Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-30
CRITICAL POINT IS PASSED.
viii Take Several Days and
Nights Of Labor by Men and
Teams to Insure Safety.
Latest tdNiccs Bring Rca,Surine Re-
ports From Scene of Danger--Hc-
duccd Rates 20 Mills only.
Ispoclal 10 thc "Nens.')

SEWER Bridge, uab CO.. May 20
Prompt response to the can for volun-
teers sent out to the citizens of Juab.
Willard and Sanpete counties has saved
the great dam across the Sewer river,
70 miles south Of Juab from desuuc-
ton. Thereby, a disaster which might
have been most fearful i'm its couse-
quences has been averted,
Those whose homes are located down
the river are resting easier today for
they feel that the critical point in the
race with tho water has been passed.
Although it win take several days yet
With the 300 men and the 200 teams
working with an their might, day and
night, TO make the dam perfectly cafe.
u would require rains more torrentlal
than those which have fallen in the
upper Sewer regions during tine past
week To- swell the river to The point Ot
defeating the work OF the men who
have been striving SO hcrolcally for the
past 10 days to preserve the greatest ir-
rlgaUon enterprise in the state Of Utah
and to thus proven loss ~ life rs wen
u- the destruction of hundreds of thou
sands ~ dollars worth of property In
the counties Of Juab and Mllard, I'M
less something most extraordinary hap
pens. such as a clOudhurst The battle Ia
Won for the people OF the counties stat
ed and there Is really no need for fur
Their alarm
COOL WEATHER HELPED.
The cool weather OF The past two
days has been of great assistance 20
l. fl. IL. For
the time The SHOWS OF the high muuu-
tain ranges and which must eventually
give way to the heat ~ the sun 10 con-
tribute towards supplying the streams
which serve as feeders to the main
water way Had the days been clear
and warm. or had the clouds continued
tu keep open thair Hood gates. the
/ story might have been a different one
/ But the elements have acted most adj
/ mirably a, critical time.
The presence ~ state Engineer ca
/ leb Tanner ou the scene yesterday had
the effect of strengthening the conf
dence 81 the workers in their ability
to cone with the situation
MUST BE 80 LET Up
The official had not been on the
eround au hour before he told several
that The danger point had been passed
although he advised that there be NO
letting up I'm energy Tor at least few
days tie was greatly impressed with
the perfect organization Of the forces
and the system which characterized
every department of the work.
I'm speaking of this irrigation enter
prise MIR. Tanner told d News repre-
sentative that IL Is undoubtedly the
biggest thing of the kind IN the state.
l.. NJ ta.l tal
magnitude than The governments
strawberry project which viii cost In
the neighborhood OF $l,000.000 The
- vier dam, he states. viii not cost To
exceed more than 100000 when it il
Completed.
~ know OF only one other site with
i'm the boundaries Of the state whore
Jhe natural conditions are As perfect
ior dam site as they are at the
Sewer bridge. This exception is where
the Otter creek reservoir IL located
further up the SEWER But In the ease
Of the former conditions exist which
have turned out to be most advantage
Gus mt this time, The soil is Clayey
in character and seems To pack down
and become every bit as endurable as
cement There IS very little leakage
! find. below the dam, and with the
proper spIlways arranged for to take
care NJ the spring overflow. there
ought not 10 be any danger of the
works going out under any circum-
stances
PEOPLE ARE PRAISED.
People down this way certainly de-
serve lots Of praise for the enterprise
in which they have taken hold OF the
situation at a critical moment Had
they not acted with the promptncss
that they did there is no telling how
terrible the consequences might have
been. 4 delay Of - hours would have
been too late, and numberess homes
down tho river and miles 81 track
along the main line Of the salt Lake
Route would have been destroyed
AN IMPOSING SCENE.
Looking down tom the embaukmeu'
where tn, squad Of experienced miners
are drilling AMI shooting away tho
rock which is TO form the temporary
spillway one can get splendid view
OF the camp whicl did not exist 10 days
ago There are probably 100 tents and
covered wagons there Men aud teams
are constantly passing up and down Tho
streets layed OUT without regard 40
uniformity. Everybody is busy, ant
the scene is indeed an imposing one
There are probably dozen women ara
children IN camp who came out to do
the cooking az he tent of George W.
Terry who during tho past year mas
been In charge Of the dam. Meals aia
prepared during the night as well ~
the day t. accommodate the men .vhcn
they come on shift
ASEBY'S GOOD SCHEME.
About the most unique thing 10 he
found in the camp Is the commissary
department. which is In charge VI
Bishop Rodney u. Ashby 81 Leaning.
ton. He conceived the idea OF build.
ing "A house the only one IN the camp.
and the material used consists OF bales
~ hay Here Is where everybody gocs
for supplies such as hay, grain, flour,
groceries and vegetables II IS even
possible to buy shoes and clothing at
the commIssary, which IL operated hy
the Irrigation companies. The pufchas.
ers OF supplies do not require any mon.
ey: their credit i good, but Is chargNl
against their account for wages. ami
deducted when the final settlement is
made.
While William r. Black Is In general
charge of all the work and a better
SUPERINTENDENT could not have been se-
lected each department has Is head.
Jacob o. Holley of Oasis IL IN charge
OF the Fresno scrapers used In pulling
the dirt down from the nelghborng
side hills. Oscar Warnock OF Deseret
looks after the pits where wagons are
filled with dirt on the south side OF the