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Show I THE NEW STEEL FLUME. ! The editor made a trip to the new steel flume that Is being constructed across the river by the Delta Co., and the work looks all right to him, though he is not an engineer. Hy the time this Issue Is out all the piles that are to support the structure struc-ture will be in place. The flume will be 320 feet long and the piles are driven driv-en four In a row, with the rows sixteen six-teen feet apart. In each row of piles is placed a cap 8x8 and 20 feet long, si there Is ample width to bear the side strain. On these the bent are raised amply supported by heavy cross pieces parallel and at right angles with the bents. The longest bent 19 23 feet high. The flume Is made of galvanized Iron 27 Inches wide and long enough to form a semi-circle 9' feet wide and 4',i feet deep. The sheets are corrugated corru-gated on the edges and the corrugations corruga-tions or one section lit Into those of the next. At the Joint one Iron band is placed on the Inside and one on the outside. These come up through timbers tim-bers laid across the main supporting timbers 4x12. The ends of the Iron bands are threaded and provided with nuty by which they can be drawn together, to-gether, thus providing a strong, smooth and water-tight Joint. A concrete approach Is built from the canal to the flume and this is provided pro-vided with ten gates to admit or shut off the water. Heavy concrete foundations foun-dations are also provided to support the bents on the banks at both ends of the flume and concrete is laid between be-tween each foundation to prevent the earth from being washed out. A gang of carpenter Is at work cutting out the timbers for the bents and Mr. J. O. Gulll. who has charge of tbe construction, con-struction, says the flume will be ready tor the water by tbe first week in May. All tbe work seems to be strong and durable, and built for permanency. F. W. How man has charge of tie boarding camp which is at the east end ot the Hume, and Mrs. Howman says they have accommodated from eighteen eight-een to thirty-two boarders. When the flume Is completed the Chronicle will have a picture of it. |
