Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-08
6Iss sHARI>or HALL vIArs THE
 ToNro DAM.
From Wednesdays Daily) ]

"H" 'htnusidN'ic over the prosperity that will come 10 the territory through tbe distribution of th. waters impound. ed by the proposed dam over the fer. tile Salt river valley, Miss Sharlot N.
 Hall, associate editor of Ont West. ar.
 rived here yesterday from Phoenix,
 enIy 10 return today to continue her Investigations, as the guest of Arthur Powell Davis, chief of the reclamation
 service. into the Laguna project in tbe Yuma valley and the damage done ssd being done by the Colorado river te the Imperial country and CalleIico,
 vhere it has cut new channel loo
 feet in depth through the sand and silt formation in wha, appears to be its irresistible flow into the Sal,on ses.
 NJ Davis, accompanied by his party, sPept yesterday in Phoenix in consult. ation with the water users of the Salt river valley concerning the construction of diversion dsm in Salt river nesr the head of the valley, and will leave tomorrow for the Yuma valley, where be will inspect the Lsguna weir and from thence proceed 10 The Imperial country and CalleHico. in order "a in.
 vestiRs,e the conditions there since the waters of the Colorado river have cut . channel into the Sslton ses.
 Speaking of her trip last evening to . Journal. Miner representative, she ssid:
 "The country between Phoenix and tbe Tonto country looks more pros. porous than ever in the history of the territory. The valley was blessed with good crops this season. and good feeling prevails among all the different business interests"
 "whil~ in Roosevelt I had the plea. sure of meeting with the members of the reclamation service. now making q visit of inspection 10 the great irriga. ton project. The party is headed bv Arthur Powell Davis, who is the repre-. seatative of the government in charge of all the great reclamation works of the west. He is a nephew of Major Powell. who was the first to explore the Gnnd Canyon of Arizona, and is the hrst engineer who ever made toposra. pAical surveys of this territory in the early ss's. He issvery friendly to Arizona. and believes that it will in time become a great commonwealth. l The other members of the party are Mt. Bean. th. legal adviser of the re. | elamation service bureau. stationed at | Washington; Mir. Sanders of Los An. eeIes, who 10 one of the oldest and sb. 1 bet engineers in ,he servIee. snd Mr. | H'E who ha. ehsrsr of the Tonto 1 Int 1agura projects since the re.ig. | sation of engineer Lippineott. Mir. Hill is an engineer of fine attainments. very capable mau. and one having en. "rgy coupled with great ability.
 Accompanying the party is Pro. lessor Blaekmer. professor of political economy of the University of Kansas, ss authority an irrigation matters. and frequent contributor to the Forum and the North American Review. He k visiting all the great irrigation pro. Dscts of the west. with . view of ore. seating his ideas and the knowledge acquired on the subject tc the next legislative assembly of Kansas.
 "Mr. Finn of New York is also 'he guest of the party. He Is an authority on dams and irrigation mat. tevs. and h in the west to study the "ew dams and the application of new form. of machinery in their con.truc. ton and operation.
 Roosevelt Is c~r.ainly n model camp and it's appointments first class in every detail. Nothing has been left undone that would tend to make the place a desirable, comfortable and healthy residence for the worknen employed in the construction of the great dam and reservoir. Pure water is piped from the Cottonwood springs four miles distant, and the govern. m"nt authorities have erected an ice plant for the manufacture Of ic. to furnish cool and refreshing drink. Work Is rapidly progressing on the grading for the foundation of the great structure and the authorities ex. peet to have it ready for the setting Of the massive blocks of stone by the first of September.
 "All of the material used in the con. work will be furnished on