Show FIVE 13 HUNDRED UNDRED OUT OF WORK martof part of construction work on big canal closed down on account of frozen ground because of tho the frozen coli condition di of tho the ground malting making it necessary to close down most of tho the construction work laborers mostly japanese and greeks wore were laid a off ff by b y tho tholon contractors on tho the davis and weber counti con oi canal concrete con croto operations today As soon as the frost is out of tho the ground in tho the spring work will be continued it is 1 expected that tile the canal will be finished by tile tho opening or of tho the Irrig irrigation atlon season reason to handle water for tho farms up till today a force of men and about teams havo have been kept ausy on tho the work and throughout the winter the remaining main ng men and a largo force or of teams tea al s will bo be kept on the job working on certain parts of the canal especially in preparing tho grade for tile the operations next spring A largo large force of men will bo be kept busy drilling and blasting away ho rock there being over feet of solid rock which must bo be cut through 0 the entire length 11 of tile the cana canal who when finished will be nino nine and one half miles over six of which havo have already been bean completed herald republican |