Fifteen miles from base camp, the 340th was way behind schedule. Hoge told them to forget about pioneer road standards and make their road a single lane ‘truck trail.’ The 93rd would follow, bringing the road up to Pioneer standards.
Swift River flowed through a valley of pine trees surrounded by mountains. The 340th forded the river and kept going as fast as possible toward Lower Post.
The 93rd mobilized behind them. Beginning at mile 15 they built bridges and culverts and upgraded the road up to pioneer road standards.
Where the 340th had forded the Swift River, the 93rd bridged it. By the end of August they were encamped at Swan Lake, B.C.
