Arizona republican., 1909-04-04
EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND
Cubic Yards Added 10 R00Sc.
vek Dam Last Month
LAKE GROWING RAPIDLY
Water Is Now 20 Feet Deep
at the Dam--Power Plant
Improvements--A Series of
Distressing Accide n is.
Judge Evans Found.
LAKE GROWING RAPIDLY

Roosevelt, April 1.-(Special Core
spGndence of The Republican-D-The
month of March has been a decidedly
progressive one for the dam at Roose-
Welt. The expectation of the engineers
in charge is that when totals have
been carried out the mark viii reach
5000 cubic yards for the month end
ing March 31st. During the last week
the daily average has been about 6OC
cubic yards. One day was lost during
the week.
About two feet was added TO the
dam in height, making the table read
for today: Highest point above datum
as before 125 feet Two-thirds OF
length of dam averaging 116 feet. Re
manning one-third averaging about sc
feet Owing to storms in the shape of
snow. hail and rain, over the entire
watershed. followed by two or three
days of warm weather. the lake az
Roosevelt has risen from So feet as
given last week to a height of 10 feet
at the dam, making a net rise Of seven
feet for the week This also with all
the gates wide open at the dam
The dam is rising in height az about
the rate of ten feet per month at pres
ent: but this rate will not do to figure
on as a basis from which TO fislsrc out
how long it will take to complete the
dam to go feet high, the height to
which the dam is to be built, for after
a few feet more in elevation at about
its present length it VIII begin to
lengthen cut pretty fast and the aver
age of ten feet per month viii very
likely dwil'dle down to lesser figure.
OF course with additional length
which also means additional room for
more derricks, more of the latter
should be added as fast as room is
made: then the present 10 feet per
month may be maintained and very
likely increased as the dam keeps mar
rowing in height. More derricks would
also call for an increase of the work
ing force also as the force as ii now
stands is kept hustling to supply rock
as fast as it can be placed in position
in the dam.
The machinery appertaining to the
old ice plant that was removed from
its first location last December. is be-
ing put in proper condition at the pow
er house below the dam. 1t is situated
in the upper southeast corner Of that
building and is expected TO be COM
pleted and ready for operation in about
four weeks from now.
A large six-inch pipe has been put
in between the power house and the
canal above the revolving screw pen
stock to supply hydraulic pressure for
the operation of the gates in the new
seven foot addition to the penstock
there connecting the three new addi-
tiQnal machines also recently put in
Forms have been being made by the
carpenters for the purpose Of concret-
ing around this pipe where It passes
through the dam. Today ushered in
a chapter of accidents that kept DR.
Smith on the jump this morning
About $50 am. Jeanette williams the
zine year old daughter of w II. VIII
iams. was seriously burned while
playing with a bonfire of papers
which she had kindled. 1t seems tina:
after starting the light she turned her
back to the fire and her dress caught.
the flames quickly enveloping her.
Her screams were heard by Raymond
Reese. the thirteen year old son Of
J. r. Reese. who Immediately ran to