Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21
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Robert Baxter, Jr, and others and
stock Is solicited from all residents OF
the county Several hundred dollars
have already been subscribed II Is
proposed 70 raise $500, purchase
boring machine ana sink shafts In var
iOus parts Of the valley until coal 10
found The groupings near WellsVllle,
Charleston ana other localities are ia
yOrable 10 the project John Il. Ed
wards stlll has q small force Of men
working on his property near Paradise,
and r. A. Nelson has never lost faith
In his claim In Blacksmith Fork cam
yon Messrs Squlres of Logan and
Hyrum recently made a promising dis
covery In their mine near the latter
place, and Hans Jensen Of Hyde Park
Ia pushing operations on his Green can
yOn property,
THE HERCULES POWER COMPANY
In the Hercules company is shown
what power can be produced from the
streams surrounding Logan, This COM
pany has run a ilume, built mostly OF
oregon pine, and 1900 feet long from
point five miles above the city TO a
cliff from which Ia obtained an almost
perpendicular fall OF two hundred and
twelve feet A cross section of the wa
ter'B actual flow is about 30 feet, and,
as the mean velocity Of the water Is u
feet second there Is "A flow of about
900 secOnd-feet, or 22,55O pounds. This
with fall Of 2l2 feet win give $3.50
horsepower, theoretically, But rs the
nume Is not fully taxed to It's capacity
and the wheels work az about So per
cent efficiency, the actual power VIII
not exceed 5000 horsepower The water
is conveyed to twin plants of James
Teffcl water wheels by two four-f0ot
hael pipes, about four hundred feet
long
The power house Is built on the for
mer bed Of the Logan river which was
turned from its course that this might
be accomplished, The building is Of
brick and unpretentious except for its
surroundings. It's interior, however, Is a
model OF fine workmanship the mas
slve machinery forming striking con-
trast to the delicately polished maple
floor and highly ornate marble switch
boards,
Nor could the grounds be well gone
over without mention. on the penlnsu-
Ia formed by the tail-race Of the dis
charged water on the one hand, the
river on the other, beautiful lawns and
shrubbery are planted Near the center
is a rustic electric fountain which dis-
charges spray, through the center or
with the dairy and fruit interests OF the
which shoots stream sixty feet nigh
strong electric lights are turned on the
falling waters that transform them INTO
a shower Of falling gold. Leading acroos
the tail-race Is a rustic bridge, cross
ing which one comes Immediately upon
A beautiful club house costing In all up.
wards of 10000, which Is the home OF
the station superintendent and em-
ployes. -.,
But the plant Itself Is as interesting
scientifically as the grounds are artis-
tlcally. which Is verified in the fact
alone that II forms part OF the longest
transmission line In the world This
line runs from here via Salt Lake CITY
Mercur and Eureka to Provo, where
another plant Is built that VIII run IN
connection with this one, the two form
ing one line over two hundred miles
long. The plant here Is fitted with the
most modern General Electric company
machinery, and Is Installed for 1000 Is
w. or about 1000 horsepower the gen