Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-24
ELEPHANT BUTTE IS
LIVELY CAMP AND
OPERATIONS
ARE PUSHED
Louis c. Hill. Supervising En-.
gineer for Government Is
There Holding Consultations
About Big Project.
COTTAGES ON HILL
NOW BEING OCCUPIED
..r,clnl CON-, .pnndrnce 20 ,sr ucraIa,


Elephant Bate y VI ian" -
louis G. Hili. supervising engineer Of
the puthwcsofn division has hcen
in camp since Monday comforting with
fho engineers here about The Noli
Decisions as 80 equipment and meth
ODD tp be- used la prosecuting TIE
Nuik have bccn arrived ~
VI. knight. the Chicago representa-.
i've OF the IidgerN ood Manufacturing
company. Was IN camp on Monday
nud Tuesday In the interests ol his
nim. and also getting acquainted with
the WORK
ON Tuesday the camp WAS again
favored by cn9lous showers 10 such an
extent that water flowed IN both Assn
canyon and lose Canyon Some
places the hi sides are vordanr Win
vegetation This II PARTICULARS true
az the hospital gulch
Good progress has been made IN IA"
work during the pa.s week N the
hcadqnarisTs camp the ~ cottages az"
nearly completed and West Jones has
recently had his gang grading and
cleaning np ahoni these. The founda'
lion is ready Tor the thirteenth or
tn one 10 be occupied ly Nr small
hansen the superintendent
The headquarters mess = being
plasierod and pebblc-dashod
The adobe masons have the adobe
walls up To the second story on the
ONCE mems dormitory.
Considerable furniture has lately
arrived Tor the Offices. which has add.
ed very much 20 the convenience OF
he force.
The hospital has had the plumbing
finished n g.
~ the flume grading has just be.
sun for the third stif leg derrick ana
his derrick will BE- placed at the mp
ner end Two more fOremen have
been added I'd Martin. who recent
" came from Arizona. has charge OF
p Gang and Marion Domino has been
mn In charge OF the drillers. Frank
I.i,scu and Geo rnirop have gangs ~
formerly, and Tom Williams has gen
oval charge of the flume
H.. - Clark and gang have recently
finished The concrete foundation ir'
Inc new mess q, the town and later
have been mourning tho concrete IN the
new jail. which IA being built back ~
the house Of sheriff Putman.
with denuiy sheriff n game war
den. "A constable. u New Mexico rang
~. Justice Of the peace and iail We
have several Influences for peace ~
thc ramn
Carpenters are now WORKING on Tho
mess and mercantile store at tho
towns le. and also on two cottages
on the hin NJ the townsiie
The Midland Bridge Co uf Kansas
CITY nov have the piling driven for
all iho benrs and win :nish putting
ga ;ho remainder OF the steel work
ln short time The high water has
seriously intcrferrad with this work
The tIl.weekly train came IN on
TUESDAY with IL cars. the longest
train so far Two cars were loaded
with steel rails. two other cars had
derricls for work on the flune These
viii be- set up for work on the TUNE
AS soon a. the Midland Bridge Co
completes II contract one ear had
sprinkling wagon te be- used AT the
fowhsiin for keeping down the dus'
as vel as kcenng the road In good
shane Tho train allied 20 get ont on
schedule as th" engine broke down
Willie pulling up he hin from camp
49, flo t,lguhonc was not ~ workin'
condition StuaU X Bahcr and Ed
ward Wuf took the conductor 20 FL.
Gle In order that assistance might h.
procured An engine arrived about