The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-06-26

"a tpe oiS oam The trench,
are known as anchors, and the wor
is carried up to the base of the dar
the top surface of bedrock. and then
is widened out to make it 500 fet
across the bases, with these great an
chors of solid masonry welded into III
bedrock SO firmly that nothing shor
O OF an earthquake could move it. AS tn
+ dam is built up, the anchors are con
= ''hoed up the sides of the canyon /,
= the solid rock. The material used /,
the whole body of the dam is cemen
ana fine lava. Rock crushers will b,
= operated by steam to break up the la.
va and great rollers will pass over thu
mixture to roll it down as II Is helms
: put on. The dam will be 800 feet wide
at the base and 100 feet wide on the
TOP when completed it will be all in
one SOLD block, firmly anchored to the
pottom and sides of the canyon. and
! more solid than ordinary lava rock he
| cause OF the grinding and absorbing 90
: "ucA oI the cement while in mortar.
When the reservoir is full of water
the dam should go out suddenlv
'here is little doubt that our streets
anu aileys In Blackfoot would be clean
gu "ithln a few hours, and the resi-
aences so arranged that there won,d
never be any more dispute as the nron-
er location Of the alleys on the COST
side of the track.
! The dam 10 iptaoans - =, M..
en'' however, and water will be i'm
pouhded during the fall and winter
season and the spring thaw, and when
II is needed for irrigation it will he
urawn on into the river and the canals
that tap the river.
Ihe engineers expect to comnlete +ho
oam In three years, and if the canals
are ready. irrigation should bepin ~
1911 or 1912.
Inc neaVy machinery to be used on
the Dam will all be shipped to Ros.
ork' and freighted from there IN Ross
rorh creek, past Mt. Putnam. over tho
uiVioe TO Grave creek and eastward m
tne dam' The cement of which there
WIZ De hundreds of carloads, is also
70 DE freighted in by the same route
Ihere are no warehouses nor even
PLATFORM at Ross Fork to fac;,ita+a
handllng this freight, and IT is exnec+
ed that the Indians will be emn1ovaa
~ hoVe II from Ross Fork to the dam.
"a, sam may hnd reason to change
pans ABOUT getting 1t hauled. but .
ne VIII get it there in time.
Al the site of the dam, men are busv
houses to shelter the workman :
aug ciearing OFF the ground for wor,x .
nu a'humber of contractors are bustl .
aunhs lumber and wood Five bun-
cords or wood are being delivered 7
ihoer permits which Uncle Sam grant
iecessary to deplete the forest reserve :,
u TO himself by himself, for II wo, ;,
- get material to fire the engines that
'perate the drills and rock crusbers F.
IN the department of the interior
. :, washington, maps may be seen
the contour of the reseryo;r
. VIII appear, and If you care To
.he SITE this summer you will sec "
NC oiu ranches that have been aban- | n
ohea because Uncle Sam has boppb+ -
Vt 'ne settlers and will soon have the y
ana inhabited by fishes and merpa,ds tn
lany nne houses and other bui,din os la
lark the places where well to do ron ..
ners nave made homes. Good horn. or
ing sheds to protect stool. IN r,,n.. n,
ood fences, fine milk cellars-.a,1 ho. 10
OF the deserted village" and 90
'he mouse cat once crept under on
&c mousse the trail is now kept fresh err
the poiecat and the skunk. Badgers Oo
9 IN the doorway and the COW stable
~ ouFro" under the cornerstones ~ AZ
e mouse, while bats occupy the garret III
~ mountain rats beat their tattoo a., e;e
e stairway. VII n, e
~ Is happy hunting ground for Tho NJ
oiahs and there is good angling for NO,
nsherman. This is the season ubor :.
Red men go out along the R,acL 6,
VI 10 shoot woodchucks. and n
tcher cattle and jerk" the beef r. 81
visit their camps now YOU win 500 ar.
imes OF poles built up near eooh of
ohup' and terked beef hanging IN an,
Ups all over the poles make a signal sta
enough to flag train. Flies NAV ON
me ana go and make 1t dista stefuI to r
DAINTY white man, but tons of th,s h,,;
1000 are in course of preservat,on 90,
ere just now. ~
4 you go out along the river .ns ~.
hSoA thc cry OF the five
odchuck and the crack Of the rifle ma
II you join the Indians I'm their bet,
feast, you will see the woodcbucrs go,,
wn and laid ready for the pit. tow
'How trench is dug and is filled WITH II
rocks right out Of the fire. water Nov
dashed on the rocks, the wood cov.
cks are quickly laid on and the now
Die thing covered with moist earth tbe
a Few hours the earth is removed vor,
the woodchucks are lifted. well to ,
e and DELICIOUS and are ready to he exte
SUN as tne skin Is pulled satit
no., Mr..
,L,os. u' hsnlng along the erou
T,nae, ehe FL Hail road, 80 will
Lincoln valley, take the left hand +. oh a
"hen you find one, go a long that
eastward and fish and eat ofen. ~,
can catch fine trout anywhere, cool mad.
= IN snowbanks in mid summer state
,no-h. pach your Dutter In been
with the trout, and when IIs vs
> .L,,I.. hem sizzie In the be m
1ra.. spring water and II is
no IN 800 srasSnoppers are year.
dest soan 10 some OF the It 4
. parr " s s'oe OF yellow the C
TIP, but when Fred yorler 1et. "a a.1