. The making of a great Canadian railway; the story of the search for and discovery of the search for and discovery of the route, and the constru ction of the nearly completed Grand trunk Pacific railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with some account of the hardships and stirring adventures of its constructors in unexplored country . V i ..^ *>f-^-\ X^iPf. ■•■.■- :w ->;^ Preparing one Shore End of the Clover Bar Bridge Elaborate works are always requi>ite in the preparation of the shore supports of awestern Canadian prairie railway bridge. The foundations have to be carrie
. The making of a great Canadian railway; the story of the search for and discovery of the search for and discovery of the route, and the constru ction of the nearly completed Grand trunk Pacific railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with some account of the hardships and stirring adventures of its constructors in unexplored country . V i ..^ *>f-^-\ X^iPf. ■•■.■- :w ->;^ Preparing one Shore End of the Clover Bar Bridge Elaborate works are always requi>ite in the preparation of the shore supports of awestern Canadian prairie railway bridge. The foundations have to be carried down toa great depth, owing to the friable nature of the soil. BRIDGES 309 to his dismay, instead of receiving official permission tovend liquor, the myrmidons of the law, in the form of theIMounted Police, arrived and sealed up the whole of hisstock. He had overlooked the fact that the PembinaBridge had not been built, the railway contractors havingresorted to a temporary measure to negotiate the authorities foresaw the formation of a big camp ofbridge-builders, and that these worthies, like their col-leagues on the grade, would indulge freely if the oppor-tunity were given. By a curious coincidence the commencement of themountain division was marked by the construction oflarge bridge across the MacLeod River. This is a heavypiece of work, 667 feet long by 118 feet
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