Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-01-02

AaIclSS VI luS pSOplSoOI IuAo oCC-
ton in the step by step develop
ment in the Grand Coulee Dam,
we reproduce the following arti-
Gle, which appeared in the Mon
day issue of the Wenatchee Dali
ly World Many other of our sub
scribers who at one time lived in
this section, but are now living
at distant points, will also be in
terested in this development.
Grand Coulee Dam. Dec. 3d.
According to the best statistical in
formation, a year is equal to 365
days and nights. But at Coulee
dam. where man is battling nature
in the erection of the worlds lar
gest concrete structure, year
seems like an age-so much is ac-
complished.
A look at the chronological day
by-day news reports from here
shows the amazing speed the NV
AK and USBR are setting in the
erection of the big dam. Here fol-
lows month by month report of
the year 1885 at Coulee dam.
January David Ryan is low
bidder on railroad and highway
relocation job in slide area. MWAK
plans erection of 40-room hotel.
Standard Oil plans to build big
plant. Qrick and Kunney finish
building of highway. MWAK will
build warehouse. Comenaces tres
tie bridge, catwalk erected. High
line transports workmen across
Columbia. Mason City theatre op-
ems. THRIVING of coffeTdam under
way. MwAK moves millionth yard.
Foot Of mud in Grand Coulee street
Payroll is $500. Build IS one
room houses In Mason City
Payroll Grows
February - Western Construc-
ton uses pneumatic calsson ON
west pier. Legion investigates lab
or conditions. Payroll amounts to
100000 weekly. Bonding compans
takes over pier building job. Cell
block reaches bedrock. MWAK
has foulth fatal accident. 100000
yards earth slides below high, men
escape death.
March Thirty steamhammers
pound in cofferdam- piling. Sixth
victim. Tom Newton falls in river
from pos'n chair, disappears, and
browns. McCarran amendment ex-
cites damsite Pioneers club pro-
tests to n Washington. Dam site
peak payroll reached, $3.50. Move
$4,000 yards day. might scene is
spectacle. Fist dust storm strikes.
West abuament blasting starts.
April Cotterdam, completed In
80 days. First feeder built below
river level. "a year old workman
employed. J. P. Pomeroy starts
construction of super structure.
100000 yard slide in spoilbanks
breaks conveyor stacker. Start
drive to incorporate Grand Coulee.
Foul millionth yard moved. Cot
ferdam cells collapses, repaired.
Expect announcement of high dam.
Mason City Catholic church opens
with 200 present. Major We'll in
corporates for hotel. Chain letters
arrive.
Tourists Start
May-Build gravel plant pump
stand at river. 200 feet of high
wav taken out in old slide. area by
movement Of 100000 yards. Grant
county commissioners to- get first
Incorporation petition. Grand Cou-
leeN-,bjects to MWAK serving tour
lists meals. River rising rapidly.
Jnne - Grand Coulee News
building set .afire. 100000 ysd.
excavated by contractors. Tourists
flock here by thousands on Sum
days. Liquor store opens. Construc-
lions of sidings, <silos for cement
started. River reached approx
mate peak. Roland Tegtmetr
swims Columbia. Change order Is
sstanted and work started, low
dam is history. Incorporation bat
tie wakes hot.
July-Anticipated slide near the
slide area expected, but does not
materialize. Start work on river
crossing excavation conveyor. A. S.
Hansen awarded bid for building
firehall and gaeage. Fourth of
July quiet at dam, few visitors.
West sides main excavation nears
finish. Lawn contest over in Mason
City. Seaton case on trial, govern
ment wins. Start filming featuEe
length pictures of dam. Build ten
nis court. Governor Martin pilots
first train over dam railroad. Com
pany moves nine millionth yad.
Best record set at 10.
Fire Races Center
August-Start building high SUI
spensiM bridge. East side excava-
ton starts Five acre of bedrock
show. 10000 people living at dam
site according to directory. Good
fellow leave damsite after two year
work. Gravel washing system be-
ing built. Plan 100000 hatchery,
S25, 900 lost in Coulee Center blaze
bushes houses wiped out. CCC
boys arrive G. Men investigate
false registrations. East pier slips
nine inshes at top. Basin survey
starts. 100000 yaeds moved.
Grand Coulee holds sham battle.
18th fatal accident for MWAK,
18th for dam occurs.
September - Townsite Election
date set for October g. Drainage