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<br />Construction On Curecanti
<br />CCllntinuing Despite Winter
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<br />The proPQ~('d Morrow Point Dam (If the f,'lI'('callti PrOject will be built in
<br />thlS narrow part of the 81 Irk Canyon. BUfPau of RrClamali(,n rr",w!I are
<br />cnre_drillinp; the river bc;i ,ust beyond the old Rio Grande Railroad narww
<br />goluge t.re~L1e for dam eite informatIOn data.
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<br />Belnl'l (ret>Zinl!: temperatures didn't ket'p these two workmen from climbing
<br />t.n the top of thl.~ lOO-!(lol tower to prepare for sl[".lrtp;wg' anotncr lfl,rge rablf'
<br />aem.',.' Ihe Lake Fork ~orge. The hlj;t'hline moves matf.'rill.\ amI eQuipmf'nl u~ed
<br />in buLldlnB" the U.f;. !iO brjdg,~ a('rOl'9 what will be an arm of Blue Mf'!la Re..pr-
<br />\"(}lr of the Curecantl ProJect.
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<br />By lULL NELSON I',r G,mo"on i.' b~,ldln,ll: put 0'
<br />Soonl,...1 !\5..,,". 1~ EdItor the ....a\t.< ~"PfAJ' ~"i.lu" ~nd ~Tt
<br />of lh~ 5fwa~e di,p<>511 'Y"lem,
<br />SA PINERO - It, wlntN here Brd, .....J11 be npenP<J Ln Gunnr.
<br />rn th~ Blue aed BI~'k Me<a w" D~c 2& 'I{\ ~"".!.'.\'.><:t\<:." <:>(
<br />coumri boo,"'~~n Il,e W"'I Ellc Ih'.... buli"'''g<. remr>dehnll <;II Jl
<br />and I!nc~n'pah~'e M~L1nlal"", bul .."",rr~g 11I.111.Jin~' Il'hlhLIJI~tLnJl:
<br />{'urt'tanll ProJ!"f.t Cre",. bumile I brid~e, Ind burldJnJ; other pMLs
<br />up rn ,"'arm c1ot'nh... In<i ",Uy of the ....ller Ind ,e""age 5V5-
<br />fnrlh ..,,~h da~ to ...nrlc {'D VlrLo'JU5 terTl.'l The Burelu or Re-cllml-
<br />ph....e.~ or (nm.!ruclL<,n Ind in. Ii",n .probably ...rll rno"e 'ure-
<br />~l'Sllgllr(lf]. CAlltr Project headquarter. to Ihe
<br />A hard .Inrm probably ....puld ('(In<trllchon r....mp nUl .prrng
<br />end "orne of the ",p.'k lor 5eV Eleelnc p"'...er Iran.<lmL~Sll'"
<br />erll ....eelc..ol Ind P9fislhly lever.l lme between Gunn",on Ind Blue
<br />nlonLhs, but the tonlraon.. wdl M,.,I D~m su.. _ Cnmmon......llth
<br />keep pIUIlf:LnJ; .. lon~ 15 pOMrble. Ele<':rr~ C" "r l.i",,,,,!... N~ 1.1
<br />Summlrr,"" or work 10 prog. bUlldinf: Sel:twlU or the'lme n'ear
<br />re.<, the dIm slle. and I subcontrlct
<br />(on.truct",n (of the n,.... <ec. w,1I1>e 1....I'ded",..,n f',r I ."".
<br />I,on or U.S Hr!:hway ,..0 !.o)uth 01 tJon 0>1 lhe line ntor Gunmwn.
<br />the Blue M..... Dam site - much Eleclllc POWN line. be!ween
<br />nl '.r.e "-XCI',"II..... lrol pld;n~ Blue Mesll and Morrnw Po,nt
<br />for the rnad Ire c"mpleled, and dam "tes and the(ur~anll sub-
<br />.~ome work con!rnu~s on th~ l.ake ~talron on C,marmn Creelc and
<br />Farlc ond Gunni,on brld!(ell Pllc. boor..eeo MnntrO'<e' and the ,,,b.
<br />in.': .teel (on Ihe brld~es IS sched- .lallon _ Ju Constn..rcll"n \::0.
<br />uled ror next spnnt The H-E has rpce'~e.d lormll notice 10
<br />Lowdermrllc Co pC Eh~Jewood 15 f'",ceed, In<! Ihp tm>plr.-~ puh-
<br />"en"-ral contractor. .nd J, ^ ably wrll'SlJIrt hne rrghl-or-"'IY
<br />!'ark Construrtion ((0 of Pueblo c1earint SfJ(on. Wlnler ""ork wlll
<br />i~ subco>ntractor lor the two be in the vlII~ys, "'Ln, the h.gher
<br />brrdges alevlllon work 5Ch..,.juled ror
<br />Labnratorv and rrrld plltce ,ummer Materi.ls prob;bly Will
<br />burldlng and war~hOU5e Iml ~ar- hol arTi"e until January.
<br />a~e It the Blue M....a Dt:m ~rte Blue Mesa Vam _ invltationl
<br />.- constn..rdron 01 Ih. bUrldrnl:~, lor bId. WIll be i.."ad Ih,s monrh,
<br />jnuted between the new hJtb-.nd b,d openJng ...rll boo nelil
<br />....ay 1M the ."Ie of the ICCt:sI Much.
<br />rood to Lh~ dam. '" underwlY Morro.... P",ml Dam ,,!e dnll.
<br />M L Tlu!lo\~ _of FMt ~OlgO'" ;"11: _ ~\lfU'~ ul 1\H.\lno"',l>f\
<br />U Lhe C""trlolOr crews ...,11 cnntlnue ..,ork lhrou,:b-
<br />Blu.. Mes. CO,,"Uuelron Clnlp oul the ""ntel. The .ite is .
<br />.t the rormer Moncnef Lodge Moll d"tance 100.e the ronnflo
<br />~,~ md~. Ur"tr~am Irom her" - enee or (\maTron Cr....k and I~
<br />V. A. Mazzocco ConslruclLOn Co. '.rUnh"on River.
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<br />Jim Halilrook of De-trr,jt. Mich., a vel"'ran of 40
<br />year.:! of Lon;;lrurt1fln work, checks thp merhanrsm
<br />of thl' nnrth hiJ!hlrne tower rQr buildrn~ the La\"p
<br />Fork Bridl'(e for tlw nl'w :i~etl()n or U,S. SIl. Brlcket.~
<br />of eoncret9 3llSpel1de-d from th.. hll'(hlin~ I'winJ:
<br />aCf0311 the gorge to in,'ulalN! pier formR. The hlli!'h.
<br />line will move ,~tpel bridge beams, each weighing
<br />3/) tons or more, into place next I!pring.
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