Arizona republican., 1909-05-09
WATER STANDS
 AT 100 FEET
Reservoir Supply to Be Held
 al This insurance Limit GATES REOPENED AGAIN

Roosevelt, May 6.-(Special Core
 Spondence of The Republican J-The
 water in the reservoir has been back
 ing up steadily during the last week
 since the closing of the gates, and
 has now reached the height aimed at
 when they were shut down, or in
 other words, bringing the elevation of
 the surface of the lake up to the 100
 foot mark giving the surface of the lake 3,6S2 acres.
 The mean elevation of the dam can
 be put down at 124 feet The very lowest point in the structure reaches five feet above the surface of the lake and stands at 105 feet, with 145 feet as the heighth of the highest point
 April added her quota to the body of the dam to the tune of 1S,44S cubic yards, and this rate has been main
 tained during this month up to the present time There were at least two days in April that added nothing to the dam, as all work was at a
 standstill for those two days.
 Having now reached as high a level with the water as they contemplated for the present, the gate or gates, ac-
 cOrding to the necessary number of them to allow the escape of just enough water to maintain the pres ent elevation of the water, will be opened up tonight for that purpose.
 L. c. Hill, accompanied by John H. Quinton, consulting engineer
 and w. H. Code. chief en- gineer of the Indian reservation irri- gation works, both of the latter from Los Angeles, paid visit to the dam last evening, and returned to PhOe- nix this morning. The gentlemen were unfortunate in making time on the up-trip, owing to the breaking down of their auto near Tortilla station. They were forced to wait until the arrival of the Up-stage, which picked them up and landed them safely at their destination. The Mesa stage does not furnish quite as speedy a mode of conveyance, but seems to be quite a bit surer of making it's destination. Another case of the hare and the tortoise.
 There has been a rumor circulat- ing around town that the casing of the gates was injured to such an ex- tent as to render them very unsafe, but We find on looking into the mat ter that this is a hot air" story, pos sibly brought on by the increase in the temperature surrounding us dur ing the last few days. The talk had reached such a point that it was said that the gates were liable to give way at any moment; but the facts of the case are that two or three bolts had become loosened up and broken off. MT Mcintyre replaced them today, and to show how little cause for worry there is the gates will be opened tonight. Some changes are to be made there, however, but they were contemplated over year ago when the gates were being put in and not as q result of any recent circumstances.
 We see by the Gazette that they are laboring under a mistake in regard to the working of the gates in the tunnel, as according to their state ment in their paper. they were swing ing gates and had to be operated in sets. But they are not and they don't" The gates work up and down vertically, and are worked independ- ently of each other by hydraulic pow CT. They run in grooved castings of 'Tobin Bronze a material of which all the metal work is composed. Eric ton is fninimized by q system of rollers that are set in the casing and have an action like ball-bearings. When the gates are open or raised up there is some play between the gates and casing, but when shut it is inn possible to enter the thickness of a piece of writing paper between the gates and the casing, as was desn- onstrated when the iron workers turn ed them over to the government on their completion. If the Gazette will read last Mondays account of the ac- death of MT. A. H. Demrick in the Republican of that date it will get a correct idea of the lay of the gates and tunnel, which may come handy for future reference. Each of the gates stands ten feet high and five feet wide and weighs about fif- teen tons.
 The inquisitiOn into the death of A. H. Demrick was held here last night, | May 9th, and it was found that he came to his death on the 2nd day of May, about g o'clock, in said county l of Gila by accidental drowing That | his age was about forty years. The | jury was composed Of B. F. Jack | son, l.. J. Selby, R. H. Spencer, C. | w. Riggs, & E. Rushing, John w. | Farmer.
 The telephone line between here and ] Globe has been absorbed by the Ari- ! .ona Overland Telephone company, and | we are given to understand that they | have also taken over the government | line between here and Phoenix. The | board of directors of the above men | toned company had a meeting here | Tuesday evening, a report of which | and their work up to date was prom | ised to us for this evening, but they ! failed to come through in time. MT ! Thorpe. promoter for the above or ganization, left for the upper end of | the line via Payson stage this morn- l ing He was accompanied by Mir. l LiStOn. who is to furnish teams for ! their work on the line pralleling the | Santa Fe system on to Albuquerque. 1 Alr. Rutherford, of Jerome, has been | as counsel for the telephone 1 and left this morning for Phoenix on business connected with | it. MT. Rutherford while here, as- sisted Judge Evans in the inquisition over the death of A. H. Demrick, be-