Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-12-16 | Page 8 | Leaks in Pipe May Cause a Shut Down

LEAKS IN PIPE' MAY CAUSE A SHUTDOWN I To test the great pipe leading from fj the dam to the power house of the j y Utah Light & Railway company, wa ter was gradually turned through 1- P -last evening, and this morning there I I was passing tro: itio pipe to the ' turbire wheels aoo-i "U-stcond feet of water, the fu'l capacity of the pipe-being pipe-being lGl-second feet. I The experiment was quite success ful and yet it is possible that the . water wil' again be turned oil to permit per-mit further repairs on the pipe line Leaks were discovered, the Hot fiom one being 30 great that consld- ' ; erablo damage is feared to the pipe J and the car line through the canyon. I The main leak is near the Wllsoa ' sawmill anw it is said by travelers ' that water is flowing from the pipe I into a stream. A force of men is at work and it is ' possible that the pipe can be repaired repair-ed without turning the water If It is decided to shut down it will requtr 1 the strength of a heavy nerric'.: t" raise the bcr.drn es a' tho r-c - from the sid and nv 1 t3T hac accumulated ac-cumulated in the past few Hours. I