December.
The north approach, which is a
frame trestle structure. 400 feet long
and 60 feet high, has been completed
aud is now' being braced. There are
twenty-two concrete piers and two eon
- Crete abutments, aud, of these, ten
piers have been completed and the
concrete poured: the excavations for
six others are ready for the concrete,
and the rest- of them are well along
towards completion. The small con
crete mixer is used for the pouring-in
process as excavations for the piers are
completed.
Excavations for the big abutments
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have been completed, the forms for the
south abutment are in place, and a
second mixer, recently installed, is
pouring: for this abutment. When this
wo-k is finished the mixer will be used
on the north abutment.
Weather permitting, all of the con
crete work will be finished within three
weeks from date
Steel for the viaduct, Mr. Hansen!
says, will be h&uied to tho front iin- j
mediately, and be hopes to begin the '
work of erecting some time next
month, as slated before.
The steel structure is technically
known as of viaduct construction, con
sisting of seven steel towers, decked
with 30-foot and 60-foot steel plate
girders, tbe total weight of the entire
steel structure being approximately
000 tons.
Money for Germany.
Berlin.—German industrial imerests,
according to the Lokal Anzeiger, have
received an offer of a loan of 25,000.000
pounds sterling from a British tiuancial
conoern. If the negotiations now pro
ceeding prove successful, according to
the newspaper, the money will be
placed at the disposal of the German
government to cover a considerable
part of the payment of 500.000,000 gold
marks by Germany on January 15, 1922,
in accordance with the Allied ulti
matum of last May.
German Radio to Flash
Operas to Outside World
New York.—German operas, Bourse l
quotations and important news items j
will soon be furnished to the world by
the German government.
The remarkable development of the
three electrode tubes for sending and
receiving gives Germany the leader
ship of tli.e.world in radio telegraphy
and telephony, declared Lee DcForest,
vice president of the Radio Telephone
Company, who has just returned to
this country.
Nauen has the most complete, though
not the most powerful, wireless station
in the world, declared Deforest, and
Germany, he say9, is far ahead of the
United States in development of the
science.
One Train, 85,000 Bushels Wheat.
Fort William, Ont.—One of the long
est trains that ever traveled over a Ca
nadian railroad recently polled into
Fort William1 It was three quarters
of a mile long, and consisted of 75 cars,
loaded with 85,000 bushels of wheat.
The a rain had been loadod in the
country about Regina, in the heart of
the Saskatchewan wheat belt.
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The natural resources of the Fair
banks district are showing further
sisns of development. Since Septem
ber last nine homesteads have been
taken up, and four oil permits and
eighty timber permits have been is
sued, all of which is regarded as indi
cating that the Tanana valley is forg
iog ahead and eventually will have a
substantial and permanent growth
when the railroad is completed and
under operation by the Government
for the people.—Nenana News.
Alfred Beaulieu, who left McGrath
in the latter part of October, intending
to locate in the Poorman sectioo, ar
rived at Nenana on Nov. 19, according
to word received here.
Seattle.—Harrison Bostwick, promi
nent pioneer lawyer of this city, aged
72, was found dead in his office, in the
Smith building, today.
Rost—A light brown purse, contain
ing about thirty dollars, more or less.
Return to N» C. or Times office. Mary
Fred.
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