The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-09-14

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i holiday % ~ 90 an1 inspees - 80
back and ascertain ID slsvat1en wffh
rslatioa % the dnna. Of egaFss - -
gipsees Who plannsd de eFsaf iEsaGs-
tico worms had doe that. but ~ wan1'
Cd b Do it for himself. At ooe paace.
wtsFo ths dIstanes bsfwss& wAae
MIGHT b called IT, edes Of the vall1y
and he hsaA Of the ravins vas sAnow.
ost-ln6eo1, ~ estimated after pacing
Il tat tt msaSared not over twsoty
fest saeae-As discovered that ths
roanosd earth asst was slightly lower
than he inteadsd lsvel a the top Of
the dam.
wbea - returned b the once. he
found on examining the construction
drawings that m earth dixie was
planned to run along the hogback 20
that the top level should be higher
than that Of the dam. This dixie would
be only hundred and nfty feet long
and o few feet high. and could be built
In few days' time. Work on the main
dam being more important. nothing
had a. yet been done on the dixie.
} Meade had been promoted toward
the end of the fall and in rather
unusual way. One Of the transit men.
young engineer. got better job
and left his instrument vandeventer
called Meade before him.
Roberts," he said, "there's a va
cnncy for a transit man. You've. done
such good work 30 far and shown such
familiarity with neldwork, that I'd
give 1t to you II I had any Idea that
you knew anything about handling in
struments."
Il think may be trusted with one.
SIR" answered Meade, his eyes bright
ening.
ayes. perhaps: but have watched
you In odd hours The young men
around here are constantly practicing
with the transits. I've never seen you
put q hand to one. How about it7'
I'm not exactly a youngster, Mr..
vandeventer," returned Meade. "and
I really didn't think 1t necessary to
practice. but If you trust me with one
I believe ] can manage It"
Old vondeventer leaned hack IN his
cboir in the office and looked care
lessly away from Meade to all appear
ances. He clasped his hands back of
his head and seemed lost In thought.
Suddenly he began humming a little
scrap Of verse about another college
which Cambridge men sing with zest !.
rror, ,pa srana "A T.,,.
But . h Of an engineer!
Ha stonned .brunt,v wh,r,ed obout
IN hi. .winoch,,r ana shot n ouick
GLANCE at Meade II was , fran And
n. he snranp n yandeventer SURPRISED
inc GHOST Of n smile renressed quickly
bnt there on Meade,s lips The chief
engineer wos s,,,isf,ed BEFORE This
uttle things had betroved fellow
olumnns nv ot ,eost a fellow student
~ tho old Lawrence Scientific schoo,
Vandeventer was pleased at his adroit-
ness. He did not. however. refer to
IL =.
..rhere,s m new transit in that box
On the f,oor there" he said. resumine
Mia indifferent manner eve had the
casa opened but haven't taken II ont.
Get IT. and we'll 70 outside and see
what You can do with It."
Now a transit. for all IL is used in
rough f1eldwork. ia one of the most
extensive and delicate of instruments.
II ia capable of the most accurate adj
iustment- and lie IL ia to he of INV
real use. the refinement of these ad-
iustments.must not be impaired in any
degree by unskilled and reckless pack
ing, The boxes in which the instru.
ments are shipped are very carefully
constructed IN occordonce with tho