El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-29
MOVING BUILDINGS
ABOVE WATER LINE
Scaffold Falls With Work
men-Wind Scatters Ma
terial At Damsite.

Elephant, Butte, n. NJ, May 29-The
storehouse on the flat is being torn
down and will be moved to site near
the new storehouse in the vicinity of
the railroad terminal This is large
building and will require much time to
tear 1t down and rebuild it, but will
make good building when completed.
When the proposed dam is filled wa
ter will cover the flat where the store
house Is now located:
The reclamation service is gradual
ly moving the buildings on the flats
upon the hills making ready for the
storage of water. Many of the house
tents have been moved to the town
site, a mile below camp. large pop
ulation of Mexican laborers yet have
their homes on the flat but will later
be compelled to move to the town site.
Quite a number Of men are employed
by the reclamation service to plaster
and pebble dash the official cottages on
the hill. While thus engaged Thurs
day afternoon the scaffold fell, throw
ing the men to the ground but fortu-
nately none of them were hurt. The
Las Cruces Lumber company has the
contract for this work and some of the
workmen employed are from Las Cru
ees The men were morking on the
Charles cottage when the accident oc-
Cured.
w. H.N Conrad is overseeing the
work of Ii carpenters working on the
cottages, and the work is progressing
rapidly The Reed cottage is ready
for use, the Hall and Charles cottages
nearing completion and rapid progress
is being made on several others.
A threatened collision between an in
coming train and the reclamation mo-
tor car was averted yesterday by the
fact that the meeting place was on the
open track and not in a cut, thus al
low ing a check of speed and saving
collision. Mr.. Mcintyre, an assistant
engineer of the reclamation service,
was in charge of the motor and had
with him as passengers Walter Lubkin,
of Boise Idaho, the reclamation pho
tographer and Mr.. Banner, from Ell
Peso.
R P. Johnston, of Ell Paso, who
spent several days at the Los Polomas
Hot Springs recuperating from an at
tack of sickness. is again able to re-
sumo his work as a mechanic.
The winds here the past few days
resembled small cyclones. Loose ma
terials were blown around at a fierce
rate Not much damage, however, has
resulted.
The large cacti are now out in bloom
on the mountain sides and present
many varieties grow here, but it is
very hard to grow any cultivated
flowers The soil containing alkah,
does not admit of growing the culti-
waited flowers, except where the soil is
mixed with some kind Of fertilizer.
Poles are being set for the extension
of the telephone system to the cot
tages on the hill.
An oil house has been erected near
the railroad track north of the large
general store house All kinds of oil
needed on the works here will be
stored there.
Whooping cough has made it's ap-
pearance at the town. site Three Of
the children of William Arthur have
the disease.
owing to the fact that the temporary
bridge across the river at the dam site
was so damaged as to render it useless
except for those on foot, it was found
! necessary to leave the mules on the
other side of the river. and in order to
furnish them with food a cable has
been erected and the ferry boat at
tached so that now alfalfa can thus be
conveyed across the river. A tempo
rary corral has been fenced with ties
and the mules are faring well.
Mrs Stanton, wife of engineer STAN
ton, who has been sick, is much i'm
proved.
Mrs A MARI, who has been sick for
many weeks, is recovering slowly
In the new mess building will be two
cold storage rooms, which will be
great convenience.
Many interesting games of tennis are
being played here lately. The tennis
enthusiasts have had a court prepared
opd enclosed Ranches fine ViSi-
tors are greatly appreciated.
There was no preaching service at
the townsite on Sunday. 1t is proba-
BILE that a preacher Will be here to
hold services next Sunday.
H Engleking of Broomtown. Texas.
who came here and took a position in
the mercantile store, has resigned.