Show Moon Lake Construction Project Is Closed Down For Four Four Winter Months Fre Freezing zing v Weather Veather Brings Halt To Work v ork On Earth Eurth Fill Dill Dam Danl Only a Few Fer Men len Remain On Job to Prepare For V Winter inter V Work ork to be Resumed About March 1 1st For Completion of Project Construction on the Moon Lake Dam came to a temporary stop last week when freezing weather made further activity impossible It is hoped that operations can be resumed about March 1st when they will wilI be centered on the installation in installation installation in- in of outlet pipes and valves in the lower half of the tunnel and the installation of the gate ate mechanism The last dirt was hauled onto the tho dam November proceeding proceed ing a snow storm which aided in freezing the dirt beyond workability Workers were dismissed as rapidly as the project could b be brought to a close leaving only a afew afew afew few laborers and mechanics now on the site 20 ft U o Above River Bed These are digging test pits for further urther information n concerning the site and repairing and reconditioning reconditioning reconditioning recon recon- equipment for next spring The base of the fill earth-fill dam has be been n rais raised d well over the the- cement off cut-off wall which runs across the canyon in the center of the dam iq It is estimated that jit It t is approximately 20 f feet et above the original river r bed and nd that about about about a- a bout one-fourth one of ot the dirt dirt necessary necessary sary t to build bUild- the dam has been moved r V Excavation for for- forthe the large larg spill large spill way vay on the West Vest end n of the dam damand damand damand and t the e large larg stilling po at pool l at its outlet has been made and nd Some some of the con concrete r te work c completed pi ted The upper upper s 's section of the tunnel tunnel tunnel tun tun- nel from t th the e a intake to the gate chamber is completed as is the trash rack directly ahead of the tunnel intake Completed in 1937 1987 It has been estimated that it will take all of the summer of 1937 to complete the project Specifications call for its completion completion completion comple comple- tion by July 1st but unfavorable weather conditions are feared to have ave made this impossible Along with the shutting down of bf the construction project nearly all gall other activities have also ceased at Moon Lake The Moon Lake Club is now closed the Dam Cafe reportedly will close this thia week weel weeland and only a few i of the th Alger cabins in use by Reclamation bureau employees are still open The Reclamation bureau 1111 maintain two caretakers rs at the site throughout the winter and there will be a caretaker at the Alger cabin through the vint winter r. r m. m is expected ted that the e 1937 season will be the most active yet witnessed at the project |