Platoro Dam: Constructed 1949-19511954 - Dams - 71 pages |
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... ( July - August 1950 ) Robert Prunty ( August - December 1949 , July - November 1950 ) Work performed Trimming and cutting saw logs . Sawing dimensioned lumber . - 42. Employment . Data regarding the number of employees 33.
... ( July - August 1950 ) Robert Prunty ( August - December 1949 , July - November 1950 ) Work performed Trimming and cutting saw logs . Sawing dimensioned lumber . - 42. Employment . Data regarding the number of employees 33.
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... November each year . Reservoir clearing began on August 30 , 1949 , and all clearing work was completed on August 13 , 1951 . Two portable sawmills were used throughout the 1949 working season and one portable sawmill was used during ...
... November each year . Reservoir clearing began on August 30 , 1949 , and all clearing work was completed on August 13 , 1951 . Two portable sawmills were used throughout the 1949 working season and one portable sawmill was used during ...
Page 39
... and width of 3 feet , a total of 848 cubic yards of rock being removed and placed in the dam embankment . The work was performed between July and November 1949 . 49. Spillway . - Drilling operations in the spillway were 39.
... and width of 3 feet , a total of 848 cubic yards of rock being removed and placed in the dam embankment . The work was performed between July and November 1949 . 49. Spillway . - Drilling operations in the spillway were 39.
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... then placed intermittently during the summer months . A small amount of zone 4 material was placed before opera- tions were suspended for the season because of freezing weather November 10 , 1949 . 6 - A TP - 6-2 104,300 97,665 6 - 44.
... then placed intermittently during the summer months . A small amount of zone 4 material was placed before opera- tions were suspended for the season because of freezing weather November 10 , 1949 . 6 - A TP - 6-2 104,300 97,665 6 - 44.
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... November 2 , 1950 Figure 25 . -- 60. Tamped - Earth Fill ( Special Compaction ) . Rolling zone 1 material in a pothole downstream from station 14 + 00 . 5 - SL - 682 , June 29 , 1950 Figure 30. --Placement of reinforcement steel in the ...
... November 2 , 1950 Figure 25 . -- 60. Tamped - Earth Fill ( Special Compaction ) . Rolling zone 1 material in a pothole downstream from station 14 + 00 . 5 - SL - 682 , June 29 , 1950 Figure 30. --Placement of reinforcement steel in the ...
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