Show ECHO DAM COMPLETED WATER STORAGE COMMENCED A guthrie company contractors 0 on n the echo reservoir have completed their construction work corli on this project and at present are arc busy cleaning up their camp site and loading out material and equipment work on the construction of the two gate houses hoose s which were ware the last big items under their contract was completed early this month and the placing and testing of oil wiring for electric circuits and other testing has been carried on the work of testing has been under the supervision of T S martin of denver colo of the united states bureau of reclamation service following his work here mr martin Is leaving tor for the shoshone dam n wyoming where he will be employed this winter on the work of lining the outlet tunnels at that dam the work on the echo dam is now all completed except for the construction st of a parapet wall on the upstream side of the crest of thi dam and a curb wall on the downstream side this work will be completed next summer after the earth fill structure tuie has had a 9 chance to make its settlement after the reservoir Is filled with water the parapet wall is three foet feet high above the top of the dam and curves inward to act as wave protection while the curb wall will be about 18 inches in height and will iraik the lower side of the roadway across the top of the dam |