The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-23
WATER, PURE AND PLENTY.
Figures as to Volume at
Goss Springs.
(Bullfrog Miner.)

NDuA AAhSy
It having been stated that there
was not an abundance of good water
at Goss springs, which is the source
of Bullfrog's water supply, the follow
ing extract from a letter written on
April 2 by Arthur Philbrick, of the
firm Of Booker, Philbrick & Fenner,
consulting engineers in the eonstruc-Y
ton of the water system, to President
H. H.. Clark, is timely and interesting:
81 measured the running water on
the second day of March from the two
springs and found a combined supply
of twelve miners inches already de-
veloped, or Is cubic feet of water per
minute. Future developments up to
date show the flow to be increased to
10 cubic feet Of water per minute, and
I am strongly Of the opinion that
within the next ten days we shall have
increased this flow to at least "a Gu
bic feet Of water per minute, with ex-
cellent chances of obtaining rs high
as 80 or perhaps SO feet per minute
when the work now being done is fully
completed.
"The line, therefore, Is SO planned
as to carry the maximum amount of
water likely to be developed under
40 feet vertical pressure at the town
site of Bullfrog."
The following engineering facts rel
alive to Bulfrog's big pipe line have
been compiled from the records and
notes Of Booker, Philbrick & Fenner:
The total length of the pipe line is
eleven miles and 1900 feet, measured
from the intake at Goss Springs to
Main street in Bu]lfrog.
The flow of water developed is 1885,
900 gallons in "a hours. This is caught
by. a properly screened fume laid on
Bedrock, so that 10 possible chance is
left for the water to come in contact
with decaying vegetation, but is con
veyed to the consumer with all the
purity, in which it gushes from the
rocks.
The.pipe on the upper portion OF the
line is 9 inches in diameter and the bal
ance z and 6 inches, in order to pro
vide for the full amount developed
and stand the 140 feet Of vertical
pressure head at Bullfrog. This pres
sure amounts to roughly 60 pounds per
square inch, but the riveted steel pipe
employed is designed to carry some
four times this amount with safety.
Riveted steel pipe combines the ad-
vantages Of lightness with great
strength.
It may be mentioned for the benefit
Of the people "from Missouri" that
the highest point of the divide be-
tween Beatty and Bullfrog trav-
ersed by the pipe ditch is s04 feet
below the level of the lowest springs.
The big ditch was completed a week
ago and the company men were then
given a vacation until the arrival of
enough pipe On the ground to guar
antee continuous work to the finish
The entire amount of pipe contract
ed for with +. X. Simonds CO., of Los
Angeles, is delivered on the ground at
Los Vegas, and nearly 100 head OF
horses and mules are at work hauling
it to its destination at various points
along the ditch. The freighters report
the roads in bad condition, especially
where the great dry lake is crossed.
Here, they say, the heavy teams
plunge in dust pot holes nearly to the
axles, and freighting is greatly de-
layed thereby. In spite of the numer-
Gus obstacles encountered, however,
work is being pushed with the great
est energy, and President Clark as
sorts with confidence that a stream OF
water will be shot over the Merchants
hotel before July Is next
DEATH OF I0UIE IO0NON1.