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<br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />246 1 ~ ' .... ~I E T R 0 I' 0 Ll TAN W ^ T E R D 1ST R leT <br />'HJ <br />was made, and in January 1934 started the construction of a lla- <br />tural surface dirt road along the transmission line right of way. <br />Working northward from Danby Dry Lake about 50 miles to a <br />point five miles llorth of Camino, then southeastward toward Cene, <br />this crew built 84 miles of temporary road and sevell miles of ac- <br />cess road, and improved some 25 miles of nearly impassable exist- <br />ing roads in the \Vhipple Mountain area before work was com- <br />pleted in May 1934. <br />In addition to the transmission line surveys a location was made <br />for the permanent patrol road through the Whipple Mountain area <br />and profiles and cross sections were taken to permit the prepar- <br />ation of specifications for construction of the road by contract. <br />The contract was let to Bennett and Taylor, Los Angeles, on Feb- <br />ruary 25, 1935. COllstructioll was started shortly thereafter and <br />completed on October 15, 1935, During the winter this same con- <br />tractor graded the Camino-Searchlight section of the patrol road, <br />completing this work in March 1936. <br /> <br />Contracts <br />All location surveys were completed early in July 1934. and dur- <br />ing the following year specifications covering the construction of <br />the telephone line, and materials for and cOllstruction of the trans- <br />mission lines were prepared and issued for bids. On September 27, <br />1935 a contract was awarded to Fritz Ziebarth of Long Beach for <br />construction of the 230,OOO-volt transmission lines, followed by <br />contracts for furllishing the tower steel, aluminum alld copper <br />conductor, and porcelain insulators. <br />The materials for the transmission Iilles were delivered uy the <br />manufacturers to the rail points llearest to the place of installation, <br />The cOllstructioll contractor received the material alld did all the <br />work necessary to complete the Iilles, illcluding the construction of <br />passable roads along some portions of the line 1l0t previously opelled <br />by the District. The District field forces placed the center stake at <br />each tower location and gave all the data for assembling each <br />tower. Inspectors followed the various stages of the work and <br />checked accuracy and workmanship. <br /> <br />Construction of 280-kv line <br />During the first week of December 1935 the contractor started <br />setting up his camp at the site of the Camino switching statioll and <br />began the drivillg of piles for the footings ill the Danby Dry Lake, <br />On February 1, 1936 excavation for concrete footings was begun <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />j <br />