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World's Biggest Irrigation Dam Threatens Roosevelt Arizona
Roosevelt Arizona faces submersion as the Salt River reclamation project advances toward the Roosevelt dam. Engineering work continues day and night with three shifts as contractors and government teams build power canals, cement plants, and supporting facilities. The town—Roosevelt on the Hill and Roosevelt camp—serves the dam site with mills, a hospital, and stage links to Globe Mesa and Payson while rain and snow challenge progress. Louis C. Hill leads the Balt River project supervision amid plans for power canals, temporary plants, and extensive road building to support construction.
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United States Geological Survey
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Arizona
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J. M. O'Rourke & Co
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Oila Valley
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