Elephant Butte dam Suit of U.S. district attorney of New Mexico to stop work. Times May 23, 1899 p.2 c.3 Considering the damming of the Rio Grande. Times Nov. 14, 1899 p.4 c.4 Elephant Butte dam case and the legal and diplomatic struggle for waters. Times Dec. 17, 1899 p.4 c.1 Navigability. Times Dec. 17, 1899 p.4 c.3 Valuable testimony given and defense rests case; history of case. Times D 17, 1899 p.4 c.1 L. G. Carpenter testifies in Elephant Butte dam case. Times D 17, 1899 p.4 c.1