Show TO LIFT RESORTS WATER FEET engineering task will require gigantic pu pumps trips flagstaff ariz the gigantic engineering gine gi cring task of bringing water from springs near the bottom of the grand canyon to supply the tourist resort on the south rim will be started soon water will bo be pumped from garden creek feet under the canyon rim to the park headquarters and tourist hotel U M R tillotson superintendent of the grand canyon national park has announced the project will be completed in four months contracts were awarded to a los angeles firm recently to lay almost two miles of 5 inch steep pipe from the springs to the top of the canyon walls the project will be one ot of the most unique attempted in arizona because of the dangerous route laid out for the pipe line and the great pressure necessary to force the water more than halt half a mile straight upward since me establishment of the resort on the rim of the grand canyon many years ago water has been shipped by railroad tank cars for miles flagstaff and del rio ariz have been the sources erection of an foot transportation por tation cable extending from a point near the village on the canyon brink will be begin in operations the Is to be in four sections wath alth transfer facilities at each station for safety purposes the giant 17 stage pumps forcing the water from the springs will be electrically driven three separate conduits tor for transmitting the electrical power will follow the routing of the pipe line this la Is the second huge water project undertaken at the grand canyon A similar system was installed by a railroad company on the north rim several years ago i |