Arizona republican., 1907-11-25
TRANSMISSION LINE
 FROM ROOSEVELT DAM
The Work Progressing Toward the Valley Much Faster Than Was Ex- pected.

Correspondence of the Republican.)- Work on the transmission line is gaining headway beyond expectation Mir. Demrick, the engineer. in charge of this work is the man who makes his work speak well for his depart ment. The camp was moved from Fish Creek to Norman Flats on Sunday and the foundations for the towers are completed to within a short distance of this place. The towers will be shipped within thirty days and they will be placed on this end of the line immediately. It is thought that the towers on the line from Norman Flats 10 Mesa can be set in about one-third the time required in placing those from Roosevelt to Norman Flats, as no cement foundations are needed after they leave Goldfield. A shipment of 1.4O0 barrels of insulators are on the road. This is about one-half the amount required for the line. These lnsulators are of porcelain, in the trip le petticoat style and 1t is thought will prevent any danger from live wires. Between Mesa and Roosevelt 600 tons of steel will be distributed in form of towers and equipments. IL will re- quire twelve tons of steel anchor bolts alone between Roosevelt and Goldfield. Five hundred barrels of cement and between 1000 and l.5GO pounds of sul- phur will be used in the foundations for the towers. These estimates show how large a proposition it is and how rapidly the work is being carried on. Those in camp receive all the com forts possible. with the best of food that can be obtained. Every detail is carefully superintended by MT. Dem rich and expenses are kept to a mini mum sum. During October the ex- penses of the camp averaged "A cents a day per man, while the cost of feed ing horses averaged A cents a day per head. Considering the freight rates and cost of supplies in the noun tains this was remarkably cheap.
 Work on the dam is progressing at a rapid rate. Nothing eventful occur red on the work during the week. Wednesday the work was delayed for a few hours for lack of electrical pow CT. The stem on the valve that pass es the water to the waterwheel at the power plant was broken early Wednes- day and the plant was not in operation until Thursday noon and then the water was let out of the canal at Pinto Creek that the canal might be cleaned. and so the delay continued until Thursday evening. Work was re- stunned Friday however and is making a fine showing.
 pr. Lynn of Washington, D. C.. who is inspector of all the bookkeeping de-
 
 arrived in Roosevelt Friday evening Dr. Lynn was formerly in charge at Roosevelt and is very popular with all on the works. He has been agreeably surprised with the progress of the work here. He will be a guest at gov ernment headquarters with those who were on the works under his supervis- ion.
 Andy Synett. O'Rourke's foreman on the dam who left a few weeks ago on account of his health, returned to his old position Wednesday.
 Rev. J. F. Harders. accompanied by Missionary F.. H. Recknagnel. have been visitors at the government head quarters during the past week. MT. Harders is superintendent of the Ger man Lutheran mission work among the Apaches and comes here by the appointment of the northwestern synod. composed of the states of Wis consin. Minnesota. Michigan and North Dakota. He has held his present po- sition but d few months but is already able to preach short sermons in the Apache language. He has been i'm pressed with the simplicity and beauty A. pie of this way of expressing the commOnest things. MT. Harders re- marked that many of their words be- gan with iron. For instance. translat- ed in English the engine is iron" the railway would be iron. his trail" while stove is iron with fire for him. self and lantern iron, with fire for all When new missionaries are put in the field MT Harders accompanies them on their first circuit. which reaches to the farthest camp of the Apache in Arizona. Besides this work he oversees the missionary work at Fort Apache. With headquarters he is centrally located for his work.
 Monday morning Roosevelt began to | feel that winter was indeed here. The l first snow fell on the mountains to the north and the Dutch Woman" looked more like the Dutch woman of | reality with her white cap.
 Walter Lubkin left for Mesa Satur- | day and is spending the week in the valley.
 Postmaster Burtis has received a | letter of commendation from the as sistant postmaster general for the manner in which the report on the | of the mails for October has been sent in.
 A jolly masquerade was given in the | Roosevelt dancing hall Saturday even ing by Bird Henderson of the govern lnent headquarters and Frank Kelso of Camp O'Rouke. Several pretty and many grotesque costumes were shown. Good music was furnished by the col pred orchestra from O'Rouk's camp | and everyone enjoyed the evening. | Those present were: Mir and Mrs Libby. Mr. and Mrs, George stein