Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
WORK is CARRIED ON WITH
ENTHUSIASM
SOON FINI.H CofFERDAM
When Water Is Shut off Starch viii
BE Made for Big Centrifugal
Pump

The repairs on the Golden Drift
dam are going forward in the most
energetic manner. The Golfer dam
will soon be finished. II start from
a point on thes power house 20 feet
from the north corner and extends
up stream 1876 feet, with a curve
outward. AT that point 1t joins the
cribbing, which extends along the
shore 240 feet up the stream. There
are two rows of piles, leaving a space
of 10 feet between the rows. These
piles are for the most part steel
pointed and driven eight feet into
cemented gravel. The are curbed
up on the inside with two-inch
plank and the ten-foot space be-
tween Is being filled with gravel
from the shore nearby. The crib
bing is already filled with this ma
terial. AS soon as the cofferdam is
finished the water of the stream will
be thrown over the spillway and
stopped from running through the
opening, which is the result of the
accident in November 1909.
After the water Is shut off a search
will be made for the large centri-
fugal pump which is supposed to be
In the deep hole at the north end
OF the power house. The concrete
work which constitutes the repairs
to be made on the dam, will be It's
feet IN length. This will be modern
In every respect, with steel reinforce
and concrete buttresses every eight
feet on the lower side of the struc.
ture. This concrete portion of the
dam will be part OF the main struc.
ture when the time comes to replace
the present wooden dam OF the cen.
tral and south end. The plans are
by Elias Ruud, who Is the engineer
In charge. Everything in the plans
appears to be Of the most substan-
tial character and when completed
the dam will show vast improvement
over the original one.
Mr.. Smith. who has been In charge
OF the property under the direction
OF the receiver, still represents this
official OF the court. He carefully
watches the payroll and sees to II
that no one appears on the roll who
does not perform actual service.
Geo. E. Sanders Is In charge, being
the direct representative OF the min
ority stockholders. Tt is he who ad.
justs the accounts with the receiver
and asks for the certificates of In
debtedness granted by the court for
the purpose Of repairing the dam.
The construction work. as has been
said before. 10 In charge OF Mr.. Ruud,
the engineer. The representative OF
The Courier who visited the dam q
few days ago had a talk with Mr..
Ruud and was assured that the re-
pairs on the dam would be completed
in time to furnish water for irriga-
tion this season. and 10 q general
way he remarked that II was the in-
tention that all persons who wanted
water this season could have II with
out making any contracts for a per-
manent water right and without
mortgaging their property 70. this
purpose. He further remarked that
the people OF Fruitdale wouid lie
served this season an well 90 those
on the north side. to the extent OF
filling Tho ditches already constructs
ed.
There have been 25 men working
on the dam for some time and The
Courier Is Informed that more have
been added tb'7 ~eek. and from this
time on for'" or more will be ON