The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-01
ager thompson. who makes his head
quarterS-aT this camp.
For the construction of this pipe
HALE MILLION EE,E,,r

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HALF A MILLION FEET
of Oregon fir has already been con-
tracted for and some Of it is already on
the ground The wood pipe will be
put together in the trench after being
prepared at this shop.
The problem of transporting the pipe
and the material to the trench affords
a good many difficulties, but these will
be forestanled by the erection of suit
able machinery Gables are to be
stretched across the canyon and the
material will be swung from the wa
gon road on the south side up the
cliff on the north side by means of pull
legs. 1t is for the purpose OF ar~ang-
ing for this work that Mr.. Williams of
the Ledgerwood company Of Chicago
is here.
There will be a paint or dipping shop
constructed between the two buildings
already described as the steel pipe is
to be dipped in maltha. a preparation
resembling asphalt and for the purpose
of making it alright.
All these facts were revealed to the
visitors, and it was during this in
spection that the plan of having
grand celebration on Pioneer Day at
this place was preached and enthusi-
astically endorsed.
second foot bridge, the party went up
the steep slope to the pipe line site far
above the roaring river From this
elevation looking down at the
BLACK AND swIRLING TORRENT,
it seemed almost impossible to conceive
that IFS course is soon to be changed
from the bed hundreds of feet below
up to the middle of the canyon side,
but such rs the case.
The party was met here by Con-
tractor Harkins and by 2. o. Watts,
the line boss of this part of the work
! The climbing was quite difficult In
many places and after inspecting the
! line for nearly mile, most of the
party returned to the canyons bottom
/ and crossed to the conveyances on the
| first foot-bridge However, the work
! inspected was of all kinds, showing
| tunnel work, side and thorough cut
ting, together with fills, heavy and
/ light.
At the scene of the awful accident
1 occurring April a good many changes
1 were noticed, as work has gone on
steadily. all the time since. The place
was examined with feelings of sadness,
but all agreed that ON work Of such
! great magnitude, where so many men
are employed; where it is known to be
dangerous, the power dam work has
been less frequented by accidental
deaths than most works of its charac-
I ter
/ At the great cliff where on Saturday
last, poor Tornolio lost his life, a big
Blast is being prepared. About 300
kegs of powder will be put in and the
whole cliff will be blown into the can
yon below. Photographer Hart is al
ready preparing for a number of in
Simultaneous photographs of
THIS GREAT UPHEAvAL.
The party who went on down over
the line from the place opposite the
first foot-bridge was composed of the
representatives of the press, Photog-
rapher Hart. E. o. Watts and Theo-
dore Schansenbach, who by the way
climbs with the agility and endurance
/ of a Swiss mountaineer. From point
Just above the last tunnel on the line
a magnificent view of city, lake and
farming districts was obtained.
Way off 10 the west near Little
Mountain could be seen the newly-con-
structed Fremont canal, which IS also
a part of this same great enterprise
and which will bring under cultivation
the rich arid land of the western part
of the county.
At the camp a bounteous dinner was
provided and all did ample justice tC
it as to the other refreshments pro
vided.
At about 2:3O the newspaper men Ief
for the city to write up very pleas
ant and instructive outing, leaving tbs
others of the party to linger and en-
joy the hospitality of Mr. Rhodes an(
to discuss further the plan of havine
Pioneer Day and the opening up o.
these great works fittingly celebrated
and attended by representative meI
and women from all over the country
The plan is in every way feasible.
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