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Show Big Power Oam Completed l.yinan and Samuels hao completed, complet-ed, the past week, tho Installation of the new cement dam for (ho Utah Light and Power company across the creek In American Fork canon. This dam takes the place of the old wooden wood-en ouo located at tho Hanging Hock, at the Intake of the upper plant, Tho dam consists of two walla 0 feel apart, dropped deep Into thu bed of tho creek, and connected together with nu apron, the crest of tho dam being about live feet above tho creek. A cement llumu and Tnluter gate have also been Installed, which will facilitate the handling of the stream, particularly lu Union of high water. On one side of the gate 1b a Huh way lo permit of Midi passing up and down stream, mill on the other aide la a aluce gate to lit tho Hood water go by Tho whole dam U heavily ro-Inforced ro-Inforced with iron. There Is n comfortnble house built over the aa'd screen at tho lower end of tho llumu, and another small house over the gate end, so that n mnn may live thero If neccssaty ami operate under shelter. The Improvement has been made to stay, and cost seruvnl thousand dollars to construct |