Electrical news and engineering . , especially to the occur south-west of the island, extending at leasttwo miles frotn the shore. Nearly all surveyed sections areoccupied by settlers of the Icelandic colony. This island is particularly interesting by reason of thefact that it affords a stopping place to the many activities ofthe great north country, which on account of its isolationand sombreness into the great unknown, so to speak, alwaysarouses ones keen interest and imagination, and after a fewtrips into its great wastes one always feels the magnetic al-lurement of returning a
Electrical news and engineering . , especially to the occur south-west of the island, extending at leasttwo miles frotn the shore. Nearly all surveyed sections areoccupied by settlers of the Icelandic colony. This island is particularly interesting by reason of thefact that it affords a stopping place to the many activities ofthe great north country, which on account of its isolationand sombreness into the great unknown, so to speak, alwaysarouses ones keen interest and imagination, and after a fewtrips into its great wastes one always feels the magnetic al-lurement of returning again. On the east coast, from Danielson to Gull Harbor, there Lxiited as road only a winding trail, and before a pole linecould be staked out arrangements had to be made with theMunicipality of Bifrost to have a proper road surveyed andregistered. This being done, a road with an average widthof thirty three feet now exists. Between Hecla and Gull Harbor, on account of thelimestone formation, the pole holes had to be blasted. This. •Superintendent of rnnsfrncti. uba Telepho Crossing poles well guyed and anchored involved the use of explosives, and a small crew of menwho were familiar with that work were engaged. The most interesting feature in connection with this pro-jfct are the aerial crossings which were erected to span theGrassy Narrows. The crossing at the West Narrows is sixhundred and eighty feet and the crossing at the East Nar-rows is eighteen hundred feet. On the shorter crossingsixty-foot poles, arranged H fixtures, were used. On thelarge crossing, in addition to the dead ending H fixturepoles, H fixtures of ninety-foot spliced poles were usedfor supporting suspension insulators. No. 8, B, W, galvanised steel wire, with a breaking weight of notless than four thousand pounds was used oti this crossing poles have been well anchored and guyed,there being used for the two crossings a total of thirty sixseven-foot anchors. The poles in each case w
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