Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-07-04
HOT SPELL
CONDITION
Of O'Rourke's Roosevelt Dam
Contract
IT MAY Be MODIFIED
But Anyhow Work Is Go
ing on in the Cementing
of the Tunnel-Concern-
ing the Climate at the
Dam Site.

Correspondence of The Republican,
Reports are bein circulated to the
effect that J. Meek & Co. have sue
ceeded, through Mr.. O'Rourke, who
is in Washington, in inducing the
government heads TO allow the work
on the dam to proceed during the
hot months. A telegram to that eff
feet is reported to have been received
by the man in charge here during
Mr.. O'Rourke's absence 1t is also
reported, but not authentic, that the
government engineers on the ground
are seriously against the continuation
of work on the wall of the dam dur
ing the hot weather, but want to shut
down during the hot spell as speci-
fled in the contract, which calls for
cessation of work after a certain
altitude had been obtained. during a
couple or three months in the hot
test portion of the year
The cement work on the tunnel I'M
der the supervision of Mr.. ellis, still
continues, and the cementing of the
floor of the tunnel is to be carried
out of and beyond the mouth of the
tunnel, so as to carry the water well
past all places where it could do any
possible damage. The Arizona Ga
zette had splendid picture of the
dam from the down river side and
also showing a part of the lake sur
face beyond, but a very small frac-
ton Of the water. Their picture was
perfect and furnished them by
Dwight B. Heard, but their descrip-
ton underneath was in part highly
at variance with the true facts and
measurements on file at government
headquarters. OF course, we have to
make allowances at times for errors
of type and mistakes of reporters in
gathering facts; but a school boy
with the figures given, on a second
reading of their article, could not help
but see that there was something de-
cidedly wrong with it. They state
that there is impounded lake fif-
teen miles long, from one-half to one
and one-half miles wide, or $4,000
acres of water" Granted as to the
length and breadth given. But how
in hades they can they get $4,000 acres
in that area is what is puZzling us.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Dennis died Wednesday afternoon
of inflammation of the stomach and
bowels. The funeral was held this
'
ing buried here. We can but SYM
pathize with them at their loss.
Mrs. Mile Edwards of Globe has
Joined her husband here at Roose-
welt Mr.. Edwards is working for
]. NJ. ORourke & Co.
Mrs. Bingham, who has been teach
ing the Indian school here for the
last several months and whose labors
50 unfortunate as to lose her tent
and all its contents last Saturday
afternoon by fire. Everything she
had was destroyed except that which
she was wearing at the TIME The
origin of the fire is a mystery, as
there was no fire in or about the
house previous to its catching fire
1t was the more unfortunate, as she
had only two more days stay at
Roosevelt at the time.
Bud Norton, who recently bought
the Globe and Payson line, has been
kept busy during the last week get
ting the line regulated between Pay
son and Camp Verdee. This part of
the line has always been sub-let to
other parties up to this July l, but
as they wanted a large increase in
their monthly stipend, being more
than he could afford to pay, he will
place his own horses and men to
cover this section of the ror.e. Young
Dee Uorton will be placed in charge,
while Walter Norton will undertake
the Roosevelt and Payson division,
leaving Bud free to look after the
Globe Roosevelt end Of the line. Joe
Phelps will handle the ribbons on
Stage No. 2 between the two latter
points. Meanwhile Dad Joslin, 7S1
years old, is holding down Joe's place
for him, while Joe is down helping
Mesa to celebrate the Fourth of July
Yesterday and today We're both
scorchers in the way of heat up to
o'clock in the afternoon, when
welcome thunder storm each day
cooled things down for a couple of
hours, only to be succeeded by very
hot nights. The thunderstorms are
making their appearance early this
year. Usually during the last three
years they have held off till about
the middle or latter part of July,
but commenced this year on the
last day of June. And very welcome
they are.
Any one wishing to experience
sudden storm at sea and not wish
ing to have to go as far as our
nearest seaboard, need only make |
the trip to Roosevelt and get out
in a boat on the lake between and |
in the afternoon in time to catch |
the fierce blow that precedes all |
thunderstorms in this vicinity, and |
he will experience all the different
degrees of first-rate imitation, with |
all the qualms attendant on a storm |
at sea, with the waves rolling high |
and fast and flecked with foam, in |
great curves reaching from shore to