Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-12
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Has Grown Shorter for a Number Of
Years.

Years.
Henry Daugherty, Superintendent
Of the Carson Water Company. and
who has had more practical experience
in the water supply of this valley than
any other man, has fguyed out that
the streams of thiseBeetiA have shown
a material decreaf ~ psst twelve
years. IN tallztHx; bsef she supply
that is5now furhf6sd the State he
stats6to the Apps man hat it was
simply q case of the xatsE diminishing
froH the lack of moisture. When the
Little water was first purchased the
SUPPLY To- the, Cat1sbl and Home &as
adeauatGA hftStM o}aASktd Tie
reservoir and both institutions had all
the water that they required. At that
time Mr.. Dausharty fways tie State
gardner and knows whereof he speaks.
The. wat!R thhk wa epurl O. ikGire
than nll9d %het small pipes thM the
State owns and it was no trouble to
irrisate botH " the State holdings.
Since that time there has been a
series, Of dry seasons. The winter
months faiied to- deposit enough SNOW
in the mountains to supply the springs
and the continuance Of this state Of
affairs has resulted in lack of water
at the<State reservoir )
Ts1<o state Of of9o;rc ow;c<c NJ
the Water Company's reservoirs and
springs. When the company had
plenty of water some years ago there
was not more than half of the flow. 1t
has been necessary for the company to
purchase extra water in order to sup
ply the patrons with the generous am
cunt used every day
Mr.. Daugherty was employed by
the State at the time, that the well
was dug near the Bath ranch. He
states that the well is practically in
exhaustibie. Governor Stevenson
furnished the State with Cornish
pump and threshing engine, which
ANA hAohSo ehS PO"Si' III opiIC VI thO
fact that two shifts of engineers were
maintained and continual pumping
kept up the water in the well was only
lowered about eight feet. and it was
never lower than at that point. 1t
seemed that the pump was working
against a subtereanean lake, as the
well certainly furnished all the water
that the mains could carry and all the
State required. The main reason that
this system was abandoned was the ex-
pense. The hiring of the engineers
and the wood bill ran the expense
close to ten dollars a day and this
was prohibative.
At the time that the well was dug
the State was offered the ground that
the we'll was on for a nominal amount.
terrain the proposition of purchasing
the ground and allowed the right to
pass, which has given the ground to
the Bath estate. That the well is
valuable there is no questioning, and
Mr.. Bath has placed a windmill on the
property that furnishes considerable
water
From the experiments made by the
State it would seem that there could
be another pumping plant established
that would settle the water question
1t is a known fact that there is an
inexhaustable supply of water at a
comparatively shallow depth. Elec
tricity is within hailing distance of the
wells and pumps are now manufact'
ured that with light power would fur.
nish the State with all the water
that. could possibly be used. The State
has an appropriation which is to be
expended for securing water for the
institutions of this city, and as there is
no question as to the supply it would
seem that this plan could be utilized
Electrical pumping needs no engineer
as il demonstrated in Virginia City and
other places where electrically driven
machinery,is used Several motors IN
Virginia City have been in operation .
year and not one. dollars worth Of re
pair has been needed. The State
would not need. over three months
pumping in the year Of four at the at
most and by installing the electric
pump It could be done at a rate that
would demonstrate the advisibality d
others following the same mode q
raising water. There would be nc
water rights Co. buy and no. suits over
them.
Mr.. D&nsherty's experience in re
gard to depending upon streams and
springs e worth considerable, and hs
has made the matter personal study
for over fifteen YEARS. sado his know
ledge of. !theopumpink ASstem - to b
absolutely rel4ednnpnfC .v1199osa 10
aqnf G =. $685. Giaao1 na1aos
90 woiked 6veftime. g. 3