Show MODENA GETS IT gold springs company contracts for gas producer plant will be power center after EQ en months of inird work on alio part of C A short II 11 R elliott and A S martin of the gold springs mining power company contracts have been signed for alie building at modena of one of alic most complete gas producer electric power plants eer installed in tho west tho contracts are made directly with Macl iino company and tho work of installing alie plant is to bo done by tho F C richmond machinery company of tins city work is to bo started at ance and the plant is to bo in running order by dec 8 1909 forfeiture being required for delay beyond tint dato and a bonus being provided for time gained the plant which will cost approximately is to include two horsepower westinghouse bituminous gas producer engines two three cylinder gas engines of at the altitude of feet and two kil cowatt generators with complete electrical equipment construction is to be upon the two unit plan both as a matter of economy in operation and to provide against possible closedown close down w hen any portion of the machinery should get out of order ample water supply liaa been provided by tho purchase so of tho famous dark and desert springs wells besides other sources of supply for emergencies automatic pumps will keep tanks filled with water and ony mile of lino will connect tho tanks alie plant la to bo situated at alio end of tho railroad Y in modana aside from providing electric power for tho mines of gold springs and neighboring districts the company will furnish electric lights for business houses and diomes at mo dana various amine companies including the at fay nov and tho jennie extension uvada and independence at gold springs haio indicated alie intention to start work as soon as the electric power can be furnished them and as soon as sufficient demand is assured to warrant it the initial capacity of tho power plant will bo doubled by duplicating the original plant for the ten mile transmission ano to gold springs will bo let within alie next two weeks so eliat it will bo ready by the time to power plant is complete at the jennie miep and mill w aich arc ow bcd by tha gold springs mining power company extensive improvements arc to bo installed at once in anticipation of receiving electric power to supplant alie gasoline power which has occasioned so much trouble and extraordinary expense there is to bo installed an electric hoist a horsepower compressor added crushing capacity more stamps four addi dional ton tanks and a cyanide plant requiring altogether an ex of cloe to for im herald republican |