In 1918 a location survey was made from the town of John Day to Prairie
City. The line follows the south limit of the valley east from John Day
for eight and five-tenths miles and crosses the river to the north side
of the valley at the bridge site on the present road. It continues
thence along the north side of the valley to Prairie City. The length of
this survey is twelve and seventy-four hundredths miles.
C. A. Harrington and R. H. Coppock were the locating engineers on this
section. The office work for this survey is finished and plans are
complete.