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<br />Originally, the work camp at West Portal \l.'as a mere col-
<br />lection of tents. and the center was poorly supplied with water
<br />and sanitary facilities, During the winter of 1904-05, this camp
<br />was moved about a mile to a more convenient location. Grad-
<br />ually, dining halls, bunk houses, storerooms, offices, a power
<br />house, machine shop, stables, and cottages for families were
<br />erected. Signs of civilization became evident at this community
<br />bearing the post office name of Lujane, Sewage and water
<br />systems were installed. There were policemen and sanitary
<br />in6pectors, Good
<br />stores, boarding
<br />houses, a post of-
<br />fice, school, two
<br />churches, and a
<br />h 0 s pit a I were
<br />started, By Au-
<br />gust 1, 1905, about
<br />350 men w ere
<br />employed at the
<br />West Portal, and
<br />the town of Lu-
<br />jane g r e w to
<br />about 800 inhabi-
<br />tants.~"
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<br />The work camp
<br />
<br />at River Portal was also initially composed of tent houses,
<br />
<br />In time these were replaced by frame structures covered
<br />
<br />with tarpaper. Because of the narrow shoreline. the River
<br />
<br />Portal community had to be built in part on rock debris
<br />
<br />from the tunnel excavation and in part up the steep slope of
<br />
<br />the canyon, Here each building had its OWn embankment
<br />
<br />foundation in order to give it land on which to stand, A large
<br />
<br />stock of supplies and spare parts for equipment was laid up
<br />
<br />here against those frequent times when the River Portal would
<br />
<br />be inaccessible bv road, At this location about ]40 men were
<br />
<br />employed," At the rim was located the milk ranch, with stock
<br />
<br />and cows to supply the village below,"
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<br />The manifold difficulties encountered by this early recla-
<br />
<br />mation project are emphasized by this statement from the
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<br />Fifth A nnual Report of the Reclamation Service:
<br />
<br />Before a proper appreciation of the difficulty of this work
<br />can be realized it must be recognized that in many respects it i~
<br />an unprecedented undertaking. At the present time an expendi-
<br />ture of nearly 100 horsepower is required for tunnel ventilation
<br />alone. Every car of material taken from the tunnel must be
<br />hauled an average distance of 2 miles before it reaches the dump.
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<br />EAST POHTAI., BLACK C.tXYO:,\
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<br />!loll'. :-:. Ht'"('larnallon :-"'r\'h-... ;;fI, .1I"lIral Ht'IMrf. (1). ('it.. IO~: I':u:t:.-. Illl. cit.,
<br />9:!:?2: Shint'y .In('knkk. E(lrlJl /1'-'.118 'HI tllf U'fJoSkrll sloJJc of ("fl/{,r(J,r.-, II wnn:>r.
<br />1913),28';.
<br />"t.. :-;. Hedamation ~E'n'k.,. 5th .,II'n1l(l1 Report. np. ('It.. 1010\.
<br />IQ InltT\'h.\\" with 1-;.i :'\1'1>,on in :\lonlroH'. :-:"j.klllut'"r. 195f,.
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