Tales of the Sierras, By J. W. Hayes; With Illustrations By John L. Cassidy
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Many have basked in the gentle showers for which Oregon is so noted, and have gone away to tell the story to others, but many have remained and are sin- cere in their statements that "there is no country like it." From the nucleus of less than 500 miles of pole line and 1,000 miles of wire in Oregon in 1882, we have today over 2,270 miles of pole line, 6,260 miles of wire. About the spring of '87 there was a rumor of a rival company entering the field, but no credit was given to it, as it hardl...y seemed possible that an opposition company would defy the frowns of the dreaded Rockies and the uninviting appearance of the Bad Lands to come out this long distance to compete with the older com- pany. But the appearance of Mr. Henry Rosener ac- companied by Colonel A. B. Chandler about this time confirmed the report. The company prosecuted their work very vigorously under the direction of Messrs. Stronach, Atchison and Robeson, all expert line con- structors. The new company was seriously handicapped for quite a long time by its meager facilities, but its advent was \varnily welcomed b}' fhe business men oS the Coast, who gave the new enterprise a g'oodly share of PIONEER AND MODERN TELEGRAPHY.
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