Show G GOOD 0 0 D PROGRESS Pau D GRESS MADE A AT T ECHO DAM DURING DECEMBER good progress was made on the construction of the echo dam during the month of december 1929 according to the report of construction st engineer P F F smith excellent weather prevailed during practically the entire month placing of clay sd sand and gravel in the earth fill section of the dam w was as continued until december 18 when the entire dam area was raised to an elevation about forty two feet apet below the completed crest of the dam two shifts were operated on this work during this period the material being protected by a dry layer of earth during the coldest part of the night the amount of material placed in this section during the month amounted to cubic yards making a total to date dale of cubic yards of thes the es timatea cubic ya yard rd fill hauling of rock to the upper and lower faces of the dam was started in december and will be continued throughout the winter months two shovels being used in this work excavation of the scoped cutoff wall under the spillway structural tura was started early in december and wor work it carried on during the rest of the month this wall is to ME make tk e s P cutoff tor for any water seepage thiu thill the dam under the spillway and vl toe be carried into the hillside to meet with solid rock concreting on the aal iray aru ture was carried on during the month the work being protected by steam unas lines and canvas concreting operations were suspended near the end of the month and will not be resumed until warmer weather in the spring the contractor employed an average daily number of men and eight head of stock on this work having men on the work the last of december as compared with on the first of the month work during january will be confined largely to the continuation odthe scoped cutoff wall excavation and the placing of rock fill in the dam the union pacific company completed the fencing of its right of way and completed all work in connection with the relocation of the park city and grass creek lines outside the reservoir area the liel heiselt construction company continued operations on the clearing of the reservoir site with a 9 force of fourteen men man and four head of stock piling and burning of the brush and logs was the work accomplished complis hed 1 9 1 work on the construction of the weber provo diversion d canal calaf by S H newell co of portland oro ore will be started early dearly in the spring and moving of equipment onto the lob job and erection of camp will bl be started some time in february or it ch |