The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-12
Ponderous StructurI,
High, 800 Feef|
~ on Top
IT WILL CHECK al
AND TURBUI,
Statistician of Recla
vice Gives Figuru
Salt River Pn.

fNo National work u,,nf
nation act has attracf lN
eral interest and none I
widely advertised, than(
project In Arizona. - said
ard, statistician Of thhn
service OF Washinrton' "
IN Salt Lake last nightd
tended trip through
comes here to attend ths,!
reclama Jlon engineers. "
The Tribune abont "a
project, Mr.. Blanchard {;
Aside from It's englnse ID
several Of which are AT =
spectacular. the charm e,jr
the region In which the7,:
on appeals strongly 10 =
studied the history OF mi. y
Salt River valley has be1 !
different times by three rs,s
ing use OF irrigation In a.
rations. or the first. 1a
canals and structures are :,
places. but little IS knovr X
swept drifts OF centurics ID :.
channels and their dwejlI
bling into dust with the d 4
The modern ditch makinr Z
laying our new systems mi
OF these old bitches, SONS 7 !.
OUT from the solid rock IA /,
age Of metals. -
Drive Long to Be Rer .
The drive from the sown.. !;
tile oasis In the semi -trnz.
Roosevelt. is one nor fo y
From a region Of almost ~
ance you have merely Ia Is
To enter upon a wide exo
latiop wherein the pIanfI \
prominent feature OF The ID, =
20 miles the Government
out across this desert piain[
the Superstition mountain. +
cullar and freaky formailE
with superstitious awe br
Indians. Entering the In. 4
the road winds by easy
range, affording vleVs a
beauty painted IN marvsIo,,.
Transconttnentai traveller.
ford to miss this trip. for Y
road Is now regarded as On y
striking scenic Journeys IN 4
The night In Fish Greek 81 q
a hosp!table host and hos..
traveller welcome. is a delIr1
The road has AFFORDED opro|p
spect A profound canyon.
fore was not accessible.
ture Grand Canyon OF The !
Road Carved From 81 g
The climb along the an
the Governments; camp abcI'.
reached would be little leE| 3
ing but for the broad a1.s
roadway which Uncle SCI 1
from the solid rock. The
mountains above the dam !,
fully inspiring. Below yoI 4
a silver thread rushes IA
and narrow canyon. To =
broad fiat across which ~
Salt river have cut their =
the other side OF the 81 II
tractors camp covers a
Looking far below In the :
n confusion OF cables and I,
OF men are at work 80
river bed laying great tl
three tons in weight In ID.
upon the bedrock of The ,
men look but little larger
the fruit OF their toll is.'
beautiful curve OF stone nd :
but surely from the botto,z
Can Make Good
On the hill TO the rigf /.
nent cement mill gives
that Uncle Sam as q mani I
dismayed at the prophecy1
knew he couldn't make
Night and day his plant y
Ing out the best cement y,
the skips are carrying it,
and dropping 1t down "a
the canyon. If your nerA.
and your legs are strongN
fail 10 go down the laddel-
house, which the engineer
OF the solid walls Of thu,
walls. roof and floor are s. J
power canal, II miles Ion
water TO the top of the :
through a tunnel drops it1
upon the great turbines. II
is generated for all pun !
nishes the contractor his
the rock crusher and the 4
the camps. the city OF Rot
Eliminates the canyon N
night. It Is a most inHV
stand on The top of the cli
through the myriads OF =
watch the tollers far ben
the huge blocks OF sand s:
Checks a Mad y
The worlds greatest a.
i ponderous structure ~
800 feet long on top. EVn
is inspected. and every
washed thoroughly oefore|
place. Watchful inspectoI
the work. noting every ms
Roosevelt dam is going t
and turbulent river. II -
the largest artificial lake m
is also being built 10 endu !
not stronger are the everia*
Will be this massive ma
Down In the Salt River v
Phoenix Is taking on mc1
Its citizens are fully reali1
Sans great work is gon
there. a modern Z
ed by the richest ana iu !.
agricultural community IN