Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-31

an altitude OF nearly 200 feet. Tie
damage caused by tiiis accident was
repaired In a couple OF hours. For
the Information OF non-reSidents. we
republi>h u brief historical description
Of the work:
The principal feeder In Marlette
Lake. situsted ut an elevation of about
l.50O feet above G. street, Virginia
City, aud located within u mile of the
eastern shore OF Lake Tahoe. This
lake l. 800 acres In extent, ami when
tlled. Is Is feet in depth. The filling
of the lake can be accomplished every
Winter. The second source OF supply
i. known as Dlll's or Hohart's Creek.
which daily conveys nh imtneiise
volume of water through itS bed. For
the present the water Is simply taken
from this creek by lean Of m IS inch
flume four miles in lcagth. In the
future the water from Marlette Lake
will he conveyed by way of Spooner's
Divide to the inlet OF the pipe, and
there join tho water obtained fIom
Dall's Creek.
The pipe. which |. the main und
most difficult feature Of the entire ell
terpii>e. commences on u spur n little
over two miles west OF the Lake View
toll-gate. ut Ii perpendicular elevation
of l.SS5 feet above tile truck OF the
Virginia and rruckee RI lroad. thence
follows il an ea>terly course the crest
at the spur. and crosses the valley ut
the Lake View toll-gate, and gradually
ascends TO its ea-teriy or outlet eId at
\ point five miles east Of the toll.gate,
thus making the entire length OF the
pipe 7 miles aud l3i ieet. The per
peudicular elevation oil the inlet above
the outlet i 455 feet. but tor the pres
ent only 800 feet Is to be used, as this
head will give Il supply amounting to
about ten times the quantity Virginia
City and Gold Hill have been using
thus far. The quantity that this. head
will convey into Virginia City every
"a hours equals 100000 gallons.
which amount. by increasing the head
to 465 feet. will be increased TO $780,
0C0 per diem.
Asalready stated. the pressure which
the pipe will be compelled to sustain,
Including the head Of 800 feet. !. e..
when the water l. IN full motion. on
it, way toward Virginia City, will be
l.720 feet.
The new pipe IA IL inches In diam.
eter. The Iron ut the po!nt Of the
heaviest pressure l. 5 l8tlls OF an Inch
in thickness. aud Is hot rivettcd with
ss.inch rivcts. there being a double
ruw OIL the straight seam and n single
row on the round seam. As the ground
rises toward the east anal west. aud
the pressure consequently decreases,
the Iron decreases Ia thickness gradu-
ally from . l6ths of an inch through
-. ; l5ths. etc. down to l 10Th OF al
Inch In thickness.
In order TO show the difficulties ELL
countered OH the line OF the pipe 1t
may be here stated that thirteen steep
canyons had to be crossed. giving the
entire line Il succession OF fluctuations
and curves, vertically rs well NJ later
ally. Wherever the pipe crosses n de.
preston II is mounted with n blow-oif
cock. Tor the purpose OF removing any
sediment which might accumulate in
the pipe in the coarse Of time. while
on the crest Of every hill which the
pipe crosses II has an mir cock tor blow.
Ing oil the air at the first letting In Of
the water. "a we'll rs In the future.
should any occur.
From the outlet or east end OF the
pine a ilune niue miles la length. of
the same dimru.ions ms the one on the
west side Of the valley. viz Is inrheS
wide and IS inches in depth. runs Into
Gold Hill aud rirgmii. arriving thr'e
1t an elevation sufficient 70 throw n
directly FROM the hyd'ant oil
sufficient fo-ce aud hight to put out u
fire without help from any other
The amount Of rolled Iron used la
the construction Of the pipe wasl l5n.'
COO pounds. number OF rivets l.OeO.Ou0
The amount Of lead used la laying the
pipe was 50 coo pounds.
The total cost OF the aqueduct Will
amount to about $l,000.@ When
the water shall have arrived In Nir-
yinia Civ aud Gold Hill. q few hours
hence, The grand event will, no donht.
be celebrated with firing of clnnon.
bon-tlres. and other enthusiastic manl-
fes,ations OF joy by a grateful people