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THE DAM CHRONICLE
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(ANC \ DE I.IM KS, OREGON, FR ID A Y , JU N E IS, 19J4
BONNEVILLE DAM Q U EEN
CAMP IS COMING
STAGE
TO OREGON SIDE
MRS.
Forum)
A n n o u m e iiu n t By Col
Umbi.i C o n s tru c tio n
Coni
pisny E t p t o l m l W ithtn
A nothar W e e k
RAlihmuih i»« >i oflu i.illy .iniKium n i
' IxMiinir .ilinnii 4 crrtainty thaï
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tbe
Col
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wa>
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liradquartrf s 4ixl camp ol t lie-
indu.» Construction
<<mi|Mny,
.«.lo f, |«jf ih r > 10.000.000 spili-
<l.im .il B olllxvillr, will lw lo-
on dir I IrrKofi »idr ol thr nvrr
m|k*ny official» l«4\r l*-rn car
lyti
on an investigation (or da>»
fü» thr | Hir | x (M* ot drtrm ilti.lig
wh* wr lliry will locale ih n r « aniji
ÌH |i ifmr\lllr or on tlir \5 ishington
|fc r* I b r fr i, r\ery indication ih.»t
thr in\r,t .galion li t , Ix rn . oiuplrtrd
SS t in ol(i< i .l »tatfn xn t m a) l>r r i
pS« Ini licforr anothrr » rrk
r n tin m « h a ïr t«<ii dump
loy diti (roui tlir »hq* canal m thr
dfl* « l«rlwrcii Kucklr t tr r k and ihr
(Si n*4*l ( m k i , » n i <>( thr (ailroad
•U ton in Ito fin rllllr Suffit irl.t nrw
HI nei m Ixuig (d ln l lo previde
pkb>*u«r» (or i ■ m sn I ix en
jfc>. - havr an ixi| u trd (i rn thr fir»t
thè ihr contrae tort would Ixjild ih n r
CSr
on th.» ground H*iwr\rr. thr
•Si i|un> i» al lilirriy un* 1er il» con
I n I In r» ia !Jl*h il» « amp al any
Int Ili may »rlr, t I hrrr ha» l*rrn
<d H building »n Bradford idand
|i! it ma) I«- l ¿t d*wn tlirtr r.ilhrr
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up
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1 1er* r « f l r « M M t « c . l l l . j l l .
I hr e'Olmi torà bave ofinifd o l
ir» in thr U » n building in Port
d, and rxpret tu oprn un ollicr at
dam «rilhin tlir nrxt SO day*.
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<‘.|k on ihr prnjfft calli lof
»truciHiti ol thr nrcrvwtry hunk-
bsc» which arr nredcd to h ou x
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CONTES TA N TS
HARD BATTLE;
BATES IN LEAD
Ib r (ir»t week in ihr ra«r for
Ibr »landings in ibr ipirrn tontest
quern ol ihr Itain Crlrbrat ton l«> lx- up to Saturday, June 9
hrhl m I .IV adr li n k , July I, 2, I Eva Mar Hair»
IS,400
and 4, i anir to end in a bur»t of Jiivpbinr Math«*wv>n
IS. 100
k'lory Saturday night at ibr Chamber Mrlyn Mrrrill
14,500
•»I < ’ommrrce clarwr al ibr I raigmont Myrtle Daniel»
14.000
bold
Janr (»rilnrr
1 1,600
Ib r first week mm ludnl only (ivr Silva Spierr
10,900
day, .»» ibr tu k rt, wrrr not dtMrihu Faye Itnuvillr
10,200
ted until I urviay, and wrrr counlrd Kulh Sinrud
10,100
ai 1 o'clock Saturday. Eva Mar I'lara Nix
10.000
Hair», charming young Cascade Mary I ampbrll
10.000
l.tuk» lady, won (ir»t pri/r bit ihr Hula Eritrh
10.000
o|irninK w«*rk with a total ol IS,400
Candidate Bom Ibxxl River. Odell.
votrv and rrtrivrd IIw $15 «dfrrrd I'ark dale. M osier and The Dalles
llnwrsrr, Mr» Bales was very closely wrrr not able to rrjx.rt thru votes as
followed by Josephine Mathewvm. they received their tickrts only two
llrlyn Merrill. Myrtle Daniels and days Indore the first count.
Jane Gcitner
Members of the quern and car
I he I*« al girls presented a |»rtit!on contest committee are loud in their
to the quern committer Monday a»k praise of thr reception they received
mg that (be w«*r kly prue Iir dis by thr < hamber of commerce officials
continued an*! that a Hat guarantee ill I lie I ».ill* .Aid Hood Kivrr on a
of 10 [«er « rut lie givrn The general rrernt trip thrre in tbr interest ol the
commit tre in s[iecial meeting, on queen contest.
.igrrenient with the queen committee,
In Hood Kivrr tbr president and
•Unwed the request Hrturforth each secretary ol thr chamber took the
girl ts working l**r berseli until thr contrst on their *<wn shoulders and
final prizes are given I he final prizes located suitable candidates. In Ih r
starling at the $50 limit, are to stay Dalles the same spirit was shown.
as advertised and will lie given at thr Mtliough the Wasco county city is
grami chawing on July 4
celebrating on the fourth itself, they
Thr cLiiue held at (lie Craigmont readily gave their lucking to the
was successful in every way A largr Cascade D ak s dam celebration and
crowd lurne«l out lor the event, and the queen contest,
enjoyed tbr splendid floor and music
T h ev two larger cities are ex*
t<* thr utmost. Another el the benefit |>rt ted to present uauulerible pi the
daners will lie held Saturday night quren contest, and will send hundreds
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this week at thr Bridge of thr («od.» ol (iroplr t*> Cascade Locks during
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the (our big days.
THE DALLES TRUCK LINE
SPOKANE FIRM IS GIVEN
TO ERECT OWN BUILDING CONTRACT ON TEST HOLES
Attention, citizen» of lionnrvillr
Dam Mes
Cascade bock» is trying to ac
quaint thr country with (hr progress
Ixing made at the dam, and (he pos
sibilities (or a future in this area.
< **rnmittrr» arr working hard each
day, sacrificing lime and business to
make the Dam Celebration a success
in every way.
Kveryone »lands to gain by this
Celebration, if it is only [iride in a
good job wrll done.
For the next three weeks we must
all put <>ur collective shoulders to the
whrrl We must eat, sleep and talk
the Dam Celebration.
With this in mind, we therefore
rrcjuesl every resident of this area
to aid us. Call al the headquarter»
to aid us. Call at the headquarters
and put your name on the willing list.
A W. M E Y E R S,
President Chamber of Commerce.
FRA N K HALL.
President Civic (Tub
STEVENSON BANK
PROVIDES MONEY
TO CASH CHECKS
Arrangements have been completed
with the Bank of Stevenson by the
Cascade la c k s Chamber o f Com
merce whereby all the money neces
sary t*> cash checks from the Bonne-
v'Hf dam project may he obtainable.
I This
k i c announcement
s n n o o n * « m A t » I was
t e i c m made
i d e s t yes
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terday by W. J . Carlson, chairman of
the lunking committee appointed at
the chamber meeting 10 days ago. R.
E. Andrew» and I hek Morris are
0,1 ,ht' committee with Mr.
GOVERNMENT TO
START WORK ON
$3,500,000 J 0 B
E n g in e e rs to Open B id s Ju ly 6
on P o w e rh o u se and L o c k s
C o n tr a c t W ill Em ploy
5 0 0 M ore M en.
Bids on the powerhouse, substruc
ture, lcxks ami ship canal at Bonne
ville. to cost an estimated $3,000,000,
will lx «ipened by army engineers
July 6
This contract, one of the major
jobs on the huge project, will provide
work for 500 men. It must ix com
pleted by April 1, 1935.
Pending completion of the work
Ixing done by the Guy F. Atkinson
company, the employes on the new
contract will lx quartered in tents
on the Oregon side of the river. When
the Guy F. Atkinson company fin-
ischs its contract and withdraws the
employes on the jxmerhouse. locks
and ship canal will be housed in the
i 38 hunkhouses down by the railroad
station.
Excavation work on the shiep
■ anal is going steadily forward. The
canal will lx nearly 1000 feet in
length and the locks will be 76 feet
w-ide and ( kiss through walls of soldi
rock at the powerhouse site.
The powerhouse will be 550 feet in
length and 300 feet wide. It will oc
cupy the space in Bradford slough
hzetwern the island and the mainland
on the Oregon side of the river.
Concrete for the|xmerhouse sub
structure, the locks and the canal
will he furnished by the governiner.t.
The contract for the superstructure,
or the powerhouse proper, will be let
at a later date. This second contract
will provide for the pumps, turbines,
draft tube liner, cranes, gats. etc.
Awarding of this contract, together
with the contract for the spillway
dam, will bring the number of em
ployes at the dam up to nearly 2000
men.
* ar M’n
The matter of insurance on the
money has turn a factor in holding
up negotiations. Vernon (». Hederson
is handling that detail. He ex[iects to
Fioatti W in in P a ra d e
rejxut
within a day or two on co»ts.
( a x a d r b e l i » fl**at look third
It has not l>rrn determined where
“Jim " Merrill has started to work
[•;/«• in il» d iv i,ion: ib r (Im i
the exchange room will lx- located, in earnest on his new dance hall and
l'tilrrrd by ariny riigiiicrt.» al
hut it has lieen definitely determined with the avawed intention of having
1 1 V' htn \illr m < ond pri/.r in il»
that the money can lx borrowed each it ready for the queen’s ball on Sat
r r k wi,i
fU rt*d inunef * ltl>
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in^ m N l j n * ,u" “ week to meet the needs of the town urday night. June 30. Concrete piers
Bill. r.i'ifl in thr Ki r | r»liv,d
Plans provide for a group of store hid w ith t ...non Bros. I he govern* 5n nuUnK chanRe and handling all
for the foundation were poured Mon
|p traile i h a r u b y
lloth |«ri*r»
riNints t»n ihr
lkx»r and aiKirt- rnrnt rmrinrrps nan estimates! that
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day
and Tuesday. There were 120 of
bue tulvrr lovimt tup».
ment» on the second floor.
the dirilhng would cost $26,000.
[ ,,
nr> b nii, avaflaMe ,h ls week
them.
When they are thoroughly set
I hr It right line has enjoyed a
A second contra« t lor LKXJ <>( drill- end l(
[K. because insurance had
he*
will
Ixgin laying the heavy tim
C h.itnbcr to Dnnee.
>plt ixliil IxiMoesS since it conmxiurd ing on Ruckle slide will lie let June |HI|
obtained in time to jiermit
bers which will carry the sills for the
l'I lir \ agaboiid Struttrr» a 4 picce to serve thr Bonneville dam arra. 22. These holes will lie of unusual
the hank to send the money across floor.
N rifila Ir ori brut ra, ha» lirrn ob- Cnablc to rent quarter.» (or its Height depth and are lieing sunk (or the rx-
the river. However, from this time
The building will cover a ground
|ii*<l for Itir dan< r wiii* h tbr ( hum dr|xit, it was forerd to put up a ! res» purpose ol giving geologists a
forward no employe on the dam will space R2 by t>0 feet. It will set im
«il ('ommrrce will put on satur- budding.
complete picture of the Eagle creek find it necessary to go out of the
infili al thr Bridge <i( IIte* <»>>d»
M. E. f kikes will have thr contract formation. The geologists, it is re Bonneville dam area to get a dayroll mediately Kick of the restaurant and
Dave's barber shop. The plans pro
•I in Cascade Locks. Revenues for the building, which will lx of puted. are not entirely satisiied with check cashed.
vide for an orchestra pit in the center
IWmi the dance will lie used to defray frame construction.
all information obtained from test
A small charge will be made for of the floor.
^ B x 'iise s of the float entered in thr
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holes sunk to date on the mount.iin cashing the checks. This will permit
H
r festival furade.
M acK in non D en ied S ta r .
»¡dc.
• employes to spend their money
T o B ^ ild C o tta g e s .
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|Crowds are cominng from quite a
pr r d ifficu lt!« ovrr choice of a
Failure of Lynch Bros, to obtain j where they please and will not obli-
Gustav
N.
Kesgard.
a
Portland
t.itir* for the dames and since ,[rpul>. sheriff for the Cascade Leaks th«- contract for new drilling w ill be j gate them to any business house,
contractor, has purchased a piece of
ryliody seems to enjoy themselves
aroM. rar|y ¡„ ,he week when quite a surprise* and something of a
property fn>m Aug. Peterson a blexk
ru* t» indication that the dance this I his Mac kinnon, « hoice of the Civic disappointment, for they have Ix-
Ja p a n e s e T e a m s P lay .
up the hill from the drug store and on
»•k will prove popular
club for the position, was denied a come quite |mpular in the Bonneville
Plenty of action may be expected the west side of the street and is pre
commission by the sheriffs office in dam nrra ,luring their residence in
in the baseliall games here Sunday, paring to build a group of cottages.
L a k e s id e M a rk e t O pens.
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the district
when the JajKinese Athletic dub of
Work was started this week on the
Another business house has Ixrn
The committee appointed by »he ;
the
mid-Columbia
league
comes
to.
first
cottages. When they are com
Idei to the li»t of pl.ur» casting club to ask the county board for a ;
Entries Wanted.
Cascade
Jaxks
for
a
double
header.
pleted
Mr. Kesgard will begin work
P
I *\ .ili t I .. n!r I ■•< k-, .mil ex deputy reported that the court had
Lnlrjes are open for the log
The
Nipponese
team,
managed
by
on
a
house,
which he proposes to
ting it to keep
growing. Nelson agreed to put up $50 a month. The
rolling contest, the wrestling
Ray Yasui, who is also advertised as erect on the corner. According to
pilier» of Albany have leased a part sheriff is said to have insisted that
matches and Ixixing Units, which
the loudest catcher in America, has present plans he will put up a dozen
the Riverside hotel huilcling and , the town contribute $50 to the salary
will lx* held during the Bonne
placed some stiff competition during or more of the cottages with a view
II ojxn a modern meat market Iwfore the commission he issued,
ville dam celebration in Cascade
the |cist two years and in most of to renting them to employes on the
re this coming Saturday.
Officers of thr Civic club are en-
their games have emerged victorious. dam.
Lcxks.
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[ During the |cist few days Mr. deavoring to iron the problem out
All persons desirous of entering
During
this
season
Lyle.
Bingen,
the
l*xin and Vern Kngstrom have Ixen wl(h sheriff Edick.
are Invited to get in touch with
Friday night parties will become a
Celilo Indians. Mosier. Dee and l ’p-
Irking night and day installing j
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Erick
Erickson
at
the
Rapids
regular
thing with Erick Erickson at
|xr
Valley
have
all
fallen
before
the
i lei », counter» and other necessary
The <M*I Icllow- lodge lias called
Nippons.
The
club
boasts
one
of
the
rluli
in
(
as*
ade
lawks.
the
Rapids
club, he announced Wed
Iparatus to the business
Ralph for bids pre|iaratory to painting their
nesday.
l’he
next one will lx held
best
batteries
in
the
smaller
leagues
Lon, youngest of the brothers in building at Fifth and Main. A num-
firni, will have *. harge of the Cas- her of contractors have submitted es-
II <ml jrirn</s tinil rclotivrs to know and are particularly noted for their Friday night. He has employed an
Je Lcxks market
and has named it timate and it is probable that the of HonncvilU
D am t Subscribe
for base stealing ability. Their boast is orchestra from the Carson district
“ Lake Market
Home of Choice work w ill he completed before the The Chronicle for them.
I hey II ap- that a single hit will put one of their and promises an abundance of fun
for all who enjoy a good time.
men on third base.
iks.”
I Fourth of July celebration.
p red a te it.
|yrd on ihr job, but ont ail ol thrm
Il hvr in camp
Ed K Spickerman, manager of
Ih r Dalles freight Line. Inc., has
pun based a tract of ground from the
Mewart estate next d*xir to the lex
aco gas station, [irquratory to put -
ting up a 2 story business bleak and
a group of cottages.
Plans and s|wcifications for the
building» are lieing prepared ami the
R C. M cdintocb of Spokane has
been awarded the c«mtract for dirtll-
ing another 1000 feet of test holes on
Ruckle »lule and at the clam site. He
got the contract on a hid of $14,116
over Cannon Bros, of Compton, Cal.,
who hid $IR,250. Lync h Bros., who
have lieen doing considerable drilling
on thr slide, did not hid hut it is
ALL RESIDENTS OF
DAM AREA URGED TO
ASSIST COMMITTEES
N U M B E R II
>UR DAYS AND NIGHTS OF FU N AT CASCADE LOCKS, JU L Y 1— 2— 3— 4, 1934