The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-05-26
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
Construction Being Pushed to Com
pletion by September LIST.

The Nevada Power, Mining and Mill
ing company is pushing work on the
big electric power plant which is to sup
ply power to the mines and towns of
Goldfield and Tonopah districts. The
pole holes have been completed into
Goldfield and the poles of Oregon cedar,
cross arms, insulators and wire for fifty
miles of the line are now being hauled
and are being distributed along the line.
For the west end tamarack poles will be
used. The work of placing the poles in
position will be in full swing next week.
Forty feet distant from the electric
power line a telephone line will be
stretched which will connect with all
places where power is used with the
main Office on Bishop creek. With cleo
trio power in sight and which will be
ready for use by the first of September,
when the juice will be turned on, the
most serious problem of the desert
camps will be settled, namely, cheap
power for mines and mills, with coal
for steam purposes out of the question,
and wood at 500 a cord, and a limited
quantity of 1t at that, the advent OF
electricity will be hailed with satisfac-
ton by every one. 1t is estimated that
the cost of power compared with wood
or gasoline will show a reduction OF
from so to 6625 per cent. Electric power
for lighting the various towns in the
GOldfeld District, and Tonopah Will
also be furnished and a better light and
a cheaper one by far is promised n at
present. The big dam on Bishop creek
is completed and machinery tor general
ing the electricity is arriving at Bishop.
The power house is nearing completion
and it is a large one built to accommo-
date all the machinery requisite Tor the
furnishing of 10000 horse power,
although at first $500 horse power will
be ample to furnish all the mines OF the
two camps and towns. The distance
from the power house to the dam Is
about 1000 feet, a little less than two
have a fall of 1875 feet, and for 5000 feet
from the dam will flow through a wood
en- pipe AZ inches in diameter. The fall
is slight for this distance. 1t will then
be conveyed to the power house, the
additional 1000 feet through strong steel
pipes 80 and "a inches in diameter to
two Pelton High Head wheels, which
will supply the power to run the dvna-
mos. The Juice will be transmitted over
three aluminium wires of No. U size,
each being about three-eights OIL an inch
in diameter stretched on the poles which
are 80 feet apart. Aluminium is used
instead of copper on account OF its
lightness, which enables the distance
between the poles to be much longer.
The loss in power from the power plant
to Gold6eld, a distance of 81 miles is
calculated at Is per cent, but $500 horse
power will be registered at both Gold
field and Tonopah as the estimated loss
will be made up at the power plant with
increased power. A division station VIII
be erected at Alkah Springs, twelve
miles northwest OF Goldfeld, where a
division of the power to Tonopah and
Goldield will be made. Contracts have
already been let for the construction OF
sub-stations at Goldfield and Tonopah.
From these transforming houses the
voltage will be reduced from 10000 to
5000 and power will be furnished to
with voltages of $50, 44O, 22O
and 10 as desired. Power will be fur