Show BG BIG POWER PLANT I II I FR FOR MILL CREEK Canyon Stream to Be Har Harnessed Harnessed Harnessed at Cost of Nearly One of the greatest generating power plants known to this section of ot the country countr Is now being Installed by b the Progress company and the Mill MI Creek Power company in Mill Mil Creek canyon at a cost of from to The companies have gone up the can canyon cn canyon yon five tie miles mies and will wil take the wa water water water ter from the Mill Creek streams and ad conduct it I along the south side of the canyon until It i reaches the mouth of the canyon where It Is dropped down the side of the mountain with wih a fall fal of over 1000 feet feet A heavy hea pipe line lne Is used to the mouth of the canyon and an enormous steel pipe is used in the drop Two To wa water water ter ten wheels capable of ot generating 1300 horsepower each making a a total of 2600 horsepower at full tul capacity will willbe wi willbe be installed The power so generated will wll be trans transmitted on high tension wires carrying volts volt The entire line lne between Midvale and the power station will wil be rebuilt especially to accommodate the high tension wires A new and aoI most modern lightning arrester and line lne pro protector protector teeter Is being Installed to insure the greatest possible safety to the system SubStation at nt Mill Vale ValeA A substation with modern equip equipment equipment equipment ment will be erected at Midvale which will enable wil them to t give the best of ot service wil serice to the people of Midvale The companies have closed cosed a contract to furnish the United States smelter with power for the next five fhe years Gray wih Grosh of Salt Sat Lake are the con consulting suiting engineers and have the contract in hand to complete by December 1 All the machinery has been ordered Al and Is expected machiner within the next thirty thiry days aThe The mammoth pipe line can be seen from Te any part of the lne valley valey running the down the side of the mountain to mouth of ot Mill Mil Creek t canyon canyon |