Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-07
MADE
on BIG PROJECT
IS CONSISTENT
Work at Elephant Butte So
Steady as to Become Almost
MonotonouS, According toI
Report,
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Progress during the month was 81
consistent as To almost become monot
onous. II was hoped that our formel
records for masonry work would b,
broken, hut on account of lack Of
space the quantity placed was prac
tically the same as during the proceed
ing month. Based ON expenditures
the dam as q whole, including all
auxiliary features. is rs per cent com.
pleted
During the month $4,000 cubic
yards of masonry was placed. making
a total TO date OF 1862. 1000 cubic yards.
This was distributed over seven
blocks. The>winter block was raised
about twenty-five feet. preparatory TO
closing the flume next month. The
concrete at west abutment was
brought up to elevation 1880 or sixty
five feet above the river bed. Within
a few days this block will have been
carried sufficiently far into the abut-
ment to permit of starting another
expansion joint, which will give an
other block to work on.
Considerable delay in masonry
work has been experienced on account
OF the non-arrival OF certain gate
castings. The erection nj the gates.
valves and conduits has. however,
proceeded very satisfactorily. There
are now in place eleven of the sixteen
valves and gates that are TO control
the flow of the water through the
dam. -Four of the castings. portions
of the balanced valves. weigh over
$4,000 pounds each, but with the ex-
cellent facilities for handling mate
rails at the dam no difficulty was en-
perlenced in setting them.
Excavation Is Continued.
Excavation has continued with one
gang three shifts. working at first one
abutment, then the other. This is
necessary TO keep to within $50 feet
OF the tail towers. Considerable work
was done in preparing a foundation
for the reinforced concrete apron that
is TO extend seventy-five feet from
downstream face of dam Immediately
beneath the outlet pipes. to prevent
securing at toe of dam by the heavy
streams of water that will discharge
through it. The total excavation for
the month was $500 cubic yards.
making a total to date of 1000
cubic yards.
The quarries continue to furnish an
abundance of excellent rock. A large
blast was made in quarry No. early
In the month, which was the most
successful of any made yet. -Four
drill holes having an average depth
of l50 feet were loaded with $4,000
pounds of black powder and $500 |
pounds of dynamite and shot together. |
loosening 10000 cubic yards of rock. |
Quarry No. /, the first one opened,
is beginning to play out. but No. s.
the quarry between the offices and |
the dam. has reached a development |
that will enable more derricks to be |
used there and will eventually take
the place of No. !.
The sand cement plant was oper-
9ted two or three shifts daily, which
ever the cement requirements de-
The best days output was
| 500 barrels. During the month a.
300 barrels of sand cement was pro-
iuced, making total TO date of 354,-
300 barrels.
The Road 10 EngIe.
The construction of the relocated
portion of the road to Engle. made
necessary by the proposed flooding OF
| portion of the present road when
water is being stored, was started the
rst of the month and Is progress
ng satisfactorily. 1t is expected to
ave this road completed by the end
Il the year
Work at the embankment was COM
nenced the middle Of the month with /
small crew. A camp has been es-
ablished. water and electric lines {
uilt. construction roads built, the [
am site grubbed and plowed, O toe I
rench partly excavated and a quarry
pened. II Is not intended to push
MS feature to any extent until the
utter part of next month, as the {
quipment will not be ready prior to
hat time. lie
There are now employed about {
$3.50 men, which is the largest num- I
err since the work started. Labor
onditions are excellent. The weather
as been very favorable for construc-
on work. not shift being lost dur {
Il the month.
From sand storage $500 cubic ?
ards OF sand was used at the mixing c
liant. The quarries furnished 1900
lbic yards of crushed rock, 1900
ibic yards of plums, 100 cubic
ards of rock for sand cement plant !,
nd 1900 cubic yards of waste, MAX :
u total for quarry excavation of 3