The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-28
THE IRRIGATION QUESTION
Examination BY Experts Of the Oahu
Railway & Land oompany's
Water Prospects,
Conditions More Favorable Than
Represented,

on business connected with that en-
terprise, he engaged the services of
two eminent civil engineers, who
accompanied him on his return
home. One of them is Mr.. G.. f.
Allardt, consulting engineer of the
Board of Public Works of Oakland,
Cal, and consulting engineer of the
Spring Valley Water Works Of San
francisco. The other is Mr.. Jas.
ID. Schuyler, chief engineer of the
Board of Public Works of San
Diego, CAL, and constructing en-
gineer of the Sweet Water Dam re-
Gently built there. The business
for which these gentlemen were en-
gagged and brought here at great ex-
pense by Mr.. Dillingham; was to
make an expert examination of the
water resources of the company on
the lands that they project opening
up for cultivation and colonization.
Being aware that the engineers
had completed their inspection of
the lands on this island, besides
having made n visit to the island OF
Maui, BULLETIN representative
called at the office of the Oahu
| Railway and Land Company and
asked Mr.. Dillingham; if he wished
to be interviewed.
The interchangeable aspirant to rail-
way and colonizing kiBgship laugh
ed gently, but, before giving any
satisfaction to the question, pro-
cecded to show the reporter very
convenient machine for copying let
tiers and another patent device for
filing and registering correspond
ence.
'1Iave the engineers made their
report to your was then asked.
"Yes, bnt you had hetter have
talk with Them and with this Mr..
Dillingham; led the reporter into the
drafting room, where Mr.. Alardt
was. working on map and Mr..
Kluegcl, the engineer OF the railway,
busy with some plan or profile.
"Will you please tell this reporter
how the result of your inspection
compares with representations l
made to you in California, and then
| will leave him to you for whatever
other information he may desire?
was the formula of introduction adj
dressed hy Mr.. Dillingham; to Mr..
Allardt.
well, l may say" responded
Il l. =, g, Il
Mr.. Dillingham; being interested
gave rose-colored representation
of the prospects for irrigation of the
lands. Having now with Mr.. Schuy-
Ter made q careful survey of the
ground, taking the evels, l am con-
Yinced that the conditions are much
more favorable than were represent
ed to me by Mr.. Dillingham; in Cali
fornia."
Mr.. AlIardt proceeded to speak of
the water flowing from springs I'M
der the bank or ridge at Hououluli
ranch, and then referred to plan
they had drawn of feasible reser-
voir at Waiawa, where the road di-
vides near the Eva church.
"This reservoir would contain
about four thousand million gallons
of water, or speaking more exactly"
said Mr.. Allardt, "three billion six
hundred million 6, 800, 600, 000)gal-
, Ions. The dam would not be ovel
one hundred feet In height, making
an inland lake two miles long which
can be drawn upol for irrigatine
the lands below. A reservoir of this
kind in that locality can be filled
: and emptied six or seven times Q
t year, whereas similar ones in Cali.
fornia can only be done so once 6
year.
"This is the largest stream il
EVA district" remarked Mr. Klue-
: gel.
. could dam be constructed in
such place strong enough to resist
the maximum freshets in the year,
"a large wasteway would be pro-
vided TO prevent all danger from
foods" replied Mr.. Allardt. so
course, the Jolnstown calamity has
made people everywhere somewhat
nervous about dams, but in thai
case it was clear that great negli.
gence in construction and care pro-
duccd the disaster.
Here earth dams would be hest
They grow more secure with age i
the material is good and they are
properly built. The red soil here
is excellent for the purpose. 1T
admixture of iron is favorable
quality. Pure clay is not the bes
material; it requires mixture o
sand with it. There are no rodents
in this country to attack you
dams"
"You consider that the rich lanc
of honolulu can be irrigated will
the water now going to waste with
out expensive pumping"
1T can be irrigated largely iron
: the series Of springs there. Som
! storage reservoirs may be require,
for emergencies, and it may b.
; necessary 10 have a certain amour
! of pumping. From the levels takel
Inv ms lOwryer. we are satisfied tina