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On the morning of October 20, forty-one men with axes were assigned to their stations on the frame from which the gates were suspended, and each man was instructed on a given signal to cut the ropes that held two gates, after which he was to come down, fasten the gates in place with wedges and see that each gate was completely closed. At 11 A.M. the signal was given and in two seconds all of the gates were down; in two minutes they were all wedged securely in place. xxx A large [illeg.] immediately began the work of placing earth fill next to shut-off down within a week
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