| Show enterprising snowville Snow ville VV when hen we say this we wish it understood that whatever credit this article nay may reflect alyin the people of that town applies equally to the people of stone stolle ward idaho and to the people ot of the sinks they are invited la in the efforts are bringing about the commendable improvement herein briefly outlined the people ot of these are isolated from other prosperous towns far from markets and tar far from railways but providence has placed at their disposal the beautiful voluminous deep creek which rises la in idaho meanders through to the sinks about 8 miles southwest from snowville Snow ville the creek Is the outpourings of several springs rising close together and becomes the largest creek in this county reaching a how flow of 0 sl 34 1 second feet in midsummer nearly twice as mu clawater water as city receives at the same time the water from the springs Is clear and pu pure rebut but although not net warm has bas a high temperature pera ture which causes aquatic plants e specially especially water cress to grow mot luxuriant along its shallow borders retarding the stream and wasting much water the stream soon enters alkaline mea doos dons and becomes discolored and brackish but Is still good for irrigation to store this water basheer the aim of 0 tho the people for years but only recently has the hie necessary means been obtainable now kow a dam is being constructed about three miles Fout southwest hvest from snowville Snow ville the dam Is of earth reet feet long 30 feet beet high and 20 feet wide on top and containing about cu yards the up stream slope Is 3 to I 1 and the down the stream alope 2 to 1 making the t e dam clam I 1 W feet wide at the bottom through the dam Is built oo on bed rock a coc crete tunnel 3 leet feet inside diameter 5 feet outside diameter with collars of same material 0 9 feet outside diameter I 1 toot foot thick hisch placed 20 feet apart at the upper end of the tuc nel will be tao 22 luch inch cast iron pipes with water tight covers these covers will be raised by ll a differential t to the 4 d desfred height for far letting out the water the total cost of the structure ture will be about by decree vt of the court 6 25 second feet of water must be delivered at the sinks and ibe hie present object Ss Is to store this water in winter times thereby allowing the full stream to be used in the upper fields lu ili the irrigating season the contract was let to ed ryan byan of corinne sometime in jupe jude last much credit 1 h due the promontory company tor for the friendly way in which it has dealt with the people of snowville Snow ville the dam and reservoir was on the companas comp anys land but they sold it at a moderate price nor Is tb that atall all the company has also given the people permission to appropriate and developed devo dev lope elope a spring tor for town water it la is believed that water can be obtained from that source to co till a two inch pipe wit it force to throw it over any in town such enterprises his has a gord moral effect upon tile people it gives them confidence dence in their resources and erects a monument to which they point with pride and gratitude in the midst of humility we wish tile the people success and believe a new era is damning upon then an era of reward for the honest toll toil in vanished year and we hope the darn dam may stand as a monument of united efforts for ages to come |
