The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-09

a half miles, and having water sur
face area Of l36- acres. Ttte langib
of the high water contour is seven
miies. Il has an ayails ole capacity Of
1929 acre feet. No. . or Nee Skah ID
twenty ibrAe feet higher End jnst
north Of the King reservoir, narrow
divide separating them, 1t has a
water surface of 1879 acres. The ex-
treme length and breadth ID three By
one and haif miles respectively,
with a high water contour OF nine
miles in length. 1t is composed Of
two paTins connected by en-, M. 5
and for beauty and regularity Of con
tour could not wei, be surpassed by
any thing on Tie plains TIE view
from the east end of .Ne.. narrow
divide separating the lower waters OF
the King from this reservoir when both
are full 10 high water mark will be
one which the eyeiT thsiphabitant OF
the plains is little accustomed TO, and
which those who come from a more ia-
vored locality in SO far as land and water
views are concerned willkeeniy apprec
late. The water slope OF the embank-
ment OF this reservoir is rip-rapped
with rock drom twelve to sixteen inches
in thickness and no expense has been
spared to niakeit water tighr, secure
and safe from wind, wave ice actions.
intersecting the embankment at right
angles near its cente: is outlet No s
connecting the reservoirs with the
Pawnee outlet canal.
At this point of intersection is the
outlet strpc,nre, which consist of sand
stone masonry retaining wall, wing
walls and arch eulveit. The water will
be passed through the retaining wall by
three thirty inch iron pipes, on the
reservoir ends Of which are heavy east
iron sluce valves operated by rods and
gearing rom the top of the retaining
wall. All face work is of coarsed ashIan
which with The heavy eapping stones oG
The wall gives the structure the appear
Iance, solidty and security Nineteeu
hundred and nifty tous Of rock. one
hnndfed and sixty loads Of sand aud
three hundred and fifty barrels OF
cement have beer used in this struc-
ture.
Reservoirs No. 3, / and living north
west of the King and Nee skah reser
yoirs, and at higher elevation Of So
feet Than the LATER. ard having an
2 nv a .l.a4 IA In ma. r. "a on
when iul to nigh wafer mark, may be
considered MS one reservoir, with Il
water surface OF 10 SGT acres. and a CON
tonr 30 niles long, Au embanknen
lA.lO0 feet long having a maximum
height OF 95 located at thetr eastern ex-
treinliy commands he outlet to these
lieseryolrs. The s.942 feet contour be-
ilng the nigh .wAielIn..sk k.<of III TIE
low water mark, or draw off line. of Nee
Noshe and Nee Gionda fesergoirs is fhe
1920 feet contour. and that of Nee ssopah
| ~ feet higher, he 1880 feet contour
The reservoirs are connected. one 10
the other by cuts No. /. . aud 3 cut
No. connecting rWO basins OF Nee
Granda reservoir, and water is drawn
from them for irrigation purposes
through cut No, 4 inlo C0mmanehe out
let canal, The combined length of the
live cats Is 10 miles. The greatest
depth IN excavation in cut No. 5. 81
feet, and the amount Of maternal moved
in their construction, 250.u0o cubic
wards. Dffhe reseryoir Nee Noshe No.
g. and Nee Granda, No :. are ren.arka-
bly, well suited for the economical and
safe storage Of water The sides aud
BOTTOMS of ali arn composed &c an i'm
pervlous clay sell. Nee Noshe is the
best reservoir oi the system. but there is
really little 10 chnose between ii ard
Nee Granda, and 1t would indeed be
bard to find Two reservoirs 10 e0nal
them for capacity aud safe storage On
the piain= Of western America. Nee
Sopah has a VERY extensive area in pro-
portion 70 its capacity abd 90 that ac-
count is the least valuable reservoir Of
the system.
The outlet canals which carry tbe
wafer from the reservoirs to HE lands
IRE the Cotnunanche canal from reser.
voif No 3. 4 and 5, and the Ps snee
canal from reservoir M. 2 The Com
nanche canal rms in & generally south
eastetly course 1872 miles intersesling
Zig Sands creek ahuu one mile north
oi the Amiiy canal crossing rhe Com.
manche canal has width Of rs feet on
the bottom lis entire length, and AZ feet
on top BY o feet deep and has carrying
capacity Of 400 feet per second.
CAPACITIES AREAS q,