Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-22
GIGANTIC RESERVOIR.


The Salt river dam ia Arizona. the
highest reservoir dam in the world.
will be built says the Denver News.
The United States government has
just decided upon its construction.
me Sau river dam will be 2,0 feet
hign II will store 100000 acre feet
OF water-an amount sufficient to COW
er 300. 900 acres one foot In depth.
The entire cost of the project, in
Guiding power, development and
pumping machinery. will be SO, 900 900.
This Is the greatest irrigation pro-
ject ever developed In the territory OF
Arizona. II means an abundant water
supply Tor an immense district that
has been retrograding for want OF wa
ter. II means millions on millions to
Arizona When the late President
Mcninley was in Phoenix he said the
territory would not DO ready for state
hood until it had solved the problem
Of irrigation. Now the government
has stepped In and solved the prob
lem of irrigcting the most important
section of the territory. The value to
Arizona Is incalculable.
Bids Are Asked For.
A. l.. Fellows OF Denver, district en-
gineer of the federal reclamation SER
vice. said. in speaking OF the govern.
ments intentions regarding the Salt
river dam:
The work preliminary to the pro.
iect is being seriously considered to
the extent of advertising for bids. Mr..
A. 4. Davis. who Is In charge OF the
Salt river dam. left here for that point
Sunday night. The work Of drawing
the plans and specifications for the
cement mill and the roads are being
taken up In this Office at the present
time"
ihe governments intention of build
ing the dam is plainly indicated in the
following notices issued by Mr.. Eel.
lows yesterday:
Sealed proposals will be received
until noon, September 81. 1903 at the
Office OF the United States reclama.
ton service Denver, Colo, for the
construction and equipment OF first.
class metallic circuit telephone line
from Phoenix, Ariz. to a point on Salt
river. near Livingstone, Ariz., via
Mesa, Goldfeld and Fish creek, a dis
lance of about eighty-six ''es. Specl.
fications and particulars may be OBJ
tanned on and after September /, 1903,
by application to II. A. Storrs, cham
her OF commerce, Denver, Colo, or to
Arthur p. Davis, Phoenix. Arlz.
To Build Cement Mill.
Sealed proposals for furnishing
and erecting steel and timber mill
building for Portland cement plant re-
quring about eighty tons OF structur-
al steel and iron. on the Salt river,
opposite the mouth OF Tonic creek,
Arizona. will be received until noon,
September 81. 1909
Mr.. Storrs is the electrical engineer
Of the Colorado department and Mr..
Duryee Is the expert on cement max.
ing. The cement for building the dam
will be manufactured at the site. and
II Is calculated that this will save the
government at least 81 100000.
About 100000 acres OF land have al.
ready been pledged to the return of
the cost price to the government The
drainage basin to he intercepted Is
5000 square miles
The gorge in which Il Is proposed TO
build the dam Ia 210 feet wide at the
river level. and co. feet wide at the
surface of the proposed reservoir.
viii Be Biggest In World.
In a recent interview Mr.. Davis said
of this dam
Fifteen years ago the highest dam
In the world was In France. Its
height was 40 feet. Since then three
dams far larger have been commenced
In the United States and are now near
ing completion. These are the Croton
dam. for the water supply of New
York city; the Clinton dam for the
supply OF Boston, and the Cheesman
dam for the water supply OF Denver.
When completed each OF these dams
will hold a record in some particular.
The Croton dam will contain the larg.
est amount OF masonry, the Cheesman
dam will he the highest and the Clin.'
ton oam will store the largest guam.
tity OF water. When completed the
proposed Salt river dam will be the
..ignest dam In the world and will
store three times as much water as all
three OF these reservoirs put togetk,
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