The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 04, 1912, Page 6, Image 6
STRAWBERRY T
LARGES1
Pierces a Mountain for
ley of River Mov?
Acres of Fine ]
r>
"Holed through to-day."
This was the laconic message relayed
by telephone from Camp Quinton
in the Wasatch mountains, Utah,
Hit Tj-ira tn th<s rpplama
a Liu uasucu u* "nv ,? ? - -
tion service in Washington. It marked
the completion of the Strawberry
tunnel, one of the largest and most
difficult pieces of engineering work
the reclamation service ever has
been called upon to undertake.
With one exception this underground
waterway tunnel is the
largest in the world. Many hard engineering
problems had to be overcome
in planning it; and great physical
endurance was required of the
men who carried out the work.
The tunnel pierces the solid rock
of one of the highest peaks of the
Wasatch mountains at a point where
those eternal hills are more than
20,000 feet through. It will move a
eood size stream, the Strawberry
river, from one drainage basin to another,
45 miles away. Only 2,000
feet below the snow capped crest of
the mountains the tunnel has pierced
its rock way.
To the south and east of Utah
Lake in one of the most beautiful
valleys in the West, are 60,000 acres
of exceedingly fertile land, now only
partially productive for lack of water.
To transform this valley to a rural
settlement, dotted with thriving
towns and villages and barred with
long rows of fruit trees, the government
engineers have overcome almost
unheard of obstacles.
Beyond* the Wasatch range, which
U rims
the valley's eastern border,
Strawberry river for centuries back,
perhaps, has run uslessly by, its waters
finally reaching the Gulf of California
through the Colorado river.
To divert this water from the Colorado
drainage basin and turn it into
the Utah valley, the enormous Strawbery
tunnel, nearly four miles long,
has been bored through the Wasatch
mountains. Its cross section measures
more than 60 square feet. It is
walled and buttressed with timbers
and lined with cement.
JDtJiure uuu&i.i uwnuu wuiu. utfeiu,
thousands of square miles of valley
and rough mountain country were
surveyed and mapped, and tunnel
and canal lines marked out. A telephone
38 miles long, extending from
Spanish Fork to hoth portals of the
tunnel was constructed, and a wagon
road from Diamond Switch, the
shipping point on the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad, to both portals
32 miles long, was made. Down in
the foothills a diversion dam was
thrown across Spanish Fork River
and the waters turned into a powerful
canal 3 % miles long, which
dropped them through huge pipes
on the big turbines 100 feet below.
Power thus generated was transmitted
electrically to the tunnel site,
where it was used to turn the diamond
drills in the rock, light the
camps and run the heavy machinery.
. The surplus has been sold to towns
in the valley for municipal and commercial
purposes.
The camps are located a mile and
a half above sea level, and during
several months each winter have
practically been isolated from the
world, the roads blocked by masses
of snow and ice. For more than two
years the work has gone on without
ceasing, three shifts of men alternating
during the 24 hours of the day
and night. Thousands of gallons of
water, poisonous gases and swelling
ground have made the work difficult
and dangerous. The men fled for
their lives on several occasions.
In 1910 the work of placing the
concrete lining was begun and since
has been carried on simultaneously
with the excavation of the heading.
This required skilful handling of
men and material to avoid delay in
either feature of the work. Notwithstanding
the difficulties of the undertaking
it has been carried to completion
without the loss of a single life.
Beyond the tunnel, in the shadow
of the granite peaks, a great reservoir
is being built. A retaining dam
of rock, cement and steel is being
built so deep that a six-story building
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nngni ue nxuuen uexiiiiu xi. reu u.n
melting snows the waters will rise
behind this structure, covering 8,200
acres with 278,000 acre eet of water.
The valley to be irrigated is especially
interesting because it is the
scene of the earliest irrigation by
Anglo-Saxons in the West. Settled
by Brigham Young and his followers
in 1847, after their march through a
thousand miles of unknown territory
peopled by savages, it is the oldest
example of community farming by an
English speaking people in the West.
For protection against the Indians,
the farmers lived in little towns
UNNEL
' IN THE WORLI
\Imost Four Miles?Va
A 45 Miles?60,000
Land Available.
throughout the valley, their housi
built close together and facing
common street or square, thus pra
tically forming forts. Some of the:
old community houses are still stan
ing. The original farms were for tl
most part not more than 40 or i
acres in size, which may account
some extent for the early success i
agriculture under extreme difficu
conditions.
When the storage and distribute
system is finished and an ample wab
I supply assured for all time, the va
ley will support more than a thou
and farm homes. Salt Lake City ai
the nearby mining camps will furnis
a home market for many of the pr
ducts, and three railroad lines whi(
traverse the irrigable area, will fu
nish unusual transportation facil
ties to the outside world.
LASHES MAN WITH WHIP.
New Jersey Woman Gives Her Neigl
bor a Sound Thrashing.
New York, June 28.?A woman
| black with a coat over her arm wal'
j ed up and down the Jersey Centr
i Railroad station platform at Cra
| ford, N. J., yesterday morning, a
parently waiting for some one. T1
8:17 train for New York came ar
went, leaving her behind. The 8: c
i did the same.
| Just before the 9 o'clock tra
| pulled in her eyes rested fcr a m
| ment upon a short man with a sane
I mustache who had just come alon
j She smiled in satisfaction, and wh(
: the train departed it carried her.
j She was Mrs. Sophia Tucker, <
j Cranford, and she was going to Ne
i York to horsewhip a neighbor, 'He:
| ry Armstrong.
After the ferryboat had reach*
its Manhattan slip Mrs. Tucker ste;
ped up to Mr. Armstrong, a middl
aged man of about her own heigb
and said: "Will you take back tl
name you called me Sunday mor:
ing?"
Mr. Armstrong turned with a sta
tied look, then replied firmly, "No,
will not."
In the street beyond the ferry bo;
j house she said:
"This is the last time I shall a*
you. Will you retract?"
"I will not," he retorted sharply
She drew her hand from under hi
| coat and the lash of a small leath<
! whip fell on Armstrong's shoulde
| Again and again the whip rose ar
| fell, now on his face, now on tl
( hands raised to protect it. The crow
| from the bo^tt gathered, the men ur;
ing Mrs. Tucker on, the worn*
j screaming.
I Traffic Patrolman McNulty <
Squad A pushed through the crow
and grasped the woman's whip han
He arrested her and tok her ar
Armstrong to the Tombs Court.
Before Magistrate Corrigap Mr
. Tucker gave her age as thirty-tw
and her address No. 2 Pine stree
Cranford. She said Mr. Armstror
and she had quarrelled last Sunde
morning over the ownership of
board walk between their house
Armstrong called her a certain nan
which she gave him three days 1
"take back." The horsewhipping wi
the result of his refusal.
"Why did you come over here 1
j whip this man, instead of doing it i
Jersey?"
"I thought I would get a fain
show over here," she replied.
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Charlotte Hotel Mail Killed,
Charlotte, N. C., June 28.?Mr. ,
M. Jamison, part owner of the Stom
wall Hotel of Charlotte, was instan
j ly killed and Mrs. W. M. Bagwell ar
i seven-year-old son, of Hamlet, wei
j seriously injured on a grade crossir
I near Newell, seven miles north <
j Charlotte, about noon to-day, whe
I their automobile was struck and di
1 molished by a northbound Southei
Railway freight train. Mrs. Jam
! son and two children escaped injur
The automobile stalled on the rai
i road track and Mr. Jamison was a
. tempting to get the women and chi
| dren to safety when the locomoth
i bore down upon them. Mrs. Jamisc
and children had left the car ar
j made their way to the side of tl
track and Mrs. Bagwell and litt
: son were in the act of leaving tl
; car when the crash came.
One member of a section gam
! working close by, witnessed the acc
dent. He says Mr. Jamison saw tl
approaching train and tried to ste<
his machine into the ditch, but mi
calculated and ran on to the trac
below the crossing, where the ci
stopped for the lack of momentur
! Mr. Jamison was dead when the se
tion men reached the scene and Mr
Bagwell and son were unconsciou
i The latter are now at a local hospitf
: in a precarious condition.
TO TAKE BLACK VEIL.
^ Woman Who Gave Vp Fortune of a
J Million for Religion's Sake.
Having just received the white veil
of a postulant in the Convent of
I- Marie Reparatrice, 16 East 29th
street, Mrs. Gertrude Haile Lanman,
of Norwich, widow of William Camp
Lanman, who gave up a fortune of
nearly a million dollars when she
entered the cloister, will leave next
es week for the mother house of the
a Order, in Belgium, to spend two
c- years in study and devotional exerse
cises, preparatory to receiving the
d- black habit of a professed nun.
le Mrs. Lanman is a strikingly beau>0
tiful woman, widely known in soto
ciety in this city and abroad. On
of her mother's side she is descended
It from the Mays, of Savannah, Ga., a
family of wealth and prominence.
>n Her father was Dr. A. B. Haile, who
er died fifteen years ago. On his death
.1- she inherited a fortune of close to a
s- million dollars. She entertained
id lavishly at her home, Ghlanbower,
sh in Washington street, Norwich, which
o- she had beautified by a wonderful
;h collection of art works, tapestries,
r- porcelains and old laces, gathered
l? 3 ' I--? ?oKrnflrl OVio
ii~ during ucr man v n ipo auivu-u.
was a noted horsewoman, but when
the automobile came into prominence
she sold her stable and purchased
expensive cars. She gave
k" many entertainments here at the
Waldorf-Astoria and the Hotel Asin
tor, and summer residents along the
Sound enjoyed the hospitality of her
al Norwich home.
_ Though born a Presbyterian, she
p. became a member of the Episcopal
iq church after the death of her husband,
nine years ago. She joined
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{0 unrist cnurcn, m inuhmuu, auu uccame
active in philanthropies. Her
in favorite enterprise was the Haile
o- Club for Working Girls, in Norwich,
ly For this she bought a three-story,
g. double residence, and fitted it with a
)n library, gymnasium and restaurant.
A French chef was hired to furnish
f meals to the members at cost, and
w the girls were taught domestic scin
ence and useful arts.
As her interest in philanthropy
>d grew, Mrs. Lanman turned more and
p- more from society. Two years ago,
e- when revisiting France and Italy,
tt, Mrs. Lanman joined the Roman
ie Catholic church. After her return
q- she left her mansion and took up
her abode in two rooms at the club,
r- Instead of proselyting among the
I members she took measures to provide
for the club's future. First, she
at offered her collection of old laces
for sale among her wealthy friends.
;k They were quickly disposed of. Then
she sold in turn her art objects and
finally her collection of jewelry,
er From the proceeds she created an
er endowment for the club.
t. Although her change of faith was
id known, her friends were not preparie
ed for the next step, which was to
,-d en'er the Convent of the Sisters of
g- the Reparation as a novice.
;n Before taking this step, last September,
Mrs. Lanman is reported to
of have turned her estate into cash and
rd turned it over to the Order in order
d. that she might take the vow of voluntd
tary poverty. . ,
Mrs. Lanman refused to discuss
c>on oho hurl taker, but. +o friends
tuv **wv? v?-~w-.y
o, who have seen her recently at the
it, Convent of Marie Reparatrice she
ig said she never had been completely
ty happy until she had renounced all
a her earthly possessions in order to be
s. free to work and pray for others.?
ie Waterbury American.
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A Mighty Athlete.
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The caller's eye had caught the
:o photograph of Tommie Billups,
in standing on the desk of Mr. Billups,
says Lippincott's.
*r "That your boy, Billups?" he asked.
"Yes," said Billups; "he's a sophomore
up at Blankton College."
J* "Looks intellectual rather than
athletic," said the caller,
t- "Oh, he's an athlete all right,"
L(* said Billups. "When it comes to
*e running up accounts, and jumping
[S his board bill, and lifting his voice,
and throwing a 32-pound bluff, there
n isn't a gladiator in creation that can
e" give my boy Tommie any kind of a
"n handicap. He's just written for an
extra check."
** " 4 ? J fn fin AT* T'AH
Jm Alia ctb a yiuuu iamci / juu aiv
sending int, I don't doubt," smiled
t- the caller.
"Yes," grinned Billups; "I am
sending it, I don't doubt," smiled
,n the ball game yesterday. As an athl(*
lete, he'll appreciate its value."
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Ie Fire at Branehville.
ie Branehville, June 27.?This morning
about 3 o'clock the residences of
O. W. Smoak and L. H. Fairey were
destroyed by fire. I* was not disie
overhead above the dining room.
*r ered the rear of the house of Mr.
^ Smoak, and apparently originated in
overheading above dining the room.
ir
Mr. Smoak was unable to remove
Q* anything, but Mr. Fairey removed
c~ practicallv everything,
s. ^
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al on political. happenings. We give
the news without favor or bias.
PRECIOUS MICE.
Those Kept for Show Purposes Wort!
Weight in Gold.
White mice are usually considerec
by children to be delightful "play
mates." and even "grownups" fine
the keeping of them an interesting
hobby, but it is not a well known fac
that there is a very large and ever in
creasing "trade' 'in fancy mice, whicl
are worth their weight in gold.
There is a National Mouse club, :
National Mouse show, and a hundrec
others of rather less importance. Th<
prizes would be worthy of considera
tion by a channel swimmer, and va
rinns fanciers seem almost as anxioui
to gain cups and medals as is a sol
dier to win his Victoria cross.
Many of the mice at the Nationa
Mouse show are worth anything fron
five to 20 pounds apiece; and on on<
occasion 100 pounds was refused b:
a financier for a smajl selection o
prize mice, and they are practicall;
all profit,, for the small sum of three
pence per week will suffice to keej
nearly a dozen.
Their diet consists of bread an<
milk, hemp seed, and occasiona
meals of "odds and ends," which th<
owner must always take care t<
choose carefully.
Fancy mice are much larger thai
the ordinary household specimens
and during the last few years, thi
breed has been so much improve*
upon that the beauty of the sho^
mice is simply wonderful. Thei
coats are thick, rich, and silky, an*
the colors include black and whit
and every possible shade between.
The marked or spotted mouse i
always papular, and many wonderfu
specimens of this have been obtained
Silver gray is fashionable, and int*
this tints of grayish-blue have re
cently been introduced. The pink ey
of the ordinary white mouse ha
gone quite "out of fashion," and t*
be at all valuable the white one
must have large black eyes.
The best mice are selected from i
litter?which usually consists o
about eight?and then the rest o
them are drowned. The chosen one
are reared with the greatest care, an*
as soon as they reach the right siz<
the little creatures comence thei
"round of shows."
They travel to the exhibition
singly in special exhibition cages
whch are packed together in a livi
stock case. As soon as they read
the end of their journey they are pu
in the charge of "stewards," wh?
place them in their right classes an*
arrange the show.
The mouse cages are of regulatio]
size, but shape and ornamentatio]
are left entirely to the fancier. Som<
of them make their own cages, an*
they are, as a rule, beautifully dec
orated, pokerwork sketches, carvini
and other methods of adornment be
ing frequently resorted to.
The "mouse judge' 'is always sur
rounded by a crowd of fascinate*
spectators, many of whom are them
selves showing collections of mice
He is usually satisfied with a glanc<
into the cage, but, if the mouse is ;
particularly fine specimen, it is takei
out and held up by the tail. And i
two or three have to be closely com
pared, they are placed upon the arn
of the judge and carefully scrutin
ized.
As soon as the show is ended th<
mice are fed, and either returned t<
their homes or "packed" ready fo:
the next show.
Most mice have a "play ground'
and a tiny "gymnasium," where the:
are put for exercise and play, whicl
helps to keep them in perfect health
They are taught tricks, and to watcl
them walking the "tight rope" an<
swinging from poles is a pretty an(
interesting sight.
One lady fancier has a large "fam
ily" of mice, each of which has <
name, and their dispositions are care
fully studied by her. She has a gym
nasium, which is fitted up with ev
ery possible contrivance, and th<
mice have been trained to give aero
batic "concerts." They are all as
sembled at one end of the hall anc
then called out one by one to enter
tain the others.
Her latest idea is a doll's piano
which several of her mice are learn
ing to "play."?Pearson's Weekly.
Rahv Born With Tooth.
The youngest patient to visit i
dentist's office in Russellville, if no
in the entire country, is the 2%
months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs
A. J. Fanning, who had two fron
teeth extracted recently. The teeti
were extracted by Dr. A. J. Caisson
who thinks it is the only case on reo
ord of a baby being born with teeth
Twin babies were born to Mr. anc
Mrs. Fanning in October. Attending
physicians and relatives were sur
prised when they discovered one hac
a "tiny toof." Three days later 2
second tooth appeared. As the teetl
developed they grew crossed and the
physician advised the parents to have
the teeth pulled as soon as the babj
was old enough to visit the dentist
?Arkansas Gazette.
Highest prices paid for beef cattle
H. G. DELK, Bamberg, S. C.
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t lo'The Public
In the course - of business a bill
is sometimes presented for colleci
t ion where?it has already b e en
i paid. ,
s This may have happened to you as
it has to so many.* Such an occurrence
is annoying and requires ex?
I planations and sometimes the reoeipt.
i You need'never pay a bill twice)
1 if you pay by check. /' The check iss
: a positive proof that you have paid
f the money,?and your cancelled
shacks are receipts for the bills
I you have paid. ,
Our hank offers prompt and efficient
service in handling your ao-y "
count, "
Yours very truly,
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