Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-29
Release Of Otter Creek Reser.
vor Water Near Kingston viii
Have a Bad Effect.
Nevertheless Work Is Proceeding Earn.
cstly With Four Hour shifts and
j. Expected to Succeed.

doing four hour shifts with four hours
Of rest piling up masonry on the top
of the dam, are now four feet ahead Of
the rising water, and as Il is only ris-
ing foot every "A hours, they figure
that the workmen can keep ahead Of
the food for at least 10 days yet.
and before that time the tunnel through
the mountain will b4 completed. and
the dam will then be safe, the weten
will find its way through the new spill,
way.
DIVIDED INTO SQUADS.
The forces now working on the great
dam, are divided into three squads, all
under the general direction Of W. r,
Black Of the board ~ directors ot
the Desoret Irrigation company, build
ers with the Melville Irrigation COM
pany Of the dam. A force Of 800 are on
stone and schsper work and receive
so cents an hour for man and team,
with "a cents for single hands,
THE TUNNEL. WORKERS.
In the tunnel the squad numbers 20
men and they are mostly experienced
miners. Blasting and removing r. dirt
is progressing go rapidly that 1t is es-
timated that within six days the spill
way viii be completed The third
squad is working at the base Of the big
dam. constructing relnforcements, by
which It is Intended to increase its
width, 80 that higher additions TO the
top masonry can be made
TEN FEET ADDED
A week ago sunday when the crisis
FIRST became apparent the dam was 30
feet in hight. Now 10 feet have been
added, and the water has reached the
36-foot mark The dam was not fin-
ished. hut was IN process Of cOnstruc-
ton, for which reason the spillWay for
overflow water had nol yet been proc
vlded Charles Hardy OF Salt Lake,
who designed the big dam, was out last
night. aud returned to Salt Lake. after
making a thorough inspection. He is
expected back tomorrow. and declares
It is MS belief that the dam can b,
saved and that masonry will be added
rapidly enough to hold the water TIL
the spillway is driven through the rock,
should the dam 60. the Salt Lake
Route VIII be a heavy sufferer as It's
tracks are IN line Of the wash and for
that reason every possible assistance
by the railroad company Is being civ
en- Free transportation IS furnished
for scrapers. tools. men, and horses,
and train loads Of goods have been
rushed IN 10 help in the work, from
points as far distant as Newhouse.
OTTER CREEK WATER OUT.
A report was received this morning
by Bishop Pratt of Hinckley TO the e.
feet that the water has been released
from the otter Greek reservoir on the
east fork of the Sewer river near
Kingston. and this is expected to make
a sudden rise at the dam Of several feet,
but II IL felt that even this increase
con he successfully Contended with.
Rain fell all day yesterday, but work
was not nterfered with, Today it IL
clearing and cool The men who are
at work came in answer To a general
call and are from Willard, Sewer, Ju-
alb. Beaver and other counties.
Hon. James 4. Melville Is stil I'm
salt Lake where he has been arrang
ing Tor the shipment Of supplies 20 the
big dam \ large quantity OF pro-
visions including powder for blasting,
went down the road yesterday and IL
being hauled from the railroad 20 the
river today Several huge street lamps
with large quantity az oil were also
sent down last night.
Mr. Melville says the work prog
rosses through the hours Of night just
as it does IN the daytime. and that
not a minute is lost. In the narrows
OF the canyon the nights are very dark
and as tine top Of the dam grows mar
rover and narrower as hight Is at
taned. the work becomes dangerous.
Occa sionally team goes over the en-
bankment and the saving Of II is not
an easy task, That Is why ample
HIGHT Is necessary
The salt Lake Route took down a
lot Of hay and grain last night and
more went down on this afternoons
train with still more to follow tonight
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