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spots), NWP had two spots, one 376 feet and the other 335 feet lqng, where fill and ballast was washed completely away from the tracks .40 feet deep in places. Other trouble spots: Mad River Slough Bridge, north of Eureka. Bridge badly damaged and NWP repairing and replacing damaged sections. Island Mountain region, Spyrock and Kekawaka in Eel River Canyon, were all trouble spots. Numerous slides and washouts. Nashmead had a number of "sinks," where additional fill and ballast is required.

Work in many places is hampered by lack of roads into the area. Therefore, repairs have to be made entirely by work-train crews and, of course. the track has to be in some semblance of shape before they can get a work train over it.

In all, officials estimate Southern Pacific and Northwestern Pacific R.R. damage (including loss of operating revenue) at over $5,000,000. That's $5 MILLION, son ! NWP alone (not including loss of operating revenue) estimates it's lost over $2 million as of February 1 in repairing damage.

Estimated Loss to Industries Only

(These figures are from the U. S. Department of Commerce in San Francisco and are tentative figures only as of January 18, 1956. The figures are grorving each day as new claims are uncovered:)

Alameda ...$1,280,000

Butte . ... .$ 25.000

Humboldt ..$1,710,m0 (all lumber industry loss)