In a message dated 97-04-18 11:04:52 EDT, [log in to unmask] (William White) writes: << Would be interested in hearing from anyone/everbody who has dealt with railroad construction camps, references, ideas, etc. Particularly rock dome "ovens." Has work been done in California on the SP,LA,&SL line so that we can compare information on the differences between the ethnic camps? How about snacking behavior in "company room and board" type environments? TKS.......ww >> I can't remember exactly where it was published (or if it was a paper given at the Northwest Anthropological Conference or elsewhere), but Priscilla Wegers, Curator of the Asian Comparative Collection at the University of Idaho in Moscow, wrote a paper concerning rock dome structures along the Union Pacific Railroad in southern Idaho. It was done in the late 1980s or early 1990s and, I believe, they were built by Chinese railroad workers. You should definitely contact her about this. Mike Polk Sagebrush Consultants, L.L.C. Ogden, Utah