El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-27
EXCAvATE FOR BIC
FLUMEAT OAMsITE
Axis for the Elephant Butte
Project Located-Much
Work Done.

Elephant Butte, N NJ, Feb. IL
Work on. the west side of the Rio
Grande for the investigation of the
site for the fIume is under direction
of Richard HouIe The tramway for
the transferring of material TO be ex-
cavated for the flume TO the dumping
ground is nearing completion The
flune is to be built TO divert the wa
ter from the river while the founda-
ton of the dam is being laid The
flume will be very large, about $4,000
cubic yards of material will be exca--
waited in order to furnish location
suitable for its construction. It is de-
signed TO be so feet wide and carry IA
feet of water at rate of about 80 feet
per second The flume will be about
one-fourth of a mile in length.
Investigation with the use of the dia-
mond drill TO ascertain the conditions
and depths of bedrock at the damsite
have not yet been completed. w Z.
Jones is in charge of this work. Louis
Buese and Chester A Jones operate the
two core drills and Jacob Schaublin runs
the churn drill. A temporary pile
bridge has been constructed across the
river to facilitate this work Of inves-
tigation- Sufficient data has already
been secured so that the axis Of the
dam has been located. The dam will
be of gravity section, and built straight
across the river and will have a spill
way over a rock ridge at the north end.
The dam will be placed in a bend in
the river soNthat the north end Of the
dam is on the west side of the river
considering the general course of the
river to be north and south. With the
present plans it is said that the crest
Of the spilIway will be 1913 feet above
the present. surface of the water In the
river
A building containing about 80
rooms, located at the townsite and to
be used as mechanics quarters. is be-
ing rapidly constructed, considering
the fact that the railroad is not yet
completed and all lumber has to be
handled from Engle. q distance of y
miles On account OF this difficulty
comparatively few carpenters can be
employed and nearly every day employ
ment is refused to those who come here
expecting to secure work. 1t is said
that no more mechanics will be en-
ployed until the railroad Is completed
and material can be more easily Sc
cured. Work on the office building and
officers quarters is progressing. Will
liam W. Barrick is head carpenter and
is assisted by w II. Conrad, A. Mari,
and several others.
A gang of men under the supervision
of Mr.. Kimball is now grading for the
approach to the bridge which the
United States reclamation service will
build across the river below the dam
site and above the townsite. L. J.
Charles, assistant engineer, who re-
Gently arrived here from the North
Yakima project, has been engaged the
past few days locating a wagon road
which will extend from the new bridge
to the Engle-Cuhillo wagon road. This
will also go near the embankment
which is to be built northwest of the
dam. This embankment will prevent
the water flowing out through a pass
A large SOC, 600 gallon concrete water
! tank was filled with water for the first
| time on the 22nd. There is practically
no leakage.
Grading for StOrerOOm.
The grading for the new mercantile
storeroom will soon be completed. This
/ building will be near the railroad. and
/ the offices and cottages on the hill
Work will soon begin on the con-
/ ctruction of the office mems mess
which will be situated on the hill not
| far from the offices and cottages.
James FitzSimmons has resigned his
position as steward, and the place VIII
be filled by Mr.. Mckinney. OF FL Paso
The weather has moderated and
nearly all the men returned to work
yesterday, There are now about 300