Show DAM pot pee That Holds Hack ti WilIer Waters In lit 1 Cal starch March II Thu big dam dRill damit it tt the tho t o source Murce of the Truckee river h a th the he of ot lake Uko Ta To J w hot M Im I ID IQ t great rell danger dang r of ot giving WilY way I ne tle n like lake it is high Ih Jr T than at al any time I h ti Id iii It and and the ie darn built 30 00 un m by the k Lum I i Is la eald to bo be In u n dan I M im condition It the Hie lake Inko rl I I t more mor It will run over Oer the tho top lop nn the will soon undermine the sand and gravel which n liono sup support port curt tho the old planking There nrc aro four tour feet of cir roUt snow nt at tho the shore shor of ot the lako and on the tho surrounding moan thin sides aideR the tha depth in is from 10 to 20 foot feet This snow is s melting rapidly and It IB ld almost certain that the will rise one or ur two fe r feet t higher than at nt present Within the last 21 hours tho the waters water have havo risen rl two Inches Inch s and It If the present thaw continues the tho dam la 13 likely to overflow o next wick week w ck A force orco of ot men mell Is 18 nt at work trying to strengthen the structure hut but there H is I little muo material available at tit t this time of lie liethe the year yearTh Th river Is running at nt high highwater water mark nt at present and If Ir the thi Tahoe Ta hoc hoe dam should go IO out lie Ire damage along the tho river would ho Incalculable Many dams damn arc In danger at nt present prel nt a nil the Industries along the tho river I and the farming fanning lands nt at which depend on Irrigation rely rol on nn the waters water annually stored li ht hi Lake Lalle Tahoe |