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Cement.—In the early stages of construction the cement for the work was obtained from the Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Limited, of London, which supplied the "Pyramid" brand, from the Knight, Bevan, and Sturges Works, but later the supply was obtained from a new factory at Hidalgo, near Monterrey. The total quantity of Portland cement used was 42,500 bbl. of "Pyramid" and 32,500 bbl. of "Hidalgo." The English cement was tested for the Water-Works Company in London before shipment and again at Monterrey, to conform to the British Standard Specifications; the "Hidalgo" cement was required to pass the Standard Specifications advocated by the Special Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The quality in each case was of the very highest, no difficulties being experienced at any time.

Sand and Rock.—One of the chief difficulties in connection with the construction work in its initial stages was in procuring satisfactory sand for the concrete. An investigation of the quality of all the available sands in the neighborhood of Monterrey resulted in the decision to use a manufactured sand obtained from the calcareous shales in the foot-hills opposite the city, on the south side, and near the site of one of the proposed reservoirs. A quarry was opened, and the raw material was delivered by a gravity plane to a crushing plant, 230 m. from the quarry and at a level about 50 m. lower.

The plant consisted of a No. 5 Austin gyratory rock-crusher, fitted with elevators and revolving screens of various dimensions, driven by a 150-h.p. Erie steam engine; two sets of Traylor's heavy-duty crushing rolls, one having 30 by 16-in. and the other 18 by 12-in. rolls; and a Niagara sand disintegrator. This plant, except during a short period when the requirements were beyond its capacity, was able to produce all the sand and rock required for construction purposes. More than 40,000 tons of rock were quarried, the greater part of which was converted into crushed stone and sand.

Table 2 gives the chemical analysis of the chief constituents of the various sands examined.