The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-04
WILL PROVE LASTING
PLEASURE TO GUTH-
RTE DENIZENS
PLANS IN ELABORATION
viii Make Park Finest in
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the Southwest.

The Improvements at Highland
park are progrcssing in a most salts
flotory manner" said Dr. Morse, chair.
man OF The PAIR board. just prior TO his
departure Cor Chlc,go up to the
present time we hsye constructed one
mile Of roadway. ulisormly thirty feet
in width. but with the exception Of the
short stretch Of roadway on the oppo-
site side OF the lake up to the location
of the niasic pavilion. the roads con
slructed will be "a -nty feet IN width.
Il was deemed best however. that
these main thoroMghfsres. which will
always be heavily Travelled. should be
Of ample width
The dam fog Che proposed lake is
the work upon which almost the entire
force OF men Is now occupied Every
possible precmdioD vas taken in the
beginning 20 make the dam absolutely
secure for All time The height Of the
dara will be twenty gat and one half
feet It's width at the base win be one
hundred and iigteer feet. At the top
the width will be twenty-five feet A
roadway and foot path will be carried
directly across the cop Of the dam The
spiilway OF the dam will be at the east.
ern extremity The base and the mar.
gins VIII be built OF solid rock. again
issuring the ahsolui Integrity Of this
piece OF work
~ IS perhapa asi s= well 10 say that
every possible ccoaJuy is used in the
expenditure of tn- p5rs fund. All of
the work is being d1c by day laborers.
ami. not by contr1ct The superln.
tendeni. MT Gsnble mates that by
adopting th . pisa PIE construction
Of the dam alone we uil save not less
than 40 per cent. There arc twelve
teams and force Of twenty men now
actively employed on this piece Of
work.
AT the south cad Of the proposed
lake will be constructed a smell island.
this being done 10y utilizing the natural
steep ravine which ma1es to the north
ward. In the center OF the lake is being
erected heavy telegraph pole, the
upper end Of which VIII just com to
the exact level OF tue water A pipe
win be connected with the city mains
and the water viii be conducted along
the lake bed thence 40 this pole. TO the
surface Of the lake water. at which
point a single jet fountssa win play
from time TO time The filing Of the
lake will necessarily be accomplished
by rainfall. but durilg the months OF
July. August aud September there will
be times when certain amount OF
water will have 70 be supplied C
overcome evaporation In order that
this can be made more attractive, 4
was deemed best to icuoduce the foun
tain feature The water win rise tC
a height of seventyhye or one hun
dred feet During the summer time
time this can DO converted into an
electric fountain at a reasonably smal
cost. 1t can hardly be gainsaid tina
the attraction this lake will OFFER vii
prove the chief feature Of the park.
THE outline of the park is particu
larly attractive. owing to the fact tha
there ara three beautlful stretches o
water leading up f)m as many dis
tinct ravinea Ample boating facilitie
will Of course be installed A system
OF paths is now being worked out, lead
Ing from the main entrance az the ter
minus Of Drexel boulevard Thes,
paths will lead TO tha margins OF N,
lake. and across the dam and furthe
on along the brink of ae beautiful Bir,
creek bottom 10 the northeast Thl
latter po.nt Is perhaps tine most inter
est ug spot in the wh1i park
The work b. now wen organized
Mr.. Gamble is proving O most excensn
aud efficient engineer. aud Is giving the
work his most oonscie-t Gus attention
Mr. rennywell mll 81 considerable
experience in practical gardening
nov supervising the iaitial embellish
ment work The WORK which has beel
laid out for the pressoi. year will be th'
completion Of the entire two and one
half miles Of driveway the brlngui
into existence of the lake and Anall.
the embelishment of an the centra
features as far as Is possible Nh
Armantrout. the eaicieat photographed
has kindly consented q make serie
Of before and after photographs o
the park"
MILLIONS FOR HEIRS.