. Bell telephone magazine . allthe material had to be either carriedby the men or snaked with horses tothe point where it was to be used inthe line. The poles varied between 25 and40 feet in length, depending on therequirements of a particular unloading, care had to be exercised to drop off poles of the proper lengthin the right locations. There was nothing unusual aboutthe framing and setting of the polesin the lower sections except, perhaps,that in numerous places the right ofway was so steep that a crew movingfrom one pole location to anothermight climb or descend a hundredfeet.
. Bell telephone magazine . allthe material had to be either carriedby the men or snaked with horses tothe point where it was to be used inthe line. The poles varied between 25 and40 feet in length, depending on therequirements of a particular unloading, care had to be exercised to drop off poles of the proper lengthin the right locations. There was nothing unusual aboutthe framing and setting of the polesin the lower sections except, perhaps,that in numerous places the right ofway was so steep that a crew movingfrom one pole location to anothermight climb or descend a hundredfeet. \Jn the Eastern Slope, just abovethe old mining camp of Silver Plume,the line lay across the face of rockycliffs where even horses could notdrag the poles into position. At sev-eral successive locations along thesecliffs a pulley block was attachedeither to a large tree or to an out-cropping of solid rock, about 400 feetabove the road, and the winch linefrom the power-driven winch on the 36 Bell Telephone Magazine FEBRUARY. At the Summit This is the line as it crosses the crest of Loveland Pass—altitude slightly more than 12,000 feet. Well illustrated is the unusually sturdy construction which is necessary to withstand the snows and gales of mountain winters construction truck was passed throughit. The resulting aerial tram wascapable of transporting safely a loadof some twelve or fifteen hundredpounds in the form of poles or cross-arms. Unusual Construction Features OTRENGTH is the Outstanding char-acteristic of the two-pole H-fixturetype of construction used exclusivelyin the half-mile section across the topof the Pass. The poles used in the H-fixtureshave approximately twice the strengthof poles ordinarily used on such a lineat lower altitudes. The span length isapproximately 80 feet, instead of theusual 130 to 160 feet. The line is sec-tionalized in 300- to 400-foot sections by having the line wires dead-endedin both directions on separate cross-arms, a short jumper wire
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