The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-04-21
SAW THE BIC DAM
Official Inspection Of the
Water Works at Boon
ton Yesterday.
CLEARING TIE GREAT BASIN
Primeval Forest Disappears
Under the Axes of Flynn's
Army.
THE GEoLoGlsT AT PLAY
Fossils Found of Fish That
Swan In the Rivers Mil
lions of Years Ago.
THE GEoLoGlsT AT PLAY


progress had been made with the con-
struction of the new water works for Jer-
sey City party of officials went to Boon
ton yesterday. If ever a number of
gentlemen were surprised after they had
seen everything they were. The astonish-
ment at what was to fbe done was only
equalled by what had been accomplished.
Clearly building dam, clearing miles of
timber, wiping out farmhouses and res
dences, quarrying out tons and tons OF
stone, and building a railroad was not all
beer and skettles
These composed the party which left
Hoboken at 9:35 A. M.:-Mayor Hoes,
Finance Commissioner Henry Lembeck,
Commissioners r. G. Smith, A. Hauck,
John Sullivan and F. Heintze, of the
Street and Water Board; George T.
Bouton, Joseph A. Dear W. D. Edwards,
E. S. Harrison, Garwood Ferris, J. T.
Hall, H. H. Bowley, DR.. H. P. Kummel,
Assistant State Geologist, and ]. w. Ed
wards On their arrival at Boonton they
were met by Mr. Henry Belden, of the
company, who had carriages ready to con-
! vey the visitors to the site for the big
| dam A halt was made at the company $
offices, where plans and sketches of the
| work were exhibited. Then the party
walked down the hill to where small
army of Italians were blasting out the
- eo ~ oo,,s+,.,,ction of tba dam
r.-;,, .tnot,,, ooros- +bo va11ev north
80 ",,,s'e o,,tt ,,1ool,;To tbe oo,,rea of tbe
Rockaway River.
ao,,aa1.- +.r,1,araa o,oroo +bro1,yb which
,,,.ho,5 ~ ri,,or Tos now hare and The
/ ,;,,ar t,az s,ao, t,,rnoa from ;+, conrsa Yo
,,a,,r,;+ ~, s+ine for y1,a foundations of the
| dan IN tbe Roonton side Of the dam the
| rocp i IF . sbale character dinped over
and 81 +ir,es nnder tba stratum of soft
con o.lo,,erata making If nec,,liarlv favor
olla for the excavation Down in the
o1d Tbed of tbe river If was shale. and here
for weeks nast the wcrknen have laid
bara +be remains of fish that SWAN in
v,aters many millions of wears ago.
No sooner did tbe marty learn that fact
+rar eaogoeizinp exnedition took place
| and regardless of mud and water search
was made for the fossils. The geologist
| Of tha nartv was i'm his element and ham
nar in hand revel1ed in search. which re-
s,l+ad IN obtaining several fine specimens
| Tho officers of the eompany are protect
;ng tbis valra7,le field for geological re-
! seorcb and when specimens are upearthed
tbav win he sent TO rnl,s11ems.
c.ar,,,,,b;,,e, ~, +ba inclina On tho o+bar
s;da of tbe big french through immense
+i,ot,e.r, ~ ba usad in building trest1es
~ ,,is;+or, t,,rned TO loolx at +ba scone
- ~ r,ror,, Eirs+ +bara will he two
trost1as across which The cars will bring
e,..,,, ~ ,,,,, ,.r;ee +be nasonrv and bv
|
~ ,,,,;,7i,,,, 80 +to za,,,
| ,
a,a.s ,o;xo ,,a;naa f,,q,x, ~ Mr.
1,a-,ra.ds and Mr. Harrison engineer for
10 oomnanv tla visitors before re-
o,tari,,a. ~, 80 rriae,es para nbotoorarh-
- rha nra,,or r,,bo, +ba sronniro oro-
49, r.-as IN ,,roe.yoss a,elair,aI.--
ssC,o,,,a 1o+ ne bava oil +be canaiaa+os
| e.. nra,,or +oootl,e,. f,o,,a. har. NJ
/ yra.,.,. ~, c,,,eit1, ax,d nv po,,+o,, ma
| - 4t. a+a, 4, fra,+ ox,,,.,,l,r,,,,
| 1arobad heartily
-, +,,;., ,o;,,+ +,o .;;+,, .,,o,. 7,,;,,o,,
/ ana,,,,a +ba va11a,, oo,, ~ IL s,,aa+
- -, s,,,,r,l,1 1a,so 11;+,, ana ~,
- M t,o.l, 40 =, x,.bic,, ,yiII ho h,iIt ~
,ro,,a,,+ +,,a xvota.s bso1,i,,oe ~, pars;,,-
nany r. will ba . oOo fae+ lone, and tbirt1,
| eat bigb while tba main 5am will ba
IA feet or tbareabo,,ts biph - faet vvigfa
IL the TON and the base Ss feet Atoms,
| tho ronta Mr. Fdwa,ds nointad out "a ~
| Navor tbe work 70 be done in clea rine.
| the ground. The trees will be saved
close and as few dead stumps pulled ont
as nossible so that the ground NAV NOT
be disturbed. Along the other side of the
valley the visitors returned to Roonton
where dinner was served.
4 In the afternoon 4 trip to the immense
o,,arries at Montville was made Hera
the connanv will cut and dress tba stone