Show WATER AND POWER FOR FOP GOLD CAMPS what the gold B it i water compact has h as done for mercur a i s of local and eastern capitalists proposes doing for the gold camps of der deer hodg loil in lincoln county nevada vada a aud add stateline Stat eline and pikes diggings in iron county this diate in addition to which the nr ni w enterprises proposes to furnish electric icv for light I 1 and power as well as water for millin mailing and culinary purposes a combination which cannot but prove beneficial and prodoc nv of much good to 10 the districts already J narn hamd d J badge adge henry rives one ot the leading mining attorneys of this intermountain region is ia at the head of this enterprise and he informs the mining review that arrangements are being perfected for the early installation stal lation of the proposed plant which is to furnish water and electrical energy for the camps above designated des c bated the first steps taken by the judge in the furtherance of the project was the acquiring of water privileges on meadow valley creek at the head of a narrow canyon in spring alle lincoln count county nevada at which point there is a splendid reservoir site it being estimated that by the putting in of a small dam a body of water can be retained which will be all of a quarter of a mile in width three quarters of a mile in length arid and tent feet deep on an average figures gc adrig ing to prove p rove that by the impounding of the water by this method the increase can be raised daiset at least twenty five per cent the surplus beino being ample for all the needs of the three mining camps while the users of the waters of the stream for irrigation purposes will vill receive more than their usual allotment ji addition to el i the power derived at the of the main pipe line down the canyon will w kil be sufficient tor for the generation of electric energy chern for light and power as already outlined according to plans and specifications al ready arpad prepared the equipment of the proposed plant will v ill embrace three miles of pipe line in the canyon from the reservoir to the power powe r house at the power house a water wheel and dynamo will be installed which will furnish power for the big pump which the water to the tank on the divide a distance ot 0 two and a half miles from froin which point the water will go by gravity to the northeast corner of deer lodge district from which it will be conveyed by by two pipe lines to the mines of deer lodge and and pikes Dig diggings cinas and of stateline Stat eline the estimated lengh of the system being from eighteen to twenty miles in addition to this the dynamo will generate electricity sufficient to deliver horse power to the different camps for lighting and power power purposes the power being ample for the operations of two stamp mills for lighting mills and mines and for business and domestic purposes the estimated cost of the combined water and power plant being 6 in the neighborhood of 1 VV olt aila y 11 fell C ia 01 3 A 41 vl VI VO 41 4 l ali q 40 1111 t az icv 4 WIN V orl lr al el ZA C zodie I A 5 tle TE Z INE LU 1 ZD 5 TR C T I 1 R Z OD caz 1015 MAP SHOWING PROPOSED WATER AND POWER SYSTEM stateline Stat eline deer lodge and pikes diggings have lono long been noted wor iov their magnificent deposits of gold arid and silver sil er ores gold predominating ina ting the strong ard aid permanent ledges of these districts have ipg been an atti attraction action to the prospector the raner aciner and the investor their inaccessibility however hd li wever and the comparative para tive scarcity of water has been a drawback hat it has been dault difficult to overcome less lass than a year ago acro 11 tl e building 1 15 of the utah pacific railroad tc within a few miles 0 stateline Stat eline and pikes diggings di practically solved the mooted question of transportation and now th that atwater water for milling and domestic purposes and electrical energy for light and power seem to be forthcoming in the very near future the growth and prosperity 0 these mining sections is almost as good as assured that the water supply will be ample for all necessary purposes is illustrated by b the fact that the gold belt water company conveys only ten inches of water which gives the growing camp of mercur all that it needs and to spare meadow valley creek in the summer time carries inches this flow which is increased 25 percent per cent by the storage age system giving the proposed syndicate a supply much larger in proportion than that utilized utilize by the gold belt company viewed in many ways the project is a feasible one and should be a moneymaking money makin making g proposition from the start |