Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-28

taLiux-The sierra Nevada Pays
Tribu,s 10 w. Davidson The
Gracious water-luverted syphon
The Pipe will be Tested Te.
The company which has been sup
plying Virginia City and Gold Hill.
with water for drinking and culinary
purposes as well as the mills and
mines, discovered a few years ago that
their supply would not be equal to the
demand In the future.
Sources o suppiy.
Up to the present time they have Oh
tanned their water from tunnels bored
In the side Of Mt. Davidson and adja-
cen, mountains. After a thorough In
vestiyation Of the water question they
a~certained that they would only be
able TO get an adequate supply by go
ing over to the eastern slope OH the
Sierra Nevads Mountains, which slope
Is interlined with streams aud stub
hutu Will hNCS lttuN tiIA'NtANl ga AA-
'exhauStible supply of the pure-t
water known.
Obstacles 70 be Overcome.
The only difficulty In the way Of
conveying these waters into Virginia
City and Gold Hill, WA the necessity
of crossing a deep chasm many miles
In width known "a the WaShoe Valley.
The company approximately ascer-
,ained the dimensions OF the valley at
tin. point they deemed the mos, feast.
bic Tor \ crossing aud the facts thus Obj
tanned. tn Y LAID before Mr.. ii. SchusS-
Ter OF California. who. although conn
paratively n Young man. mad already
earned mn euviable di.tiuction ~ II
civil and hydraulic engineer. aud had
jult then completed -ncce-siuily the
Spriuy Valley Water Works In Stu
Frauri-co. where he had IT, construct
two linea uf sheet iron pipe. niie fonr.
teen aud the other sixteen miles in
lrny,h. anu sustaining II pressure OF
$40 feet.
Preliminary Operations.
Mr.. SchusSier being Of Nh ambitious
turn Of mind. became Intensely Inter
e.,ed Ia the gigantic undertaSinS-an
enterprise Without precedent In the
annals Of hydraulic engineering on
as respects the immense pressure 10 hs
overcome. In the mouth OF October,
1871. In company with John Sxae he
visited Virginia City. and examined
the locslity In question. On his return
he made a favorable report ns TO the
feasibility of the enterprise. and pre-
pared preliminary plans for the proper
execution Of the work. The plan OF
operations proposed by him. as well
rs the approximate e estimates, met with
the entire appreciation of the company,
and at their request he visited virginia
early In May. 1872. and renained
Whereabouts three months, meanwhile
making thorough surveys and n close
investigation IL the entire water pro,
iect. lie finished his task In July, and
made out II iull ~rcqusition for the iron
plates aud rivets required for the con
structions Of an immense inverted
syphou. also for the lumber needed Tor
.1umlug purposes. The following gives
All idea OF the entire proposition.
Feeders.
The principal feeder Is Mariette
Lake, situated at an elevation OF oon
1900 feet above C street, Virginia
City, and located within a mile Of the
eastern shore Of Lake Tahoe. Ihi'
lake Is 800 acres In extent, anu wnen
filled. a Is feet In depth. The nillhi
OF the lake can be accomplished ever,
Winter. The second source OF supply
IA known as Dali 3 or Hobart's Greek
which daily conveys an Immense
volume of water through its bed. toI
the present the water Is simply taken
from this creek by means OF an 10 ihS'
fume four miles in length. III TN
future the water from Marlette Lax
will be conveyed by way Of Spooner1
Divide TO the Inlet OF the pipe. ah'
there Join the water obtained lot"
Dalls Creek.
Tho Pipe,
Which Ia the main and most diiiicul
feature of the entire enterprise. com
mences OIL a spur a little over tw
miles west Of the Lake View toll.sate
ut a perpendicular elevation OF l:ss
feet above the track Of h Nirgini
and Truckee railroad. thence follow
i'm An ea-terly course the crest OF Tn
spur. and crosses the valley at IN
Lake View toIl-gate. and graduaii.
a,c.nds 10 its easterly or outlet end Il
a noint five miles east Of the toll gate
rims making the entire length OF IN
nine ssyen miles and l34 feet. In
pru.ndI,ular elevation of the inle
aaboy. the ontIet Is 465 feet. but Tor IN
present only $40 feet Is to he u'ed. a
this head will give \ supply
jno 10 about Ten times h quantit.
Virginia City aud Gold Hill have Dee!
usjny thus far. The quantity thai tn'
head will convey into Virginia Grt
every q hours equals 9oo oVoxa'i"n ,
which amount. by inerea-ii'g TUE ne W.
to 465 feet. will be increased 70 z'o'o'
600 per diem.
Rusrusus Pressurcs
The pressure which the pipe VIII o
compelled to susrsin. Including th
head Of 800 feet. |. r., when the wate
l. In null motion. OH u. way f"war
Wright, City. will he l.72o f'et.a pre-
cure which no enginser IN the WIZ
world. 10 our knowledge. hsS ever ye
attempted to overcome IN r"hi,ie,i',
water Through pipes. ihe h'Snts
nrr.-ure 70 far known In the history
hydraulic engineering, VA borne Q
the Cherokee pipe. in the constructor
Of which Mr.. Schu,sler held the pos
zion of consulting engineer. IN
Cherokee pipe su.tsins y p~erprnh'ct
lar rrr.surr Of $50 feet: which WA. r.
"'i ., IN. tine I'm lS7ll ~ n grea