In this article, from the following spring, it appears as if the plan is to go ahead, but along the different route. I can find no information to suggest that Barnard built this line along the new route. It is well documented that the government never did pay him for his materials and this caused him great financial hardship and ongoing legal battles with the government. We know he never did go back to recover the stored wire and insulators, that's where all the McMickings were dug. See this link too for the start of more pics of the story: [id=229976243]