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Arrofwroclz Dam. OTGWUT HMAGINE our beautiful Boise Valley before the construction of Arrowrock Dam! Think of our courageous ancestors who first explored the limitless expanses of the Idaho desert! The hardy pioneers who braved the terrors of that unknown Wasteland toiled painfully, thirsty and Weary, across the alkali and rocks, where only scrubby sagebrush and stunted bunch grass could hold a footing. How they must have thrilled with de- light when they came to the clear, cold Waters of the Boise River, flowing out of the mountains and flanked by the Waving cottonwoods and willows. What could have inspired these travelers to build homes in the desolate stretches along the Snake and Boise Rivers? A glorious vision-a vision of the fertile fields and gardens we have now, produced by the Wedding of that limpid mountain water to the barren but potentially fertile soil. As these pioneers built their homes they must have dreamed with rapture of the Boise Valley as it is today, productive and beautiful-the home of an energetic, happy, prosperous people. lt was inevitable, perhaps, that after the settlers saw what Wonders of produc- tivity were achieved by irrigation they should dream of enlarging their empire by building reservoirs to hold back the spring Hoods. Nor did they dream their dreams on a small scale. The mountain of concrete represented in Arrowrock Dam is an immortal testimony to the boldness of their visions. It must have seemed audacious for the people of a small state to reach out for the aid of the United States Govern-
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Boise--1368. OIPCCBWVCOJIF' ment to the extent of millions of dollars. However, it may have been this very bold- ness that won success. So Arrowroclc Dam was builtg and it stands as a symbol of the drama of recla- mation. It is as a treasure, holding in reserve a golden store. Seeking a location for the structure, engineers were impressed with the natural possibilities of the present site. It was as though Nature herself, in the dim ages of prehistoric time, made provision for the needs of the coming generations of white settlers. The dam, one of the highest in the world, is located at a narrow point in the canyon of the Boise River, twenty miles above Boise. One of the first and hardest problems of the engineers was how to take care of the water while the dam was being built. VVas the grand dream to be frustrated at the outset by this problem? No! The builders diverted the river through a tunnel under the lava bench at the side of the dam site. The dam itself is a worthy monument to the dreams of these pioneers. It is 351 feet high, and the roadway along its crest is more than a thousand feet long. Excess water falls over the 400-foot spillway, runs swiftly in a turret past the end of the dam and cascades into the 300-foot canyon of Deer Creek, which takes it back to the river. The white spray from this falling water forms a silvery cloud over the canyon. Piercing the heart of the dam are round holes, Hgatesn, through which the water is released as needed. Plunging with breath-taking force through these gates, the
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