The Railroad Pushes Seven Miles North—Dalkena by June 15

The tracklaying gang on the extension of the Idaho Washington Northern has reached the Adam Voss place, about seven miles north of town, where the railroad crosses the county road for the first time. From that point the road goes back to the hills and down to the river until Kent creek is reached. The work of ballasting is following the tracklayers as fast as possible, about 40 cars of gravel being brought every day from the pit between Gleman and Spirit Lake. A passing track is today on the Olf ranch, 6.3 miles from Newport, and the company has acquired station grounds at that point, the station to be known as Third Street.

Unless some unforeseen delay occurs the road will reach Dalkena by June 15, the date set for its entrance to that place. Down in the Calispel valley some delay in the construction of the work is being caused by high water. However, it is not anticipated that any serious damage will be done to work already finished.

It is doubtful whether regular service will be installed for some time, as the temporary tracks around the unfinished cuts are on very sharp curves. On the first cut north of Ashenfelter bay a very serious slide is occurring, and it is not believed that the track will be in its permanent place until after Sept. 1. A great deal more material will have to be moved than was expected in the first estimate.