Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-22
Biz Cottonwood Power Transmission


d,rinss al Turkey 10 tho East and Utah
In the wesi--ffom Moslon TO Mormon
lays a visit to Salt Lake City cit-
WINGED him that from a socaloglo o.
sisudnolnt the followers Of the Prophet
SIN tb are more interesting A. study
than the followers ot tue Prophet Ma
homet. Ono needs 10 zee the capital
Of the Church OF Jesus Chrlst N LIT
tsrdsy Saints, With It, great ic-aofe
blocks, its broad, rectangular ,tfeels,
its mountain water system, IT. quaint
Mormon walls, Templu and taberna-
Gle, to appreciate the marvel OF tue
Mormon exodu, Of isij, a1j the
stupendous works Of the wo'.
drous chief ani builder, Brigham
Young. The lever which became
such q mighty power In the hands Of
this stest natural leader Of men IA
now discarded. but tn- work romAlnt'
Brigham YouDg pfaclloed aud sdvo'
Gated plural marriages because BE-
wanted his colony 10 increase. t.
him II meant fruit ficatioB aui rapid
colonization. But polygsmy u now
dead In Utah, aud the poolle nav
faced toward n uaw life. Comment ~
the strength OF its honesty OF purpose
and Its splendid half century rrc'iu
OF privation, patient Industry, Ifos
pefity, culture aud wealth, the grtt
Mormon colony Of the West u tceklnF
touch with the fest VI mankind, e.
panding into wi Ter sympathy with
the outside world. Gvniiles are
now welcomed Toto the best Mof-
mon social cifolts. The com
muuity on every hand shows ,ign'
Of ylgor and A. cces', socially, politloal'
ly and financially. Siucs the hhan'
dormsnt Of polygamy, the niember
ship Of the Church has increased
amsrlngly, and its missi lnhties In all
corners Of the globe tell Of the fapij
accession OF converts that 10 being
brought about by the removal OF the
primary Cause OF outside hostility. ln
The West alone, there afe 10000 COM
munioants OF the Church o Lstlef.dsy
SAINTS. The Territory OF Utah n about
to be fa sed to Statehood, and lie
material W, slth IL seen In the number
AMI magnitude OF its home Industries.
hut Its carer IN only u
begun. II has within itself u iund
OF resources that will bring II INTO
n leading place among the forces OF
the age, and II 10 to the development
OF the.. agencies that 1t 10 now bend
ing Itself. The sublime WasaIch
range, under the shadow OF which
Salt Lake CITY eptiugs out Of the
plain, 10 studded thiokly with saitr
streams, caves and pockets, Ted by the
springs aud drainage Of the mountain,
the overflow from which has alsAys
been utilized by the Mormons Tor u.
fertilization OF their valley farms. Tbs
gfanueuf and beauty Of lie peaks aud
ia3rs arc ub,quAilsd even IN the BET
nese Alps, anu tue picture OF Lake
blaucne, with ". settings OF snow.
m ,ptied cliff, shown ON this pseo, VIII
suggest TO the traveller IN Ceuttal
Europe the rugged anu awful prone
OF tho Matter oID, This and seven
other OF the wasAtoh lake., lying stili,
dsrh aud solemn, at attitudes OF Ill 900
g. rs, 900 feet, ar. now 70 he tie means
oil fiilius the valley below with lignt
aud Iadness. 10 tue picturesque big
Cottonwood oanyo whete the gfanits
blocks Gr tue pUn,iervus Anu imposing
Mormon temple were quartet. these
waters arc being damned, aud co :
verified into q 20 yer that viii develop
the resources Of Utah Ia mines. pro-
ducts ana manufacture, To au extent
almost unparalleled IN the history u
the West. The Big ColtonwooJ Power
company has practically completed lie
plans for the generation and uans.
mission Of electric power from tho
various water supplies In the Big Cot
tonwood canyon, thirteen miles ssuIh.
ea,t OF Salt Lake City, for the supply Of
light anu power Within the limits Of
the city, aud 10 the factories aud small
townsin the vlciuity.
n.
The power station Ia located In the
canyon, At "rhe Slaits," Ia miles by
pole line from the dis riuutns eta.
ton OF the Salt Lake 4 o den Gas
and Electric Light company, Ia
Salt Lake CITY. At this ttation
there IL a minimum how OF 3,a00
cul 10 feet Of wa or per minute, which,
working under $50 ieat heaJ, produces
2,4i7 h. .. any and every hour IN the
year. During tine months OF the
year, II will give ueafly 1000 b. y.
The storage reservoir ~ tue head of
"rhe STARE" has an available capacity
OF ~ hours continuous nIw OF the
stream, making all OF the water avAii-
able by using mn excess duting maxi
mum loads anu allowing tie reservoir
60 accumulate duiing minimum loAds.
Fitly.eight thousand eight hundred b.
y. hours per day OF "a hours, IA locked
for from this source. OF which 0s per
cent can be delivered In salt LsSr
CITY In contract form, making 10000
h. .. houIs net daily. Tue 90 per ce at
efficiency IL derived lromi Pelton water
wheels 50 pei cent, q. h, generators, "a
per cent, Il. T., tiansiUrmere (taibint
ga per cent, iiue transmission 90 pei
cent, q. II. transit irmSfs Producing
ga per cent, ora tOtal OF $50 per ceut,
Tne map OF tbs reservoir shows pip,
line extending from tho head gates
submerged Ia the bottom OF tho IeseT
yoif, 10 psustock or receiver wood
housing with 'gr M ieA" loch, {
just below the bflGsv. This pipe, U
steel.banded redwood, IL anchored Il
the bottom by rock pllts, anu 10 to b,
used In the event Of It's being necessary
10 Drain this reservoir, without inter
iering with the funoing OF the station
This n accomplished by clo,iag tn
headgAte valves, anu Opsulng tn
reservoir valves In tue drainage tun
mel, anu tue station Will thus be su q
Piled from ths natural NV Of tn
stream, uuriug sucn umo a tue res
sryolr might be- empty.
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