Arizona republican., 1907-01-13
PROGRESS or. WORK
 Al GRANITE REEFS
It Meets the APoroN zl of B. c. Diekin- son, a We'll Known Constructing Engineer.

] son, a We'll Known Constructing l Engineer.
 Last Thursday, Dwight B. Heard accompanied by B. c. Dickinson, a constructing engineer who has had charge of some of the most import ant of the new buildings'in san Fran cisco. drove to the government camp at Granite Reef. These gentlemen were shown over the works very thorough | ly by J. w. Martin, the constructing engineer in charge of the work. and on being asked as to his impressions MT. Howard states as follows: The practical and energetic work gO- | ing on at the contraction camp al Granite Reef in connection with the work on the diversion dam is an object | lesson as to the immense amount Of work which can be accomplished in a short time by well directed energy. Over two hundred men are busily em- ! ployed and when one realizes that four months ago practically no con- struction work had been done at this site the results attained are marve- lous.
 
 tical construction and is we'll designed for the comfort and health of the men employed. The floors of the mess room and sleeping quarters of the men are of cement, the entire camp has a good water supply, all buildings have been wired for electric lights and there is an orderliness and purpose about every feature which denotes strict bus iness-like management.
 The laborers employed are receiv- ing S1.5O a day, are well housed and excellently fed and owing to these good arrangements Mir. Martin is able to get plenty of good men which is in decided contrast with much con structiOn work now going on.
 Several hundred feet of the levies on the south side of the dam have been built and are being splendidly paved with about two feet of stone This work is of such a substantial character as to absolutely guard from the attacks of the river the south abutment to the dam. The cement floor and wall of the sluIce gates on the south side of the dam have been con- structed and a portion Of the cement
  placed and is a splendid example of first class cement construction. Every precautionary devise for safety at this point is being installed. such as under ground cement walls to bed rock pre- venting seepage under the dam. and every feature of the construction is of the most substantial and thorough character.
 The bed rock on the south side of the dam where the work is protected from the river, is already unearthed and discloses a splendid footing for the dam.
 At present a temporary mixer is preparing the cement which is practi- cally going into the sluice gates in an endless string of wheel barrows. The new gravity mixer of unusual size. is almost completed and will greatly en- nance the Tapidity of the work.
 About a half mile from the dam site. on the south side of the river. a good granite quarry has been un- covered and a road bed for an cleo tric line from the quarry to the dam site has been prepared. poles set and electric cars will soon be in operation. thus bringing the cost of transporta- ton Of the rock down to a very low figure.
 The floor of the main diverting canal on the south side of the river the head of which is now constructed. is approximately twenty feet above the bottom of the present Highland canal. and the power developed in this new canal will greatly increase the origin al estimates of the power from the Salt River valley project.
 The towers for the LedgerwoOd cable ways which will stretch across the river sixteen hundred feet, are now being built; cement dead men are be- ing installed which will absolutely an- chOr this cable in a substantial and novel manner and as soon as the river recedes- work will be commenced on actual dam construction and the force largely increased.
 An interesting feature in connection with the LedgerwOOd cable way. which will transport the rock and cement to the point of use on the dam. is the construction of a hugh cage which will be carried back and forth across the river. by the cable way and is capable | of transporting thirty-five men at one l time"
 MT. Heard states further that MT. l Dickinson, who has had much exper- fence in practical contracting and con l structiOn, was greatly impressed with ! the splendid system and good con- | struction methods employed in the work.