Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-23
REPORT FINE
PROGRESS ON
BOULDER DAM

Information has been received at
the offices of the Southern Sierras
Power company in Riverside to the
effect that the costs of the Boulder
canyon project by November l had
reached a total of $45 5,180, 900, which
is 64.5 per cent of the total cost.
The reports also showed that up to
the first of the month a total of
more than 42,368 tons of cement
had been used at that time and
total Of $4,000 cubic yards of con-
crete had been poured in the dam
structure with @ record of an aver
age Of 5000 cubic yards per day Tor
there are total of Abb people en-
ployed by all agencies involved.
The next big factor in the prof.
ect is the construction of power
house facilities. Excavation for
this purpose has been completed on
both sides of the river down to ele
vation GOO. Cuts for footings C
roof trusses OF buttresses, have
been started On the Arizona side.
Footings across the dam above ele-
vation 671.5 are being delayed pend
ing the receipts of approved plans
for that portion of the power house
work
One of the most important fea-
lures Of the construction of tie
great block of concrete that will
plug the canyon is the artiflial cool
ing of the mass as it is placed and
hardened. Preceding water on the
first of November was running
through a total of 1872 coils OF pipe
in the dam thus far poured. The
refrigeration had started on Octo-
ber II and the average temperature
of water in the supply main after
that date was 439 degrees in the
supply main and 624 degrees in tie
return main.
The Nevada California Power
company, associate of the Southern
Sierras Power company, which ham
dies the Nevada business, reports
the delivery of a total of 4,601 900
kW-Ers. of power to the project for
October. of which 3,890,166 was de-
livered to the Six Companies and
801 ,O0G to the federal government.
Boulder City received 368,977 XIV
hrs.
Shipments of materials were re-
ceived for the project in the total
amount of 904, as follows: skelp 7,
pipe and tubes 27, structural steel
18, reinforced steel 119, miscella-
neouS 4, and cement 729.
Weather Ideal
Weather conditions at the prof.
ect are now pleasant, with the re-
suit that thousands of visitors are
directing their attention to it.
1t is reported that the hotels at
Las Vegas are crowded and turn
many prospective guests away
which results in the suggestion from
those informed that people antici-
pating All overnight stay in that
district should make advance reser-
vationS.
During the month of October the
river discharge was at the rate OF
approximately 1000 cubic feet per
second from October to 8 and then
raised rapidly to 1900 cubic feet
on October, which was the maxi
mum reached for the month, the
flow then dropping to 800 cubic feet
on the 18th to minimum of 5l0c
ON the 31st of the month.
OF the 4131 people employed OH
the project November l, the Six
Companies had 1929 ana others
were divided as follows: bureau CT
reclamation 259 Boulder City con-
pany l12, Anderson B:others 102.
Bahcock- Wilcox company 169, and
permittees 1863.
The Weymouth -Crowell company
of Los Angeles has submitted the
lowest bid of $177,OO0 for the high
way to be started from Hoover darn
on the Arizona side, to extend q
distance of three miles.