The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-15

mouth OF the Watonwan river. The
water can be lowered several feet in
dry times, to the lowest point where
a sufficient head can be secured, but
al most seasons there may be some
surplus water running over the dam
/ The lake will be so deep that its sur
! face will be thirty feet above the floor
of the present wagon bridge. The dam
is to be made so high that the high
est possible fall will be obtained. and
! the west bank at the dam will be
only eight feet above the water level
/ 1t is expected that when the Golfer
dam is put in, and the channel of the
iiver is slightly directed temporarily,
it will wash out the earth and stone
that are being dumped into the chan
mel, from the excavations for the dam
The apron and deck OF the dam will
each be about three feet thick at the
base. and narrow up to about one foot
at the top. but these will be so well
reinforced with steel and so well but
tressed inside that there is no fear of
any caving in OF the dam. The bridge
above the dam is to be protected on
the upper side with ice breakers. 4
fishway is to be provided around the
dam, as required by state law, and
there will probably also be snice ways
at the bottom
Necessary buildings have been con
II ruct pl or ramo1alaJ from, tho builI
ings plrchas ed or rented. The cement
shed is not vet finished. me black
sn it'll shop is in charge of a Mr.
White, who is regularly employed
with the company. Victor Anderson of
this city has charge of the repairs to
the machinery. and goes all over the
valley. A carpenter shop and form
yard are to be fitted up. yet.
Austrians Are Good Workers.
The seventy five imported laborers
are mostly Bosnans. the remainder
being Austrians. They are a good
class of men, and live in huge tent
that is pitched down stream. They are
splendid workers, and much better
proved to be cutters. The local men
are leaving from time to time. but
there are plenty of laborers at the
present time, and no fear is felt on
this score. Superintendent Smith Is
offering 81 Il day for teams, and will
soon need some more. If any of the
farmers in tie vicinity want to do
teaming little later they should no
tify Mr.. Smith at once. The latter
bad both telephones in MS office
The Austrians are living well. hav-
ing their own cooks. and remaining by
themselves. The other laborars arr
housed and boarded at different places.
w. +. Edwards of this city is running
the Dam HOTEL and is at present
caring for forty-fve. His place pre-
sents busy scene, and traDsients as
well as laborers are fed People liv-
ing near are boarding some of the
men, and several of the officials have
taken houses and moved their families
there.
Men on the Job.
J. NJ. Smith. the superintendent. is
everywhere over the work and keeps
things moving. Chief Engineer With
erell and his assistants are busy all
of the time. G. \. Ripley is the pay
master and L. j. Scully and f. r.
Wilder attend to the payroll. Mr.. Glib
son is the timekeeper. and Miss Glib
bons, stenoorapher. These are all with
the Ambursen Hydraulic CONSTRUCTION
company, but w. b. Saunders is pres
ent as the representative of the Com
sumers Power company. which is eX-
pending a vast sum of money i'm erect
ing one of the most perfect power
plants in the country. r. f. Brown.
manager of the local branch of the
Consumers Power company. also goes