East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-27

Panama. following the line OF the
Panama railroad, is 47.65 miles
Along The line Of the canal and rail-
road. including Panama and Colon,
are q towns and a varying number Of
camps. The total population is esti-
mated to be $4,000.
To secure an adequate supply of
pure water the plan adopted is to
create lakes by damming the head
waters OF streams at convenient To-
calities sufficiently remote from the
towns to be free from contamination
and to pipe the water into the towns
and camps. Each lake viii contain
sufficient water to supply several
towns or camps. These several
separate plants will constitute a sys-
TEN extending practically from ocean
to ocean and supplying the zone with
pure water for domestic purposes and
fire protection. Sites have been Sc
lected and the work is rapidly pro-
crossing at Panama (Rio Grande), ,
Culebra, Empire, Las Cascadas, Cor
gona, Tabernilla (Rio FrijolesJ, and
| Cristobal- Mount Hope).
BY tapping the main conducting
| the water from the Rio Grande to
Panama water is now supplied to the
following towns: Ancon (the Ameri-
| can settlement in the suburbs OF
Panama), Ancon hospital. la Boca
| Corozal, Pedro Miguel and Paraiso.
To supply Ancon hospital 1875 linear
feet of pipe OF all sizes were laid,
being about 80 per cent Of the
! amount required. For La Boca about
| 1000 linear feet were laid, connect
ing the Panama main with the old
pipes and furnishing an abundant
supply. For Corozal 5000 linear feet
have been laid, sufficient for present
| requirements; for Pedro Miguel, L.
$50 linear feet sufficient for present
requirements; for Paraiso. 500 linear
feet of pipe sufficient TO bring the
| water into the town.
The water for Culebra is also Sc
1 cured from the Rio Grande lake, and
for this purpose 1875 linear feet OF
pipe have been laid and A house con-
nections made. The water is passed
through sterilizers before delivery.
The permanent supply will be taken
in part from a lake formed by placing
a dam in the Comacho river. About
so acres of ground will be flooded, OF
which 25 acres has been cleared. The
wrok on the dam is progressing rap
idly. as is also the excavation and
grading for the reservoir.
The present water supply for EN-
pire is derived from a stream about
mile from town. The water is
pumped into a 3OOO-gallon tank. from
which delivery is made through 1906
feet of pipe, enough for presen
needs. Twenty-seven houses are con
nected. The water, after beinl
pumped into the tank, is passeC
through an autoclave, under pressure
and after being sterilized is delivered
to the consumer. The permanen
water supply will be delivered from
the Comacho lake when the dam /
completed.
The town of Bas Obispo is occu
pied as n camp for detachment o
United States marines stationed ol
the zone Water is derived from tw'
|
voir The water is pumped from tn
reservoir, into receiver in the marin
camp, and from this is passet
through sterilizers before being use,
] by the men.
Il At Gorgona water is derived from
] reservoir formed by a dam in
, stream which flows through IN
! town. The work on the reservoir ex
cavation is completed. l0,03S Inca
, feet of water pipe laid, and II hous
connections established.
Water for Las Cascadas is derive
from a small stream which flow
through portion of the village. Thi
i. stream is regularly patrolled by tw
watchmcn and kept under observa
, ton by the police and sanitary in
spectors to proven; the deposit of for
eign matter. The old French pump
ing station has been overhauled an
, made fit for service, 5000 feet Of pip
I having been relaid, and the wor
+ necessary to meet present needs
; completed.
Colon and Cristobal are practicall
e one town, and the water supply an
= distribution will be common to botl
The Panama Railroad company in
stalled system of water dis
| tribution with a reservoir at Mour
j Hope, a distance OF about two mile
! from town. This system is inadequat
+ both as TO volume of water an
!. means of distribution. Wells are i'm
. possible in either town, as the wat,
= IS brackish. During the last dry seq
= the inhabitants by failure of waite
= supply.
To prevent recurrence of sue
shortage the forces engaged ON tn
Colon water supply have been &
work constructing a temporary dar
at Brazos Brook and connecting IN
reservoir so formed with the old ont
u This will insure sufficient water unit
: the permanent reservoir is completed
u and as the temporary plant can b
incorporated into the permanent sys
o TEN no labor is lost.
s All material required has been ol
4 iered, and deliveries will soon b
- made for the permanent system
Quarters for the engineers, foremer
and zoo laborers have been erccte
at Mount Hope, and work on the pei
, ! manent water system will soon b
, ! under way. A. Cristobal $3.50 linca
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