Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-29
Riuer Protection Methods MAY Be
Completely ReUoLuGonized By an
Invention Used on The Missouri

protect q nil" ot river bank.
Mr.. buau demonstrated beyond all
doubt that his dencctor is q practical
success t'nti last week the farm
owned hy Mrs L. D.. NauFhtun, AMI
located one ana on"-hali milr- from
Elk y, iEt - o.. was considered
duom,d Tho DID Mizzou Was inuk.
iug one Of lia raids upon NE, 81, h
Hand The ,urrcut striking th" yhnru
900 b,iWr.u s,tDu and tin, miles Ju
hour Was tearing away ut,l ,hUuhs
COZ soil and carrying % downstream.
EN,p daN the shore line Was pushed
back .rt'rJl feet.
Mr. Dean told the members oi ~,
l.lk Point IumWrrriul club that he
could ~nyr that land. uui du ID iu "a
hurry at small expense. Th, clun
members were sk,ptirul. aud yct rny
i"ue tu try anything promising relief
They mDd' contract for one apron.
simplicity 1. Pusyling.
Mr. Dean 1ud his Two sons pp-
p,yrcd on ,ho N1ghton prm with u
iopd ct boards, som" uuiis and ham
m,rs. They svt tp Nurh and soon
had un apron ready ton u~,. 1h, uu
sDh'm,. Tho, were used 90 uprrp
work, with les long delays ana great
gangs OF men When ,Nrryihnc was
ready The d"iicytor WAS launched and
secured, rlulsd with uou.rot, barrels
weighing 5000 pounds The COM
m,rridi clup m"mh,is watched ts
though they wor" Witnessing a mir
.uclo.
within fifteen minutes tn, current
hat ceased its aitacK upon the river
'auN and Was flowing luu yards from
th, sluT, within an hour there wac
no sign ct current near tho apron
sticks thrown into tu, current r"-
manned mutuUl,sS Tudpt tlty rlt-
tent ts goa wards from the shore and
th, hand is sawed
elk Point people have watched the
dCNrctor constantly since that time
ana pronounce 10 great surrcss The
owner at tho land had Hy" additional
aprons Installed
~andbat T. I0Tned
When the Deans Wvr, called tn the
Naughtpn farm the stream WAS eight
feet deep Immediately below the rap
idN disappearing bank To-day it
measures only rs inches at The deep
est place. ana there are spots whore
% G-inCh rule touches bottom sand
ls rapidly arcumUlutiup leo the Nicin-
ny oI the dciicrturs, MI Dean and
others predict that the aprons viii boz
] the means 81 forming sand hats aud
that "a permanent shore line viii hc
| established
~ night tho cause said Nh Dean
explaining thr plan ct IN. invention
'l,iprappcrs ami the government cx-
pcrts invariably fight The effect. and
for this reason cannot gain permanent
results THIS apron removes the cur.
| rent from the vicinity OF the shur,
ana does away with the land cutting
Ia IA" case OF riprapping the ony
hope In to hold the shore, there is nr
chance of donectiug the dangerous
| current consequently, II the river
ever gets behind the willow mattress
| lt claims tho entire work aud can q,
| IN without Interference Further,
| more. the riprap must be- fastened b,
| cables Ia the shore. AZ soon as IN,
| river starts cutting the shore every.
thing IN ia danger. Ms drncctnr /,
anchored 10 the river bottom. whers
there b. no danger 81 cutting
Engineers employed by the Bur
| ilngtun railroad az" especially inter
rHiCd in the dCilcctuI phn of protect
lng ne land. The darlington hu
| spent large sums Of money ln the at
] tempt ~ keep its right of way out u
| me river They have pronounce,
| ihr plan tllr best ever Huurht to thoil
attention one engineer prcdicte,
That fiurappiug VIII bp thing OF ia,
past within eighteen moaths.