The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-09

mine. This supply Of water on the worry crcst
OF inc mn enables the ore in tho cuts on tho
$40 ot the flndlcy ridge to 10 washed down
on TO the mill iloor at mere nominal expense
that of water rent. The writer saw from sixty
70 ,sovcnty-nyc tons thus Hooded from tho
1000 10 200 feet. in less than ten mnutcs.
Inc third extension il ono OF the most inn
portant as we'll rs tho most expensive. 1t con
yeys water IN ample quantity tO Hood ores to
the mills on tho belt known as the Pigeon
hhoost. q distance Of some six miles. On this
llgeon RQost belt are situated some Of the most
Naluaule deposits OF the whole gold belt. and on
thts section is tho wcll-known properly of Mr..
:. 1. NJ Barlow Of your city, which fully de-
ON this Pigeon Roost extension. which has a
total lcngth OF six miles. the water ut one point
a@etcr and GSp eei h SuRS Snr Tom be m
crest OF one hill. down its slope at an angle u
40 degrees. under the bed Of Cane Greek and
height from the lowest depth. where this tube
rests on the bed rock under the waters OF Cane
Creek. to tho summit Of the ridge from which
IL dcsconds, is 30l feet. Considerable DIM.
Guilty was found and overcome In the riyeting
together Of this tubo. 1t has no outside nangcs.
Ike tho 36-inch iron tube on tho main ditch.
but was constructed 30 that the enJ Of one sec
ton overlpppod the other, and rivet had to DE
fastened from the inside and boltcd on The out
side. The small diameter Of tho tube-Guly lG
inches rendered 1t indispensable. In order
to perform this work Of riveting tho
various sections together. to employ boys.
This work was performed in the months Of July
and August last, with the thermometer ut times
the tube little better thana sitting furnace. But
Mr.. Hand was equal 10 the occasion. HO had
tho tube covered with eacking had water
brought up from the crock. kept the tagging
saturated. and the little fellows with pillows
under their heads, and with liliputian iack-
screws. nHde for the purpose. boted riyet after
riNct until the work was completed. Another
section OF this Pigeon RoOst extension il a
wooden tube. 800 feet long. aud % inches in
inside diameter The open ditch OF this ex-
tension is four feet wide on the bottom. six feet
on the top and three feet deep. cut through the
earth or blasted out Of the rocks. and delivers
an enormous head OF water ut the Pigeon
RcOst at nn elevation Of 800 fcet above the level
OF the water of Cane Greek. This work which
is thorough and perfect in every respect. not
having leak in its entire length, was accom-
nlished in seven months from the time Of its
first survey. NJ a cost Ot close upon $40 1000.
This extension also supplies water to the top
0t the divide botweeL Cane Greek and the
Itowah River TO the south. carving the water
OF the lahoola under Cane Greek. and thus
providing water facilities for many valuable
mines, at a distance Of ten miles along the gold
belt These mines were previously valucless
owing TO the want Of water.
Tho outlay for the entire ditch. with its three
extensions, from the beginning Of the work to
date has been not less than 100000 Mr.
Hand has invested over sos. 900 Of his own
capital In its reconstruction.