The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-31
HyBIATLIC EN6INKERINe IN TIE
CLOUDS.

. the steam pumps, boilers, pipe, ant
machinery for the Won Schmidt Waite
Works a, White Pine, are being mad
! at various foundries and machine shop!
in San Francisco, and are nearly read,
: TO be forwarded to their Destination
, The enterprise is a novel one Of greal
thousands of expec,ant people. The
Times says:
The source of the water is stream known
as Abbott's Springs. taking its rise in a
valley about three miles in an easterly diTec-
ton from Treasure Hill, which runs, in
M iner's parlance, "three hundred and ten
inches of water, supply equal to at least
four million gallons per day. The amount
which can be pumped and distributed by the
proposed system of pipes will be about two
million five hundred Thousand gallons per
day, OF about one half the present supply of
the Spring Valley Water Works, by which
San Francisco is furnished. The full supply
OF the stream will not at present be called
into reguisition, as The last above named
quantity will be quite enough, it is thought,
10 suppiy the demand. This flow of water
was estimated at its lowest stage-that is,
in the fall of the year, and before the heavi-
est SHOWS had fallen. 1t may reasonably be
expected TO be much larger at other seasons.
| The water is gathered at Abbott's Springs
| in reservoir or fore-bAy, and raised thence
distance of 43S feet by a steam pump
(which we will presently describe) up an in
cline distance Of one mile, to the second
pump station, through pipe Of boiler plate
iron twelve inches III diameter /; from res
ervoir at this station pump similar to the
first forces the water through half a mile OF
the same size of pipe another lift 43S feet to
y tunnel $40 feet in length, piercing spur
of the mountain range at Il depression or
g divide some sixty feet below the summit.
The course for this mile and a half of dis
lance is about northwest and at the IVES
terly end Of the tunnel the water is at an ele-
walton to overlook all the settle ments, Except
those on the more elevated portions of Treas
ure Hill. 1t commands Hamilton, Ebcr-
hardttowp, Shermantown and a! places of
that and even a somewhat higher altitude.
From this point, hume hall mile III length
is to convey the water 70 the main reservoir,
which will contain one million gallons, stu
atcd about one hundred feet above Hamil-
ton and giving an ample pressure for fire
extinguishing pnrpose> az well for sup
plying the town. This and all tho other
reservoirs will be built OF sand stone, winch |
abounds Whereabouts, and lime mortar.
Hamilton is thus secure for an ample sup |
ply-ths reservoir being intended to meet
the demands OF that town alone.
For the necessities OF Treasure City the |
water has to be conveyed into those aeTia. !
regions by the same means that have brought |!
it the eight hundred and seveut.-hve feet |
above Abbott's Springs, which it will have |
reached. To effect this, supply of pipe two
inches in diameter takes the water up to a
poin, very near the SUNNI, Of the hill known
as Treasure Peak, where is distributing !
reservoir for supplying that population. This
elevation is reached from the tunnel by two
IS lifts" there being steam pImp and
fore bay or SMALL reservoir at each. This
part of the work, however, has not yet been
contracted for, or had not at latest accounts.
There will be considerable descent from
the westerly end If the tunnel above named,
to the main reservoir, which accounts for the
supply intended for Treasure City being
taken from that point rather than from the
For the same reason the Sher-
mantown supply will be taken from that
pipes, which will be six or eight
inches in diameter, going to the northwest
through divide, and passing around the
western side Of Treasure Hill
Along this water course there are about
forty mill sites. some ten CT twelve Of which,
belonging to Mr. Won Schmfe,dt, are located
between treasure Hill and Hamilton and
about thirty, the property Of Mr.. Perly and 4,
others, lying to the southwark towards POGO
lilo. These, as well a. the FELTON,, the Me-
Conab and other nills, will receive their sup
ply from the water-works; the quantity being
more than sufficient and were it not SO, the
water for milling purposes can be used sew
rral times in succession from one mill to
another. 1t Is estimated that the works can
amply supply fifty mills Of twenty stamps
zach.
The quality of the water is all that could |,
De desired. 1t is remarkably soft to the skin,
showing that it does not proceed from lime {
'tone formation, but evidently originates in
'ome deep subterranean source, it issues !
rom the spring at a much higher temper
Iture than the atmosphere, and is SO warm,
hat snow thrown into it immediately melts;
md in the coolest nights it does not freeze.
FOR drinking purposes il is perfectly sweet !.
md pure. From the reservoir at Treasure !!
leak the water must be earted as the ininity
4 shafts and mining operations etectually
rerent the laying Of service pipes. With
he pressure on, it has been ascertained that
he two inch pipe which will supply this i
sservoir, will furnish enough water to meet Il
II the demand Of Treasure Hill. I.
] his company, composed of ssme Of the
eaviest capitalists of San Francisco, have
ct the middle Of June for the Inauguration
( the enterprise BY bringing water into
treasure City. 1t will probably be supplied
0 Hamilton at an earlier period. The we'll
nown energy and skill of Mr.. Won Schmidt
the best guaranty that the work will be
ushed with all the ,igor that the urgent me-
essities Of the case demand.