Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-13
ELEPHANT BUTTE
WILL Be MADE
MUCH LARGER
Big Dam Is TO Be Raised Sew.
EN- Feet More and Govern
ment Now Makes 1t Second
in Size in the World.

special To- ENruing Herald.
las 'tus". y. NJ April % H"r-
bert " woe, "nr ~ tn iuuior en-
giur,r- Of the Elephant Butt, Dam
project sprni part OF th' week IA
las cruces In the Interests the m.
government IN discussing IN" pro-.
feet MI Yco said
Tho. BE- fore, of some ino men
actually working pu hc Elephant
Butte Dam project. 80 iai th" work
has bc"u preliminary. Much ,im' has
been spout IN blildiug railroads, grad.
ms wagon roads. constructing bridges
Installing cables and machu D, AMI
buildu. huu~rs fer rmplrv'- This
p.rrmuar, work has t1N,n much
,aluabl. tm,, but Vas very necessary
ia order Go carr, on the construction
with "cuuomy aud rapidly
short tim" dgu tate government
dccid 81 4" raise "a. height 90 tn.
dam seven feet Bodrock Is from
twenty Go MT feet b"loW the prrS-u,
iy"r a"d ana this must bc ,Ncavat-
ed in ord r Geo get solid Foundation.
Including the extra feet "a"
main wall VII b.. 1898 feet To- the
crest "f thu spillWaN above IA. pres
"a, river bed Tnr jull height of the
WALL. Including thr amount over tn"
-pulWay. viii 70, eu2 feet TN. wall
win p. D.. Gc,t thick At tho tor and
1876 feet thick at the bottom. the
slope being away rom the water IN
order To- hold 20" great weight fhc
length on top Win bc 20" feet aud u
NH require aop. GO" barrels OF cement
h"sidc@ sand ana "th"t material Co
construct H.
Whom the Elephant ruttr project
"t. nrst ~ugg,.t'd thr Iass Just above
itl pHso Nas tAr nfstSitr chosen.
ilad the ~ ras" ste been used the
antir, M'sllu valley WOULD hat" been
emerged aud Thousands 80 dercs of
r'ch Sall', lands made useless for
aiming Rut thanks t. IA. govern
mout '1g.n'o % site was lcct-d
far aopv, me rich Mosup valley.
Ah,rr th, land is less ,pluatl. aud
much "Isirr obtained.
% BIS almost impossible /" ,ono.iN.
ho ru"rmou- body ot water that viii
Doe stored ln t1is Wuhonl lake Tho
lIi" Gtande river is o large stream
md v"moi,m during IN" Flood SEA
son 30 changes IL -cuurS out the
elephant Butte dam viii r.quIr. many
months before thc Riu Grando 'londs
ana til wll IN thc tpilWay
FROM the wall To- tho furth.si dis
tancc up the lake win be- 40 mites
The mean width VIII b, IN miles.
I'm" cntirr amount "f land submerged
viii b' 80 600 acres 90 100 ia .ms -
roo acres each Tao amount 90 water
tor in TINS reservoir W|ll cover
$500 600 a'ios 81 land one foot deep
II would cover the statr uf nhodc
island with four fact ot water OF
thr stat uf Delaware WITH j0a feet
~ water
1hi- dam viii uTigat. over 500
go" acres of land. ana after - .s one"
ulI'd u win care for this land for
nIc" years. should nor another drop
"f rtin fal only small portion ~
| ihis lald uoW in cultivation hu,
ahcn TIE dam .s completed there i
very reason tp hrlio,o that an the
aud VIII Dee utilized.
Tho nrst estimate of tho cost Of tho
lam WIS $1,000 600 since the pro-
i"ct has been started ana additions
made. tn 'stlnaro is placed At So.
10000 and IL is quite !ikclv that this
tmoun Nil he Increased before the
liam i- completed The interest on
this amount at u per cent viii he
f'i2.o po per annum
no those who are not familiar with
large irrigation schemes {, may seem
b" q lars" amount of nancy 10
spend ON one project. Not only the
initial cost but the interest and OPP
Grafton
There B. plan on foo, 10 generate
! enough electric power to run rail.
r'ad from tho dam 10 ~ paso. II Is
h"p'd That this power Will not only
pas Ton the operation of IN. dam but