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Show Boulder Dam Blacked Out Boulder Dam, the largest power pow-er plant, on the Colorado River where it forms a boundary line between Arizona and Nevada, was blacked out Wednesday night and will continue under heavy guard indefinitely in the future. . tourists who ave been formerly conducted through the dam and power plant in groups by guides provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, Re-clamation, Department of Inte-lor, Inte-lor, which built and operates the project. Until further notice, it was announced an-nounced that no one will be permit ed to enter Boulder Dam of the power plant except on official business. In reporting that percautions had been taken the Department said "We regret exceedingly that it has been necessary to close this great public work to the public, pub-lic, but the step obviously now is necessary. More than 800,000 people had visited Boulder Dam and power plant this year. The number has risen steadily year by year since the project was commenced. |