| Show PIONEER OF OGDEN the otherl ae very enjoyable trip of the sol bait lake business men and others to the be pioneer electric power corn com panya works work iLOis den cana of wednesday was marred by an accident which occurred about 2 holoob wednesday at saw mill about five mihail up dp the canyon the party had visited the head oi of the canyon and had closely sc rutin iced the work going on there after which they proceeded probe eded on their return journey to the ibe city on reaching wilson a saw mill the party alighted from their oar car biages and began to enjoy the beauties of the landscape which at wn tb la voin point tere are especially grand the th mouL WOUL taina taine rise on either side aide or of th the river like gigantic walls turreted lurre turro ted with projecting boulders boul dere the river occupies a narrow space apace at this point near the mill there Is 18 a track about leet long which scales the mountain up tu the tunnel which la in feet in length this to la toe longest tunnel of nf th abe a great enterprise toe the care operated on OD n this thie line are drawn irm frim fr im too me river bed to the tunnel by horses aud and on the return trip the oars care are controlled by brakes the party to fully appreciate the romantic decided to at bijoy joy a flying ride to in the cars care from the mouth ut of the tunnel tannel tu to t ti a river the first car ride war wal made in safety in the second attempt the accident referred to occurred tue oar party was wae composed of col K W W clayton of salt ball lake general john jobo 9 cannoa W N ha hansen risen deputy county clerk of weber county goo geo M hansen hannan city editor of the be ogden standard miss edith ashmore city editor of the ogden 1 IE E browning of the ogden city council councilman use geo W junes jones yf of ogden 1 I N welsh walsh of the utah man and clem Bo Se bramma well known ogden druggist drug giat the car bad scarcely left its moor ings inga when the brake gave way so eo that the speed of the vehicle cluid not be controlled and the oar car shut shot along the rails at a terrific speed too toe hillside at this thia point bears an n angle of about 75 degrees decrees the onlookers or were horror stricken and were almost rooted to the spot with fear ear they saw the oar car fly to apparent destruction ana they were powerless to aid in the slightest the oar car struck the ground with terrific force and precipitated mr schramm to 10 the me rock covered ground near the rivera river edge dr dalby a salt lake city olau clau who was waa with the party hurried bur rieu to the aured it manse maD side BHide and lound found that thai one rib was waa broken sod aud ane be spi sphie 0 injured mr was waa made ae 1 easy an possible to relate the other members of the party were not act iti injured lured beyond a severe shaking up with the exception oi of mr jones whose injuries were slight the pleasure of the trip was of course marred by the unfortunate accident otherwise it was waa a most moat enjoyable affair the party parly going into ecstasies over too tine gigantic scheme schem a whereby the waters of the great canyon are controlled sad and husir power chained and made subservient to the use of man words fail to express the magnitude ot of the concern s in contemplating one can u auly ly say it la is great P the amily from salt bait lake comprised about fony I 1 dersons among whom were presidents george Q cannon and joseph F smith aud and apostle franklin D richards and thirteen ul of the salt bait lake city council the entire party of visitors were dined at the power companas comp anys eating house bouse in ogden canyon at p in they expect to arrive here early this evening via the union Paol flo the salt bait lake guests are loud la in praise of the management of the power company tor the courtesies extended and toe oden people in general and they are the thoroughly roughly delighted at the dayd out in a part of u natures wonderland larAd the trip to ogden by salt bait lakers wednesday was one which will belong be long remembered by those woo participated therein as one of tho he most pleasant days of their lives live as a day in which they razed gazed in wonder and amazement amaze meni upon an enterprise so grand and mighty to io its proportions as to make the ibe eye almost doubt that which it be huld boad and to bring forth from the lips oi 01 those assembled expressions of wonder gratitude Krati tude and ana joy that there were meu mei u in this community who had the pluck the energy the ibe nerve to such a gigantic and wondrous work at such an enormous expense as thai mat which Is in now being prosecuted it iu ogden canyon by the pioneer electric power er company it to is an engineering project second to none in all america this statement being made in lull full cognizance of the fact that the great niagara has be been harnessed and chained and made to 90 turn the wheels of manufacture and commerce nature made niagara what it la Is and gave to it that force re quiren but the protect project now under way in this the infant state of we the union had to be made what it will shortly come to through the MOO most thorough engineering skill coupled couple with the push and enterprise of toa promoter promoters prom otere to say aay that it la Is a tor for wonderment to ia but pebbly express ing the truth ruth as an no tongue can tell BO 80 pencil can portray the great magnitude of the proposition it has to b seen to be appreciated the ride up ogden canyon to IB dolight delight rui belne being made so eo by the crisp mountain air the solid and roadway I 1 together with the beautis beau tiei N of nature which are seen in craggy graisy plateaus and ana rippling mountain streams as carriages make their way on up towards the bead of a canyon grandly and badea but very little by the famous grand canyon of the colorado it to la a ride which inspires ennobling thoughts and 0 kindles hindlea in the heart a love lor for that which so BO often Is ia seen but which 1 la BO 50 little th of and appreciated from the mouth of the canyon to the point thereof where the great power dam Is ia to be erected la Is by the roadway a distance of about six aix miles the dam which to la to be built at this point la Is one of the most moat important orano branches besot of the great undertaking it will stretch across aaroa i a tor tion of the canyon a distance of feet and will be 98 93 feet thick at abo M base and 19 16 feet at the top with a sufficient height to throw the water of the ogden river on a level with the highest peaks ID 10 the canyon and make of the country lying baat ot the great water barriers barrier ft veritable lake extending to huntsville Hunt Hunte aville villO on the east and eden on the north thin will make of the me eastern section of weber county a summer pleasure resort unequalled unequal led by any in the whole western country the lake will afford an excellent opportunity for the man to find pleasure in wielding the fishing rod as it will also cause a mt mi ration of ducks and game thither to make delightful the urn thereabouts of the man with too me rifle and the dam will be built at a 8 cost coat of and will be placed on a foundation of oil i bedrock badrock bed bad rock over which will come on a steel frame ft and immovable mass of masonry fears of the bursting or giving way of the ibe dam have been expressed but the promoters propose to make it as aa thorough thu rough and uan lan las as iburan buman skill emu can do thereby guarding against any and till all possibilities bili till ties ittes of its giving way the elac exact plan of the dam has baa not yet been decided upon the company now having in 10 three plant irom from which the beat in the judgment of moist eminent will be selected it in ia thought to nave have this work completed by the spring of 98 but in III the meantime a temporary dams dam strong okuga en agu to allow the me generation ot of bufflo lent electricity to meet the ur ebent de deman munds dp will be put in the work on this to commence the beginning or the becom coming week frum from the dam down to the mouth the cebek canyon taking a Woul altous route in the meanderings meandering fl of to canyon ridges the erection ot of a e line la Is going on about three births firths of the line being of wooden vee es banded together with steel lode dds while the remaining portion of a oi of steel pipe riveted very securely lie is piping essix is six feet in diameter and 11 be used for the be purpose of convoy convey E water to the valleys valley a below to ke the wooden piping a million and of lilt feet of toe the bust beat oregon fir jum buor r was waa necessary this material to la dipped frum rm portland and seattle beattie in kin in boards and la Is sawed planed ped and grooved in ID the ibe chere ore it la is being laid not a board is bowed wowed owed to be used having a single knot jole hole the steel ba baas as bind tb lb wooden ayo oilen piping together are placed veral several laches inches apart and it requires ra 0 6 0 of thern them or an aggregate weight af 1 1282 tons to complete the work the hetel steel piping Is shaped bolted aud a bd I 1 riveted in the canyon rhodes bros broa I 1 tee he contractors having built machine fur for that purpose at a cost of for the mauu manufacture facture of the noel pipe alone in carrying out the stupendous pro eject and doing the work necessary nece wary from bom to men are employed all ali of whom board with the contractors and live in tents scattered from one end of the canyon to the other TA it to is said that last jost month payroll for work alone tooted footed up to the whole undertaking when completed will have cost in the neighborhood of and will besides furnishing cheap awer for all purposes throughout the state open up for settlement over acres of land java that bar ban hitherto been lying un used and uncultivated this will I 1 paean the establishment of many thou canue of happy homes and raise the population of the be state a very MR ma aerial extent the officers of the kineer PI neer electric power cm campany c many pany which won wai organized zeu nov hov 27 1893 are as lollo wf george Q cannon president and treasurer john ka K winder vice president frank J cangios Can fion gion general max manager ager U C K bannister secretary and chief engineer together with wilford woodruff joseph F smith I 1 aethel woodruff A B patton an I 1 f D richards who make up the di i |
