Arizona republican., 1904-05-01
THE TONTO DAnSITE
The Investigation of the Source of
 the Salt.

Livingstone, AriZ., April 2S (Speclal Correspondence of The Republican)- MessrS. Leighton and Baker of the L.. s. Geological Survey, who went up the Salt river to it's source last week on a tour of investigation to find the cause of the saline in the water, returned to headquarters camp on Tuesday. Their trip extended up the river to the Salt springs, and Mir. Leighton has been busy since his return in making out a report covering his investigations, which.is to be set to Washington. MT. Leighton will leave headquarters camp at Livingstone soon for Las Cruces, N. M. MT. Baker leaves camp on Friday for a tour of investigation up Tonto creek as far as Payson. He will then proceed down the Verde river, and on his return he will go all over the Salt river valley Investigating the amount of salt that seeps from the irrigated fields back to the river, to determine whether the salt that comes from the upper river is more concentrated after it goes through the irrigated fields.
 Messrs. Schernerhorn and Mills, who have been working with Hawley's party on the Cadastral survey, arrived at headquarters today, having been as- signed for work on the Salt river res ervoir project.
 The tunnel work on the power canal line is progressing rapidly. At present Futile & Co.,, the contractors for this work, are working on five tunnels. The intake tunnel, the largest, is being pushed rapidly, about 400 feet of ex- cavation having been made.
 Scherer & Co.,, who have the contract for the grading, are at the present time working only a small force, but it is expected that more men will soon be put to work.
 The principal work being done at the dam is the building of the cement mill. MT. E. Duryee, the ceIhent expert em- ployed by the government, spends most of his time at Roosevelt overseeing the mill construction.
 The new high line wagon road from the dam to Globe is now completed and is being used for hauling the supplies and heavy machinery to the dam.
 Mir. B. A. Cher of the U. s. G. s., who has been spending a few weeks in Phoenix, returned to Livingstone to- day and will leave for the saw mill in the Sierra Ancha mountains tomorrow to- keep the records of the saw mill camp.
 MT. Isaac Henderson returned from his visit to Pine, Ariz, today, and re ports that the country in that locality is dry, but the cattle are doing well considering the feed.
 All of the ladies residing at Roosevelt and Livingstone are planning for their summer vacations, and several have made arrangements for an early de- parture. Mrs. l.. c. Hill and son. Raymond, will leave for the east in d few days, visiting Michigan and other states. Raymond will remain in the east to attend school. Mrs. B. L. Harrison and two sons will leave to- day for Staunton, Va, to visit MT. Har- rison's relatives. Mrs. E. H. Perry will also leave today for a short visit to Phoenix, afterwards visiting in Ok lahoma and Missouri.
 Sunday evening last the Misses Shute entertained a few friends from the sur vey, and the evening was pleasantly passed in singing and playing pit The many friends of the Shute family will regret to hear that they contemplate