The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-28

ing the vast wealth and
enormous sources of revenue of the estate.
The colieries on the coal leases of the estate
are the VIM. Penn Packer No. ?, 3, 4 aud 3,
North Ashland Hammond, East Bear Ridge,
Kelley Run, Girard, West Bear Ridge and
Harrison. The production of coal by these
collieries for 1892 was ], ,495 376 tons and it is
estimated that the production for 1898 will
be 100000 TONS The production for the
first eight months of this year was 80, ,595
tons in excess of the production for the same
period last year.
The lands of the Gira-d Estate in the
Catawissa Valley in the vicinity of Girard
Manor are outside the coal m measures and are fit
only for agricultural purposes and the raising
of timber The arabic land of the estate in
this vicinity is $500 acres and two of the
tracts have six farms held by the following
tenants; Peter c. Barron, 100 acres; Isaac A.
Blew, 113; John Borlace Ill; William H..
George, los; Walter G. Lemon, III; William
George, 113 A new farm has been marked
out on one Of the other tracts and comprises
III acres.
The Girard Water Company was incorpor-
ated August 26, 1888 to save the reservoirs
and water works ALREADY erected on the
Gira d Estate By the Directors of City Trusts
for supplying water to their colIieres) from
seizure by another corporation seeking a
charter from the state for that purpose. 1t
has three reservoirs built, on Lost Creek, and
fourth is now in course of construct on on
Raven Run creek and will be completed in
about six weeks from the present time. All
the reservoirs are on the Girard Estate. No.
reservoir on Lost Creek has a capacity Of
100000 gallons and is used as a distributing
reservoir. No. has storage capacity of
100000 gallons and No. a capacity of
S5,OOO,OOO gallons. The new reservoir at
Raven Run will have a capacity of 1880, $50
gallons giving the water company a total
storage capacity of 1913 $50, $50 gallons.
Messrs, Grant and Quinn are the contrac-
tors constructing the Raven Run reservoir.
They commenced work on March 90, 1898
The ground selected for the site of the
reservoir seemed to promise foundation MT
to build upon, few feet under the surface,
but upon going down in the excavation for a
puddle WALL crevices in the rocks were ex-
posed requiring depth of from 20 to 25 feet
to be excavated under the whole length of
the embankment. The quantities required
for excavation, puddle wall and embankment
were as follows: earth excavation, lOO63
cubic yards; rock excavation, 1O,499 cubic
yards; puddle wall, 1908 cubic yards
embankment, 62,647 cubic yards.
On August z, 1898, Messrs. Grant & Quinn
completed the excavation of the puddle ditch
and on the 1st inst. the puddle wall was filled
in and the embankment commenced. The
working force comprises 305 men with IS
horses and carts and from 5000 to 5000 cart
loads of material are being placed on the
embankment daily. If the season continues
reasonably fair the reservoir will be COM
pleted early in November, next
A twelve-inch main $500 feet in length has
been laid from this new reservoir westward
past the Girard Mammoth coIliery and
through the raviue of Raven Run past Ham
mond cOlliery to connect with and supply
the eight-inch main both westward down the
Shenandoah Valley and in case of the break.
ing Of the old main by mining opera lions
eastward up the valley.
During the last nine years the Girard
Water Company has furnished O65, 04I. .57I
gallons of water to the inhabitants of Girard,
Vile, Shenandoah and the Shenandoah
Valley for domestic use and to co lieries on
the Girard Estate and adjoining lands for
generating steam required for the mining
and preparation of coal. Among the con.
sumers and the quantities consumed for 1892
were Girs rdville borough, 80, ,ls2O2s gallons
hous at Lost Creek, 2,l67 S32; Shenandoah
Water Company, l2, 2,336,76l The total mum
Der of gallons used by all consumers in lsga
was 1914, 955 ,66l.