El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-30
FIND BODY Of MAN
DR0WNED0 0CT6
Reclamation Service to Give
Employees a Grand
Ball Saturday

Elephant Butte, \. n, Nov. 30.-The
body Of the Mexican laborer who was
drowned at this place on October 6
has been found one mile below the
Los Polomas Hot Springs, six miles
below here. The body was found in
pool at the side Of the river which
mad been formed at the time Of the
late high water.
The wife of the unfortunate man
arrived at PolOmas, where the inquest
was held, and recognized the body as
the remains of her husband. The re-
mains were inferred in the cemetery
at POlOmaS. The accident in which
this man lost his life occurred near
the bridge, below the dam site. He
was walking along the bank OF the
river with companion when the bank
gave away, having been undermined
by the high water, and he was thrown
into the river, which was high. He
was former resident Of Las Cruces
The first cable way tower on the
west side Of the river has been raised
1t is 125 feet high and can be seen
for many miles around work OF ram
ing the second will begin at once.
Edward Walsh put off successful
blast at the spillway and broke up
about 1000 cubic yards.
Probably the largest ball ever hel0
in New Mexico will be- given at this
place by the reclamation service 10
the employees of the service on sat
urday night, when all the employees
and their families, numbering in all
about 400 people, are invited to be
present. Owing to the fact that there
is no hall here large enough to accom-
mOdate such a large NUMBER, three
halls will be used, the recFeauoh room
of the official quarters and the two
dining rooms at the mess at the town.
Good music will be furnished and re
freshments served.
Three carloads of cement from FL
PasO has arrived
Two carloads Of steel skips arrived
here recently from Columbus, Ohio'
for use in the quarry and at the dam
Rapid progress is now being mace
on the flume. The forms Tor concrete
are now being built at both the upper
and lower ends of the flume. Concrete
is being poured on the inside wall OF
the flume at the upper end, ana Also
on the floor.
apart a small plat of ground situated
about three-fourths of mile norlh
of the bridge over the Rio Grande, TO
be used as a cemetery As YET IAeLS
has been but one body inferred there
and that was last week, Wheh d 1AeA+-
can child was buried
The noise of the blasting at Ele-
phant Butte can be heard IN the Sau
Andreas mountains, 25 or 80 miles
away it is said. ,4,7,.
Of CuchiIIo, who have been visiting IN
the far east, stopped here TO see ms
sister, Mrs. Lester MOntelJn, receHtlS'
on their way to Cuchillo.
The social given at the town nan
bv the church people on Thanks
giving evening was an enJoyaDIe al
Homer J. Gault, constructing engt-
neer. and Herbert ". YeO made a trip
to the upper Rincon valley MI. 4eo
will soon take up the survey or me
valley. Mrs. Yeo accompanied the
nsrty Ed lanes. a pioneer teamster
on this project, was the driver.
Frank Worden. who, with ms ram
ilv. have been guests in the home OF
Lester Monteith. visited Polomas the
first Of the week.
William Zeeb has completed the con-
crete foundations for the engines Tor
the east towers and is now eXcavatng
for the foundation for the track scales
near the warehouse