Arizona republican., 1908-01-03
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 The crew engaged in putting in the foundations for the towers are making fine headway and will move to Weeks Station this week. Actual surveying through to Phoenix will be- gin this week. Four cars of copper cables arrived at Mesa Saturday and one car of insulators is still on the way. It is estimated that the cables will contain 1.0O0.000 pounds of copper. This means that the towers must be strongly built
 Material for the telephone line through to Sacaton will be on the ground this week. This line will con- meet with the government line as will the Mesa line. The transmission line to be used for pumping water on the Sacaton Indian reservation makes this line essential for its operation. In three weeks wells will be sunk on the desert for testing the underground flow.
 Christmas. nearly all the employees or the Demerick camp climbed Super stition mountain searching no doubt for gold. However they were disap- pointed. One of the men went out hunting mountain lions and though tracks were found he also returned to camp disappointed. Three others were content with tanner sport and re- turned with forty quail and six cot tOfitails.
 Work on the dam continued through the week at the recent rapid rate and the upstream face was brought up six feet higher. It now stands 2s feet above datum except for a short space where the water must pass at flood time. The whole foundation of the dam will be completed within two weeks. Then the water will be turned rom the tunnel over the dam on the west side until the gates are put in the tunnel. Some calculate that this work can be completed within six weeks. while others estimate the time required at three months. Though this will inconvenience those employ ed on the dam no delay will be ex- perienced as the work on the east side may continue as usual and when the gates are in. the hole left on the west side will be filled in immediately with the masonry to within twelve feet of the height of the other portions of the dam. This will be kept lower for a width of about 40 feet and fl is thought this will be sufficient to pass all the water that can not pass the tunnel The hydraulic pump will not be needed longer and will be taken up this week. The long delay from igrh rTa4 4a- l.
 lay of e few hours may be occasioned by floods the water can leave no sed- iment which must be cleaned out as heretofore since there will be no water standing in the excavation and the higher parts of the dam can always be dry. The time when danger from high water would be overcome has been looked forward to bv all inter ested and the recent progress making this possible is very gratifying to the contractors as well as the water users.
 Engineer s. Bemh Jacobson of Chi cago arrived last week and will assist Engineer A. H. Demerick.
 The standard narrow gauge cleo trical line between, the cement mill and the clay pit will be put in as soon as it can be dispensed with at Granite Reef where 1t is now being used to carry stone from the quarry No grading will be necessary for putting in the line as it will follow the power canal. Two bridges will be built across small canyons at a small cost and the line can be in operation with in short time. The cement mill i, putting out fifty barrels of cement over the product before the mill clos ed, but so much cement is being used it seems impossible to get even a small supply on hand. Every effort is being made to increase the output
 Thomas McGraw who was employed at the cement mill was caught in the machinery on Wednesday and died al- most immediately from his injuries. Since the mill has reopened the men have been so interested in the uuan- tity of cement in the bins that from curiosity for the most part those at work have been visiting the bin room. NIT. McGraw was not employed in this part of the mill but endeavored to en- ter through low door to see the bin.
 He probably forgot to stoop and was knocked forward. slipping on the boards. 1nvoluntarily he thrust his left arm forward and it was caught in the machinery and torn from his body. It was not possible to learn where his relatives were and the body was bur jed the same day. The Rev. Daniel Brown held short service. MT. Nc Graw was at one time a sailor and further than this nothing is known of his past. He was a man of probably sixty.
 Camp ORourke enjoyed a Christmas eve merry making and their hospital fty was appreciated by all. One of the leading features of the evening was a one act play. The Sniggles Family '' given under the management of Mrs. H. M. Libbey. The leading parts were played by the Mesdames Moore. Stein metz, Turner, Duval, McConley, Tyler and Robinson. Every part was a grand success and the appreciation of those present was shown by a pro- fusion Of flowers. The Spanish dancer. Miss Lectora Carrick. received contin- uous encore. Mrs. William McConley as Prima Donna made a wonderful hit. Mrs. Libbey has been solicited by her friends to put on a five act play and visit the suburban towns Following