Ogden Morning Examiner | 1910-05-15 | Page 9 | Barges of Concrete Floating on the Canal

BARGES OF CONCRETE FLOATING ON THE CANAL Three Throe concrete barges to carry carr the hydraulic excavating pumps on the tho Pacific Division arc are being construct constructed ed at a point nearly nearl opposite Corozal They The will be bo feet foet loud lond of foot feet beam and amid five foot eight inches draft The walls was of tho time hulls hullo will be built hullt of one thickness sa of half inch mesh number twelve wire cloth stretched longitudinally inal on 00 halh halit Inch Iron rods rod twelve Inches apart and transverse o Iron rods eight inches apart On the tho frames formed the concrete will bo be applied 1 as aa plaster Is put on laths It will willa seem eem a marvelous that great masses massos of or concrete forming the lie of oC vessels es els or dredges arc are on the I where whore material of the vary vory ory rocks roel tent mont all rides over Ol the waters I Joe Mitchell Chappie Chapple in The fhe Man Mun ManMade Made Judo Can Canyon Canon on of May MI Na National Magazine 4 4 Iw