Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-27

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Reservoir Company. II furnishes inter
O ting data 10 those he are interested in
practical irrigation.
MarkleviIe, Alpine Co. CAL,
November, 10, 1888.
\. Livingston. President Alpine Land
and Reservoir Company, Carson Guy,
Nevada. Dear Sir. | submit herewith
my annual export rs superintendent,
showing the repairs and Improvements
made to our reservoir sites, and the con-
| dlfion Of the same at This date. Attached
hereto you viii iuG the necessary Nou-
cherS for the on penses Incnrred.
All ofthe Old dun,s. seven in nuruher,
have been put in good repairs. and I ne" !
da,u has been built on the site near sun
set Lake. called, Long Nalley"-hel-h'
Of new dam feet aud storage c'pa't*F
about equal to that OF Sunset.
The repairs and improvements "n he
Old dam were as follows:
"Tan1arack.'' "$uu4et' and "h0wor
Kenney,7 new gates puC in alri dams
raised from / to . feet in height and earth
on dams doubled in thickness. "Net
/" M4adows'' dam, which was III danger Of
going out. was carefully repaired and
strengthened, new gates put i'll and earth
on dam made double its origtnh thick
ness. Upper Kenney," new box anu
: dam raised and strengthened. summit
and "Raymnni" dams slightly repaired,
strengthened and gates closed.
: [ estimate the present storage cap trlty
Of all the dams, eight in number. to he
about 2)00a:re tsst, an inareI7e OF E)J
acre feet over the storage G tlaSt year. and
they can be filled and cared for next
year at al expense not exceeding 500
e and for a much less am cunt each sue
~ceeling year.
'r In addition 10 the work on the dam
!" above specified, = strong and convenient
l. log house has been built in Indian Val
/ ley, size Of house inside, II by p feet and
feet high. 1t is covered with shake
and has fire place aud sheet iron furnace
for cooking attached. | have stored il
az the new house. tools, provisions and
boiling, for use i'll the spring.
I recommend that a small piece o
l.. meadow lanl, situatel near the house
N be fenced, which will be ample to fur
IL n:sh horse feed, whjch item in the pas
IL owing to snow and bat roals has been
very ex pensive getting in.
wagon road. although a rough one
y" was built from the the Hope Valley an
Blue Lakes ruai 10 the house in lndEt
~ Valley. a distance OF about five mile
= over which / four horse team was able
nc travel ard carry 5000 pounds. At Con
Il" paritively small expense this road cal
:" next wear, be put III good condition
tIl - ---- --..+ ->,,Dy;an,.A 4 n,
"" an absolute necessity and in connectIo
" with the house in Indian Valley W.
constitute a base of supplies and oper'
tons in the early spring and taIl OF II
year heretofore impossible on accou'
ada of the snow and bud weather, as we'll
ver resulting in a great saving TO the Con
bis pany, as our frei5hting during the pa
ire wear cost double what it would had Il
road in question been built.
In conclusion | will state that II
present storage capacity of the reservoir
, compared with that OF the same for la
season. after making all due allOwan
for seepage and evaporation at the dan
and taking into consideration t
oil measurements made by Mr.. Chalmel
civil engineer at Rodenbah Station |:
that season. the loss i"iH7 49,
the reservoirs 70 Lie heao Oh ''0 E"''
on I can safely estimate the amount
hey stored wafer Inc company WIN NO ,
,oks pared 10 denver al we H7"" u N"'
+ of Valley during the irrigating season
!, rv> 1900 acre feet, or more than sufficient
5000 acres Of new or arid lands.
90 w. NJ. ThOrnburg,
=, nc Superintendent