Show prella preliminary inary construction construct ion starts i i 41 on phosphate hate ore development 0 ka ov 4 Y r 4 1 J J vi saw W 0 1 V y X I 1 4 1 WATER PIPE 12 water pip is ii stacked at the th sil lt of the phosphate phoi phal development near brush bruch crook staff photos ks it pil J 41 T 7 7 1 7 0 z 44 1 ct A if I 1 ya 0 wt 1 LOADING R M hays hay loft left pip fiUr and A W edson edon construction superintendent for western knapp engine engler r ing watch pipe loaded on a truck for to the water pipeline system 7 pop p 46 1 0 4 d wt 0 IS 01 af 0 j I 1 v L k 10 1 io 0 V CN I 1 sy PRESSURE TESTING busson 0 0 brwn brown loft for fuhriman hodson and na rollins nl linc consulting engineers explains xyla ini his hi testing alin equipment that th sk a size of f footings la in a building listening if are lavar brown oll 11 II or and willis stanley operator g 4 7 71 6 4 4 1 6 tit t 0 a N 0 aa asi W it IL DITCH DIGGER tho the camera catches this a huge hug bit bile of rib as it 11 shows ahw aion long tho th if alls of the th water line lin preliminary construction prior to building the first ia unit of a proposed phosphate plant in the brush creek area was well underway this week work Is under the direction of western knapp engineering 9 gi crews were digging ditch laying and welding one mile of alzin pipe to carry water front from the wells A I 1 mile road has been t j graded and leveled from the vernal M manila anila highway into the proposed plant site alte vernal sand and gravel la Is the autio contractor on the road and it Is anticipated that eventually it will be oiled A telephone line and natural gas line will bl bc installed shortly n r fuhriman lindson hod aon and rol una lins consul consulting engineers are testing volt for the size site of f footings necessary for foundations for the new plant buildings western knapp currently id 13 operating out of a portable field shack a mobile er building until a more per manent structure has been erected the firm plans plan a 24 by 80 foot steel building the project is at a foot level compared with feet at vernal the first of six planned units is scheduled to start up october 17 with full operation ti on expected november 17 Accor according cling to western knapp from to people will be employed during the construction period the ne phosphate plant will be known as the harry ratliff concentrating plant in honor of the late mr catliff of at vernal who discovered and patented the ore beds unit no 1 which will be built this year will consist consla fc of at a tor ton per hour 44 tons per day crushing plant W B D hatch ot of woods wood cross utah has been awarded the contract to truck the concentrates from the brush creek plant to western phosphate inc ancs a plant in garfield a distance of miles |