Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-09-17

l. the 12 inch piping. These pipes had
 substantial gates and strainers so pro
 t-cted that nothing deleterlous could enter or gam admiItsnce into the pip- ing. From this water station, where
 the wat3r was ss clear as crystal, eX tended two fumes uUrtherly and east terly Dot in the river bed or bottom but rather under the side of the banks, say
 some 16 feet deep. One Hume extended 1900 feet and one 1000 feet. That of the 1890 feet was l2x24. That of the 1000 feet was 12x36. Along this sys- tenn Of tiumage there were 9 sand boxes
 marked by piping driven in the sand.
 These boxes are so placed as to catch
 and retain all sediments. They are
 then taken out and cleaned. There are
 also air ventilatOr5 along the track of
 this Hume and said ventilators are neat
 ly covered with wire screens. From
 the head of this Hume to the water station where the Hume meets the pipe system there are 20 inches Of fall. The river bed at this point was wide
 and its banks steep and not drop of
 water flowing on the surface. The
 trees in this vicinity have a luxuriant growth and great big willows and mus
 quites lOomed up Tn giant proportions on all sides. The soil here as all along the route for two or three miles was Of rich and splendid quality and the river banks seemed to be composed of powdered alluvial, rich every foot of it as the silts from the overtiowing Nile. 4 study of this subterranean river and great water shed system that seems to derive its source from the Santa Ritas, Rincon and Cataliras. The water seems to come in from the east flowing west whilst the apparent trend of the Santa Cruz river bed is north and south. The geological and topo- graphical study of this section together with suitable surveys relative to the depths of water sheds. the exact foun- tam head from whence it comes, the study and close examInation of the Santa Ritas will be feature in behalf of perpetual water supply and should be a feature of such transcendant i'm portance as to engross the attention of the entire population of Tucson. Alter viewing and examining this important portion of the premises. MT. Watts turned his horses head homeward and in returning, the western portion of the river was travelled. Here was excellent
  horaes pasturing under the colossal shades of thick growth of trees. The ranch of Buckalew, Goldsmith Bros, Royal A. Johnson, pr. Gerard, Mayor Maish ond Allison Bros. were all passed en route. At Silver Lake team haul- ing ore from the Saginaw was endeav oriLg to extricate itself from a small stream that crossed the read. At the lake a lone bathist, either Snliivanite or CorbettIte was sporting in the lim- pid waters. To the right of Silver Lake coming into town is the canal and land of the Allison Bros, and all who speak in reference to it wish them abundant success in their project as they have spent good sum and their perseverance, deserves success. The reportorial de- partment of the Tucson CITIZEN re- turned to the city much wiser and bet ter posted for .his trip and more con- vinced than ever that the wa.er system is large undertaking as it stands to- day and that 1t takes hard cash to build It and talk will never better it. Mana ger Watts has Tn his office register of the pressure and elevation combined, then a register of elevation alone. The gentleman has also a photograph of the large water works in the city of Fl | PasO and in that picture can be seen | , of his sons occupying positions in the | and mechanical depart | ment thereof. In conclusion the Fla | berian of the CITIZEN thanks the man. ager of the water works for the kind | courtesy shown hIm on the trip of ex- plOration.