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Show ' notice. In the iiioiiiitiir, l;e t tmd thr j x.ile cUiSod. but noine walt-l was il .'win' , ! ihfouKh He opened l!ie tiie lo its full I c;)HCiiy biit it mad; n t.tiue in llie ' il iw. He at (Hu e t"k sti-ps to hud the I cause of this, ai.d as soon i.s he cou'J : reach Guioiivm. it.f- lined Mr l.iten : tint iraotitiivg wjj wion,; Mr L.ns;-n hi c mii;i:.y ith mis others nt oi.ce out to see hat was tne m itlei; but , the d.'.y vi.is so In spmit that ! noihhi c.-'iild ii-daie. Ai hii i.xxl.itk j f in lite ;vc:iitijj itH li ;'? of s; ,,. .i..; ths ; : le,.k was .ib.ind 'l t d, nod the -..;i!e I.v-. in.; i lose lo i he of' is waii.rd t : rpiiie ' tor the ii "d tii.it w.iitld so u he a;.. them. Tttc bimibt v.i'iit t' a pi ffe ol sniety and saw i. t tils stoc't: was l.j y i:ii tile leach i t.-ttm. Ah -tit titter ' ' o'i I 'k t:ie !l joil ie icliid die town, and in tweU'e Ii airs a st;,- m ol a 111, la w,.!e ';!h an aveiae d-.-ptii ol fi-:t lii lie I pa-it; the w ater th .M be' in t I .wer, and tile p"o,i!e Went one; uire to- t he :r ( Iv Mites. I .Vi'.i.u ;Ii well aware oi ir.e imp-rtanre ' ol the reservoir, ii is doiibdul if any, even of Ih se w h" w uk. d 011 ihe Jam, leal 1 -J tin- vast amount l na'ct si.nt.1 a'wv: Six M.le Creek, it is laimed thai to; ' SeV er Kiver was i i i -e el three b-et aboe its fuiner height and was held there sixteen liouis Tiie damage was hut 1 slight. 'Ihe breach in tiie dam wav found t) be oi.li 5 1 feet wale at 1 lie l)-it-torn and a'AHit jo led on top, liie sides rising aim it p'-ipeoil c'ilar. '1 he County Coun-ty load was cut 11,1 la places and liitee i lo dges a a-ihed out, S mi lei., a :; was earried away, dailies tilled no wall sand and a le v aei ot ram an I hay, : ilearoved. 1 iie v.inle ain ilutol the' ilaul io-Wi'l If.u'il s I11..U t 1 o bi.laeeu. l,?o 01 52,000. T'ne diy foll.iwiu.j tlu d s ister, f.M..y : 2V01), a cotnmitt'-e went t 1 Silt Lake City 10 consult Mi. Stevens n 111 re; id ; to lep.il in,; I lie dim and pieve Ha:; a ic icuieneeof siieli .111 cc dent. It was represented ;l:at ihepe pie v.a.; detriimu e l t a in ika the reseivoir s.,!: 1 te;.udle.-s of I.. 'St, Mi. Stevenson and Mr. M.J. Mack of tiie "H.'pcit w.i'i-r cmi.11 si -u" 0IS.1I1 I-ike City, held a c. usultaltor. Willi the me-mbets of Hie comm. Uee. 'and f a plan was pr.-p.ired. Ttie Siockiio Ideis ; ot tiie iiikjaiioii company have voied the : nt-cessai V iii-aus, an. I a-i s 1 m a-, tiui t niaieii.il can be lioi.;;at oa tne i;ioUtiU. ! lie.; woik will pr-ix-sd ai l.isi pi i.t.c-ahht. i.t.c-ahht. ! T.nee or four trench -s will ! d:.,' to 1 d loitad.iuoi:. io il liinl.ei it, i'. et 1 'll; and six iin nes v. id w II I e limit up to ; llie sun n e, III liiL--'.' Wtil be (e'klcd tile-cond tile-cond nt wiie;.t will y: ai ule -I 5( it iv.-s, each slave to be 3 Ha lies n, sate and UK ilt-i oills.vt -, s.x lie ,e-l til it. Lie, i w ill be led pine, fo e lo 111 knols, and a- o,l 1 in!). 1 its Can le pi.iciiiea. aiil w ill be j uia d 111 tli-j same manner as b-'.ud-i III ad 101. lll'i h-ii.lilol .! a II be 16 teet 4 ui-iici, si a joiai uiil coin' eeiy 3 le I. liie c..ai la; will 1 ills In: ill 1 lie piece li iei t I ,r. : iuc d.a ue!et Ins lie v.i.l be j tcct, ou-sale ou-sale 1,1111 iter 3 l .-'-t. l iver tin ei- feet j will be tt. 111 h ji;5, in i 1 ' it liu' 11 ei, in tvvo SeC!H)!iS,cl.'uiipi:'l I' ;;cihei -vuii b ,11s : IvxletidiiiS a!..v anil itom t-itiu-i side I in I llhi eiuth voik w.li be tlnee or i uioie collais, leaciiiu.e; to feel above' a.i.l 5 te;t on 1 ',13 si. I is. The dim w.ll' oe pi' 'teeted by a bieaitwotk of 1. inner. l"ne conduit will lie surround-:.! oy aj layer ol I'oi daii.l c-.-m .lit. I iie 0 ti e;ii i-.-i s ' think tl'.al with liuse s.ile.ii.iiils it v. ill j be jiilDil i.lipaJS Ida fir an accale-t to j happen. ! In le -nd to wood .01 c indiiits the fob ; l-.i iu: 111 iv b2 iiiteiesiin;;. Li Man- I clieler, N il. fs a wood -11 c ind'iit 60 1 Ii j ion.,', inter. er ibainetei 6 teet. The stavus I me made of pinion p.ue 4 iocaes tloci;, j ,??aL,oH'ifwi'fir!1'j; tiV'nU hoops, 1:1 ido- in t.V J Sections, held to- .ijotlier by ctdiiipiiiii Ii dts. I'lie upper i ' part of litis ciiiiduit is under 1 J ft. water from centre of pipe, ami 'he loner end! is under 38 feet. Tiie debveiy is s.xty l.ve million gallons in i h ans It was ' made in 1.S74, and has been iu successful j petatiou ever since, with-mt r-.eed.ii;; j icpaus 01'anv kind. I'.iej city of T iout'. I in Oi u Iv, .a ;s '.v.ver fro 11 ,n island i in a wooden pipe -1 inciivs in d .meter ! and 6 inches thick. Tne city of ihlawu j lit 111 s water m a pipe exactly I likelh.it pioposed 1 ,r Cinnisoii. ttoiii Michi.j-m I ills; the tipper p ut ol tiie pipe belli;; 35 feet below ine pieciptce. Tlie-te ' are m my cases ol the use ol wood-; 11 conduits in neatly every civili.ed co inuy, and it is found Ulev give univeisal sate - faction and last a Ion; time. The steel p pe. brought from Cal.l'ortiia at a 1 ; cost of hi has been weight U in the balance a a 1 I mud ivaitii,.; as far as oar Uses are concerned. Cast iron pipe would be worse siill.and to get a conduit that size ihtee-loai tiis ofan inch thick, would Cotil two thousand dollars; while the present limber pipecompleleci would cost about $750, and will be entiiely h ana tn mill ictute, the 111 niev instead oitetii); used for bnilduie; up some o'.'iei place, will T.e paid oar own mechanics,! and 1 uni-h ni ne woil; for 0111 laboieis. Tne w'nolo c st of lepaiiliii the dam iccurdiiij; to plan will be a' lit $1,000; and il is proposed to complete the work this (ail. The only effect that that accident has h id on the proiuoteis ol the eut -opiise is to make them m ne deteiuntie J lar success; suc-cess; and we d ntbt not the same pluck tli.it c inijueu-d the wilderness and made it hlossoiii a-i the lose will not beexh.vas led iu such a small thiiij as building a reservoir ihat will cost only about ten thousand dollars, it is to be hoped dial other suHeie-rs in ''scarce-ity ''scarce-ity of ivatei" will take p ittetn.ttnt'l every tarnitr will have enough iiud to spa 10, and waste land h water wiil be biotijjht bJ their least pass.ble qa.itl.itv. THE GUNNISON RESFRYOIR. " BV WARD STKVENSEN. . Concluded,) VVt-lucn (or the RF-nisTnn. On the night ol the 27th of M.iy tire guard was awakened by the sound of 14 aier rushing through the ?!i;btit tliiak- iii'i tail perhaps the Water Master h id tallied Some down, he took but little |