El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
TWO CAMP HORSES
PLUNGE TO DEATH
Leap Over Embankment and
Have to Be Shot-Dam
Notes

Elephant Butte, n. NJ, June 17-An
accident occurred here on Friday
morning which saddened the hearts OF
many camp residents. For about three
years the reclamation service has had
IN its possession two horses, Dan and
Ribbon Twice Of late they managed
to get away from Inexperienced drivers
and did considerable damage On Fri
day morning they tried-sto run away
again and fell over the steep enbank-
ment in the vicinity OF the high rail-
road bridge above camp. They were
SO injured as TO necessitate the shoot
ing of both. Tt is said that the drivers
held to the lines until the horses went
over the embankment-
West Jones and gang has lately been
engaged on the construction OF the
suspension foot bridge at The site OF
the temporary foot bridge buflr to IA
cilttate the diamond Investigations
some months ago.
Mickey Welsh has been transferred
from the construction work on the
wagon road TO intersect the Engle road
to similar work on the road frcr1 TIE
big powder house to the special pow
der house for the sandstone quarry I'D
Ash canyon. where stone viii be quar-
ried for use in the main structure CT
the dam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Dent who
stopped on here for a brief visit with
friends on their way home from So
zorro, where they spent = week, where
Mr. Dent had business with the court.
left here Friday afternoon In the motor
car for Butte Junctso1 20 take the
Santa Fe for their home in E1 Paso
Mrs. Edward James has returned
from a brief visit with friends In Las
Cruces. her former home.
Mrs A. Mari, who has keen quite
sick, is again able 70 te a1It.
George Catron accompanied lis wife
TO FL Paso on her way 20 Kentucky,
where she viii spend some tine visit
ing relatives and friends. Mr.. Cafron
springs Thursday. where he VIII spend
several days before returning 10 his
work as foreman on the excavation for
the hume.
The weather here is now delightful
after the recent heavy rains.
Jay Brown and wife are preparing
to move into the new house erected for
them by the reclamation service
Mrs. Samuel Matson is expected 20
came here several months ago from
the south and has been one Of the time
keepers for the reclamation service
Several from Las Cruces are taking
treatment at the Los Polomas hot
springs near here.
Two hosting engines for the re-
clamation service have arrived
The new blacksmith shop on the west
side Of the river. a short distance be-
low the dam site. has been completed.
A temporary blacksmith shop has been
built along the new Engle road to
accommodate Mickey Welsh's gang.
District engineer Reed has arrived
home from business trip to FL Paso.
The new hospital building is to be
ready for occupancy by July 1st
Engineer Charles expects his fam
ny to join him here - July 1st. when
they viii move into one OF the new
cottages.
An accident which might have proved
OF a serious nature was averted here
Friday afternoon about o'clock The
motor car was returning from Butte
Junction and nearing camp met the
outgoing hand car at a curve The
men on the hand car did some lively
jumping. all except the one at the
brake. who remained on the car Mr.
Baker was operating the motor car
and remained at his post The two
cars speed was so lessened that no
damage resulted when they came to-
gether.
Harry B. Stanton. engineer Of the
reclamation service, has been on the
sick list
Quite a crowd witnessed the tennis
games the past few evenings