Arizona republican., 1904-06-19
DAhSITE OPERATIONS
Progress on the Phoenix and Tonto
 Road.

l. Livingstone, AriZ., June 15 (Spec.al l Correspondence Of The Republican, The work Of building the Salt River | reservoir is ROW we'll under way. One of the most important projects connect | ed with the building of the dam will 1 be the power canal and this work is being pushed rapidly. ScheTer & O.. the contractors for the grading, have been delayed somewhat by the scarcity of labor, but as they have recently raised the wages of the men working on the grading, they expect to have a full force of men working at an early date.
 Tuttle & O., the contractors for the tunnel work on the power canal, are now working a large force of men ard getting along rapidly. They have sub-let the contract for cement lining the tunnels to a St. Louis firm, and this work will be well under way at an early day.
 There are four camps working on the Phoenix roed at this end at the present time. under Foremen Fitzgerald, Har- phar, Botticher and Thompson and work on the road will be rushed as fast as possible.
 Foreman w. F. Jones, who is doing the drilling at the dam site for bed rock. reports the work progressing sat isfactorily.
 A. great deal of machinery. building material and other supplies have been hauled out from Globe to the dam site lately, and building operations will soon commence on a large scale
 The buildings under construction at Roosevelt now are the cement mill, fef TOT yNr Y,la af,ia plant, office building, etc.
 The weather for the past few days has been exceedingly warm and the in dications are favorable for an early shower. which would prove a great blessing, if it no more than laid the dust on the road, which has been cut up considerably lately by the heavy teaIning from Globe.
 Henry G. Prescott, the man who forged MT. Haller's name to several cheeks on the governments account with the Miners & Merchants Bank of Globe, was tIied end pleaded guilty to the cnarge, early in the week. He will be sentenced sometime this week.
 Rev. MT. Renison, the Episcopal clergyman, and Dr. Bold, of Globe. spent several days at headquarters this VI at headquarters both gentlemen en- joyed themselves on the tennis court and they have extended an invitation to the tennis players in camp to visit Globe On the Fourth of July for the purpose of entering tournament which will be played in Globe on that day.
 Rev. MT. Renison and pr. Bold are the best tennis players that have played on the headquarters court ir some time, and the trip 10 Globe is being looked forward to by the boys with a great deal of interest.
 Sam Chin, the culinary artist at head as a patron of music, having purchased a megaphone. Sam is not only sup plying headquarters camp with the latest hits in the musical line, but he is also transmitting the music over the telephone line to his friend "Yum,' who is engineer in charge of the culinary department at Roosevelt. The boys in MT. Stokes party, who are now camped at Mormon Flat, are also handed out a bunch Of inspiring music every evening before going to bed.
 George E. Shute, a prominent ranch ar of Livingstone, left yesterday fo- Phoenix to look that country over with the view of residing there. Nr. Shute, ! like 6 great many ranchers in the val ley, has sold his ranch to the govern ment.