The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-03
THER00SEVELT !
DAM OPENING
A Siupendous Piece Of Engineer
Ing Work

SIX YEARS IN THE BUILDING
II Is Connected With the Salt River
Irrigation Project, and Is Regard
ed as One OF the Marvels OF Mod
ern Enginecring--The Cost Is in
the Neighborhood OF $3.50, 900.
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= Facts Concerning Great Dam. Z
4 1t is 1,0So feet long. $50 feet =
4 high and contains 100000 Z
+ cubic yards Of masonry. =
= The reservoir will have 4
: capacity of 56,G2S,0OO,O00 +
: cubic feet OF water, which will =
= be used to irrigate 100000 I.
+ acres of land :
= The dam has been nearly six =
= years in building and will cost !.
. the government about sS.- =
= 100000. .
. The location of the dam and =
4 reservoir is In the Salt river =
= valley, about 20 miles north =
: west OF Phoenix, Arizona. =
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Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 2.-The
Roosevelt dam, the stupendous engi-
\ neering work in connection with the
Salt river irrigation project, is com.
pleted and will be formally opened
next month by former President
Roosevelt. In honor Of whom The
dam was named Preparations al
ready are under way to make tn,
opening gaia occasion. The even
will be attended by Representatives
of the national government, public
officials OF Arizona and neighborins
states and many eminent engineers.
The dam is regarded as one of III,
maryels Of modern engineering. Lo
Gated in an almost inaccessible
canyon, gtout 10 miles northwest o
this city I'D 90 miles from the near
est railroad, rs rapid and successful
construction has been watched will
interest by engineers all over tn
world. @
At the point where the dam crosse
the Salt river the stream run
through a narrow gorge. acros
which the huge barrier Of stone an,
cement stretches to length OF Los
feet. The dam is ESQ feet high. o
about the height OF the Flatirol
. building in New York. On top II
length is equal TO that OF two cit
! blocks. and provides a roadway 2
|, feet wide. The dam contains 326,
600 cubic yards of masonry. Tn
, blocks Of stone were blasted fror
} the canyon walls and the hundred
/ of thousands OF barrels OF cemen
used In the construction as manufaC
| tured BY the Government IN a mi
, erected o. tht Ground.
p.h!1d ills Imposing structure Q
Z stone and cement tho. waters of th
) turbulent stream will form the lars
est artificial lake In the world. tn
great reservoir will be- 25 miles Ion
e and more than 22o feet deep agains
the dam. Il win have a capacity {
] sc, ,d2S. 600 cubic feet, Or suiiieieT
: water 90 cover the state Of Delawar
! foot deep.
The reservoir will irrigate 2i0,00
0 acres OF land and II is estimated b
! expert agriculturists that the croI
8 OF a single season will pay for q
Z entire investment of the government
+ which has been about SS.5i0.00i
o Not only will the great dafp save u
( the water for the dried fields. but
lwill also llrht the farmers home
Q give them the power for their tel
. phone lines. ran their mills and "a
y tories and also operate lines Of raj
2 way II desires. All OF this will
e done through the medium OF gre
\ powcrhouse which the goycrnmei
has erected Il the base Or the do
and which viii be used 20 conSe
the waterfall into electricity.
o The compilation Of the dam Is {
pected TO resuit In the influx OF tho
saris of farmers 20 the valley ai
this IN turn vim create ucmand {
y all classes Of labor. The whole pr
2 ject Is a part OF the government
great irrigation service. which,
some one said, lis making the q
= places. wet aud the wet places dry
y = In most wonderful way the yario
)" irrigation projects in Wyoming. No
- tana, Idaho. Colorado and other 81
~ tions Of the vest are rapidly chan
" Ing the country from land Of sat
>" brush and tactus 10 one OF pr'
q, porous farms and fourishing tow
- or all the projects of the kind J
." undertaken by the government I
Roosevelt dam Is the largest IN poi
OF Dimensions. II is about 25 4