Arizona republican., 1909-03-14
ROOSEVELT INTELLIGENCE
An Incident of Blood, Almost Murder, Due to Vagaries of the English Almanac--New Lake Craft--Whale Tracks Discovered but No Game.

about IF feet. The highest average
 for two- thirds of the dam is los feet
 While the average height for the other and lowest third is SS feet Six hun dred cubic yards of concrete has been about the daily average during the
 last seven days daily falling off of
 some forty cubic yards below the per
 diem O. last week
 Owing to the fall of snow on the
 foothills during the last two or three
 days, and the rapid melting during the
 middle of the day, the water in the
 lake has risen to height at the dam
 of about sixty-two feet
 It may be of interest to readers to
 know something of the proportions of
 the dam as it stands. besides the height
 of the same. The dam is built from
 one side of the canyon to the other in
 the shape of a semi-circle with the
 apex up stream. The length of the
 dam at datum is about 240 feet. while
 the top of it is now about 800 feet
 long. The thickness of the dam at
 datum is TO feet and this narrows
 down as the dam is elevated until now
 the top of the dam is about so feet
 thick. The upstream side of the dam
 is perpendicular. while the narrowing down os the dam is done from the lower or downstream side, and the dam on the lower side appears to be long flight of steps. each two to three feet high. The dan when fin- ished is to be 270 feet high.
 Two large steel cables extend across the canyon. running parallel and di- rectly above the dam They are at an elevation of about 500 feet and are capable of sustaining a weight of fif- teen tons guaranteed. These are used to carry rock from Guarries Nos. 1 and and cemen tfrom the mixer. These are delivered to the top of the dam, where five large derricks are situated at intervals of between so and 100 feet apart. These derricks have a reach of about 40-foot radius and pick up the material and set it in place. All rock for use in the dam has to be first inspected by competent men in the employ of the government before it can be placed in the dam. Inspec- tors also watch the mixing of the con- crete to see that the proper proportions of cement and gravel go into each batch O. concrete
 George Keonar and a Chinese cook working for Tom Wing had miX-up the other night that resulted in George getting a small wound in the side from butcher knife in the hands of the Chinaman. The only thing that pre- vented its being a serious one was the lack of reach of the Chink. His in tentions were all right. but George evi- dently kept too far away for effective carving. The trouble started oyer a 2S-day-month board bill, the price of board being s30 per month whether the month contained 31 days or 2S. George does Toms collecting and George and a boarder were having a hot argument over the latter's bill for February, the boarder claiming that only BPS were due for 2S days, while George claimed that it was s30 ire spective of the number of days in the month. Tom Wing. the proprietor, first separated the belligerents, and, think ing that they had quit, walked out side. The trouble was immediately re- stunned and the cook tried to separate them, when the irate George landed him one on the jaw. It did not knock him out, however, and he came back at George with a butcher knife, with the above results. George net knowing how bad he was hurt made for the hospital. where his wound was dressed by Dr Smith, and his nerves soothed by the statement that it was nothing serious. He returned to work. Mean while the cook. not knowing to what extent his knife practice had resulted, took to the tall timber. where Deputy Sheriff Holmes overlook him and brought him back. He was allowed his liberty after making a deposit of s1OO cash bail for his appearance when wanted
 A report came in today that the river was quite red at the ferry crossing and for some time it was the general belief that a large whale had been struck and that his blood had dyed the water red at the crossing. Diligent question ing. however, at last elicited the infor- nation that a cargo of some eighty five gallons of Dago red, five gallon keg of inflammable mixture and couple of cases of a private nature awaiting transportation from the Roosevelt to the O'Rourke side had received the close attention of Jim Holmes and the contents separated from their wood and glass castings and allowed to mix with the natural ele- ments of the lake at that point. In other words. Jim got busy with his little hatchet.
 Lee Atkins, who has been the fore man of the electrical power plant here for a couple of years. has resigned his position to seek change of climate. owing to i'll health following his re- cent attack of typhoid fever. MT. At kins and family will leave about the 17th inst. for Lethbridge, Alberta Pro- vince, Canada. where he has been ot- fred a position as foreman of 2,OVO