The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-03-22
Az hsd preyiou,Iv been aunouuced

As had previously been announced,
last Thursday there was u grand jolli-
fication and exhibition of free labor
al Gels & Gibbs mill. Gels had given
due notice Of the approaching fete, and
they came marching from the high
lands and the lowlauds. far aud near.
/ To participate i'm the ll5ors and pleas
ures of the day. At high noon sew
eniy people sat down TIA dinner at the
mill house. Even families were large
| ~ represented. As an instance: or
Squire koher's family six persons
were present, three ladies and three
I gentlemen. We will say here that
these ladies a. well a. Others WHO were
present were not sitting luxuIiously
on the high sea bank" gazing calmly
! on the busy scene below, IT. did one
Nerxes on Il mc;nentouS day gaze laz-
/ ily from rocky brow over ''sea-born
Salamis.' but they really took up the
! shoyels and the hoes aud bel ped I'LL
up the waiting wagons with earth
which was 10 he deposited at the dam.
aud when the dining aud supp:ng
hours approached they set out tables
| heavily burdened with the best of
provisions for the hungry laboreTs.
One must not suppose that the day
was made up OF Publication alone for
great long strides were made in fill
| ing in" ut the site OF the dam. The
affair was most excellently managed
and the people not only enjoyed them
selves with great z--t hut accom-
p!isliei much for the good firm of Gels
* Gibbs. Nature has done its very
best towards making the site splen-
did place for dam. There j. "A long
straight sweep Of river, both above
and below the dam, and thus Is avoid
Ell the objection of river bend with
lis banks civing away AMI a changing
river bed. The chief of the dam con.
structiOn, Mr.. Breckenridge, il gen
tleman skilled in the business, and
who mas been years following the ave-
cation of dam building III Indiana
and other states. He il making most
thorough job IN his present wura. IL
does not seem possible that all the
Hoods in the world could wash away
that dam when completed. All the
super-tructure is firmly anchored on
a finn foundation. AMI protected by
all the appliances possible in such
construction. Al the north bank
there il some of the best and most en-
during masonry We have seen in this
country. \ substantial crib of stone
is at the other end of the dam. All
the cuttings of Usage hedge procurable
for quite distance arouad. together
with great quantities of unlerbrush
taken irona the immediate locality,
have been firmly anchored with earth
and stones "a the foundation ef the
solid frame work aud stone yet to 20
on. A good supply of large blocks of
very fine stone is taken for this work
from a quarry in the hillside. mile
or 81 away. There is no sparing Of
stone. They are putin. il anywhere
and everywhere. They propose 10
have dam which shall last
nearly as long "a time itself.
This mill enterprise j. receiving the
warm and hearty support ~ the best
farmers living in the neishbOrlooi.
They are tlking o. lively AN interest
in il as il they were members Of the
mill firm the finest Of weather has
favored the la "a construction. 50 that
tine firm has been sayci the usual eX-
pense in constructions of this kind in
our rising aud falling str-amc. An.
other month ana their labOrs will be
completed. And yet another few
weeks. and there will be fully
equipped. running custo.u Touring
mill. We heard il stated when we
were there that the much-talkel of
bridge would finally Ice located al that
point. Ii SO, ii will bring many pat
rons from some distance away. The
mill will pc about eIri-distant both
from New Cambria aud the new road.
To spend most pleasant Day, AMI
see lots of business, ~ well as most
substantial wor',, take TIP to the
new lam.