The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
is not good, plenty of material fo1
pudding can be found close at hand.
THE ROUTE

pudding can be found close at hand.
THE ROUTE
taken by the canal is as nearly as can
be described as follows: Coming out OF
ParIey's Greek short distance above
the "Narrows," or abont half mile
above the Dudler brewery, it crosses
the road and comes around the edge CT
the hill, above the road all the way out
of the canyon and onto the bench. The
course is then northwesterly, passing
about ten rods west of Terrace Heights,
still to the northwest across the Pepper
tract. Then it takes a turn almost
due west, passing through the new
cemetery, The point where 1t goes
through the west fence, being about
forty rods above the corner of the old
cemetery. Thence across Lindsey's
Gardens, above the old Lindsey house
to the corner of Ninth and K Streets,
where the workmen left off last night.
From here it will run a little to the
north of west, reaching City Creek
Canyon at point between Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets on A Street-hve
and q half blocks north of Anderson
observation tower.
The route is about eight miles from
head to outlet, and passes at all points
above the inhabited portions of the city.
THE FLUMING.
In this distance there is probably a
mile and half of good solid fuming.
Where the water comes out of the
canyon onto the hill. it will be neces-
sary to put in ABOUT one mile OF fun
ing. Then the crossings over Emigra-
ton and Red Butte gulches are aumed,
as is also the distance across the ceme-
terry. Besides this, there are OF course
a few points of lesser importance
where fumes will be necessary.
THE COST.
The engineer says he cannot tell the
exact cost until the work is completed
but the estimated cost was $4,000, and
the real cost will not be far either
way from this figure. This is, OF course.
outside of the water-rIghts mentioned
above; and considering the ditfic ulties
encountered it cannot be considered as
an expensive luxury.
THE CAPACITY.
The width of the ditch is six feet at
the bottom and the banks are four
feet high. The discharge will be about
sixty cubic feet to the second. This
will be ample to carry all the water that
will be procured from Farley Greek. In
case further supply is obtained the
ditch can be enlarged at any time al
comparatively small expense.
| Watermaster WIlcken, asked by the
reporter whether it was the intention
to supply all property owners under
the ditch or only those who hold water
rights at present, said that there would
even in a dry season like this be al
ample supply for the Eleventh and
Twenty first Wards and in an oIdinar y
season there would be enough also fol
the Eighteenth and Twentieth Ware
benches.
REpoRrER-Do you think there vii
be enough left to flush the sewers?
Mr.. WILCKEN-Not in season like
this.
A "season like this" however, comes
along once in ten or twelve years, Sc
this opinion of the watermaster's neeC
hardly dampen the spirits CT the sewer
age advocates.
Mr.. W.lcken considers the canal 8
perfect success and says that it is al
and more too than it was expected L
be. AS soon as recent break near the
mouth of Parley's is fixed up the water
will be turned in again and by the
middle of this week will be running
to the head of K Street, Th,
Twenty-frst Warders have already hat
taste of the water and are anxiousl,
waiting for more. II no further diff
culties are encountered the water viii
be kept running until the snow and tn
ice block up the ditch. Then it will b
turned off till the opening of sprin
when it will come forth again to glad
den the hearts of thtrsting north AMI
east bench humanity.