Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-29
ELEPHANT BUTTE IS
MOVING TO NEW
TOWN SITE
Slight Change in Location
Construction Village is
About Completed; Flume
Excavations Progress.
tspecIsI ,rrrcspondrsce 90 th, nrraIdD

Elnuh1u, Butte. y NJ. Aug 25
Considerable progress has been made
on tht excavation Tor tue hume, the
iIN, dorric'- are in operation and the
two shifts arc working steadily
About 500 cubic Yards o. nearly 10.
pen con JI, being removed daily The
excavation is about 80 per cent com.
plctcd DO viii De- little over Two
months before thc excavation ls CON.
plctyd and some OF the concTpfiug in
the bottom viii be- done hr'uro hat
time Preparations are being made To-
do som, coNotiug. that rs, Go make
tunnel ANA load 1t with powder and
explode b. This big shot "Ill bo
where the iuuc will 90 through the
dam Considerable riyalrv - being
manifested among the foroucn IN
making the greatest output in car
loads
Rapid progress Is being made In Inc
pouring off hc concrete foundations
tor the various pieces of machinery
which go to make M the power plant.
This is 70 steam electric plant and
steam turbines will run the Ecnout.
ots M Barttie. construction ong!-
ueor iu tu, electrical section uf the
If lNIlN' WI ~ wv nus AIlfN -. -. NlAf
work The machinery has not Yet
arrived. bat has been shipped An
Other power plant viii be built whoa
tbo dam B completed
Considerable progtasg has been
made iu Ihc work on the new machine
shops Machinery will not hol" to h"
sent ou Of camp Tor repairs when
everything is in full operation
Considerable work has been done on
the terminal tracks and yards during
HE past tWu weeks. one thOuands
tnIds ol ballast were purchased from
! the Santa ~, % Is said This came
from Ahu Canyon and this has been
| used Goo putting the tracks in good
condition
Wu darkness has been transferred
/ from the work on the foundation for
the towers ON tho west side al tho
: river tu a gana on the flnmo aul Ia.
ward Wrlch has been ASSIGNED to his
! former position
Frank Toichman, designing cngi-
lurcr for ihr reclamation service, who
I DESIGNED man, Of nc Important siruc.
lures on the salt River project has
been transferred 10 Elephant Butte
and arrived IN camp on SUNDAY
Tho new store AZ the new town is
now in operation The old one ~ the
/ Ilal In Ash Canyon rs being torn down
aud will De- crocvtcd ~ the new town
/ Tor % school house
Several OF the government fonts
! have been moved from the flats al
| Nsh Canyon iu the new town. tho
/ furcW'n formerly occupying these " ill
I Gud good a.,uWmodaions ~ tho NOV
moH. This has % Ios cummutiuus
: 1ud ul't-un. DINING IuoM. which Viii
eat 200 ur cuG
IoCDuouF, $50 g. new arrival IN
I camp Is aboui 10 Cund tlOu fpr work
iaitol it~ o,ofhauliug
Stuart Is Baker has been installing
several tclD phones lately
S1pcrIutuodout Smallhausen has
moved uis family from a cent house
. iu % cottage on tho him
J.. G. Charles entertained ne card
/ club ou Wednesday afternoon. Dainty
I naiiosh uouts we're served
Zoo tho touuiH Tournaments Tor his
month, swan z discus Tagautulars
have - points 10 the 10 points OF
/ RaI,og Coghlans Scorpions
Miss knernld who acquired an en-
/ vtahlc reputation as telephone OF,
orator 90 Roosevelt Arizona, has ac,
, cCp'vd a similar position here.
/ Born, To- Nh and Mrs Thomas VII
lians. "a daughter on TUESDAY
G. n Wells of Pueblo. Colo. has
! been visiting his son. Chester for III,
! past Two Werks
/ Great progress ~ being made on thr
| plastorng of the ofScc mems dorni
, tory. % is the intention To- have IN,
/ official mess near the office buildiul
In operation hy SUNDAY noon.
The postoifcc has been moved Z,
the now town Mrs Grace Wells hn,
resigned and Miss Kaihryn Cotant 0.
in Chntgc
Tc new hospital Is now complete,
and W 4 Dale Graham has moved hil
office into H.
DARING the past two weeks tho Ri
Grandc has been very low, but hai
not gone dry
Louis G. rim, supervising cngiuce
for DO" Southwestern district. Is oN
up"tyl in camp in a ftW days
Chester Wells and wife and sister
Miss Ngttic WELLS and father c. u
Wells are spending the week cad b
~ paso
4 very beneficial rain fell ahou
lcamu ON FRIDAY evening
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