Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-01-05
BIGGEST PUMP ON COAST
Now Being Installed by Golden
Drift Mining Company

which Nlil be used in the operation
of the placcrs Of the company on the
afoord kDown since early mining
days al the Dry DigPingG
after being completed and tested
some Two weeks ago by the Byron
Jackson Machine Works OF san Fran
cisco, the big machine was Knocked
down for shipment This operation
and That Of loading seems 10 have
CONSUMED considerable time and ii
vas Dot until Saturday, December
81, that the pump was startedson ITS
overland journey.
al the work that can be done, prior
30 It's arrival, toward installing the
mlohihe, has been complated and all
operations at tho dam have been sus-
pended, waiting it's advent, at the
power station The water wheels
have been installed in read ness to
furnish the power The pump ar.
rived in Grants Pass on Wednesday
and viii be tran sferrsd to the dam
as soon as possible
Some two weeks time after the
pump arrives will be required to set
10 up, make tho necessary connections
aDd get il ready for operation. a
foundation will have to be built and
This cannot DO commenced until tho
machinery is on the ground "a it is
matter requiring accuracy. This
r1mp is tho biggest machine o. ifs
character ever mode OF operated on
this coast With its immediate at
Hoimants it has weight Of about
2, 600 pounds, with a guaranteed
aplciiy Of 5000 gallons OF water per
inmate, raising it to height to 43O
,a5 with 400 horse power The
wheels installed have generating
capacity Of 1900 horao .povsr
Tho volume Of water moved by thi,
pump il presumed TO be sufficient TO
ratio two giants with 4-lnch not.
s.cs under a pressurs OF 43O feet.
Several car loads Of heavy pipe, 20
inches in diameter, are also en- routo,
.o be usod in carrying the water from
.lo dam to the placer ground
Tho Golden Drift Co., began their
enterprise somo three years ago and
.1e dam across Rogue river was COM
1lotod fow weeks ngo. Ths nrst
winter after beginning the work,
,Ie dam WAS subjected to a very So
we're test by 40 unusually high water.
Being in AN uncomplotod state and
u0l in readiness to Withstand a
,reshet, the fact that il stood tho or
uoal without any serious damage
was undcniablo assurance Of its
strength and the judicious prinoiplea
ou which it vas constructed. The
completed dam is a strong and
thorough piece Of WORK, as it needs
90 Doe 20 Withstand the powerful cur
rp. aad volume q Rogue river, and
destined 10 stand ior many
9uJs j.. raises tho water somo col
'ga. giving almost unlimited power
auoi,g. Tho water pours over tho
ap Of fha dam and down the incline
in perfect smoothnoss, breaking into
wavas only Whom 1t has reached the
bottom.
Itis probable that the installation
7t other pumps will follow, TO supply |
"a'or for irrigation and Other pur
a...s.
40 present the company is oporat. |
ipg thg mime using enc giant with g. |
i..1 no4zlo and running with reser-
yar aeals uudgr % 500 foot pressure. |
Tho present water supply comes from
Inua creek and is inadequate Tor the |
operation cf the min' except in com. |
.mNuly small scale aud for shor,I
season Tho work nt present (, near
..' i'.tio stream called Bloody Run /
im Is a1t great distance from the .
-Ir.r Tho ground here has dapih .
I' about 30 feet and carries gold from
'. grass roots down Tho heavier
N Hnl u.ttar values naturally lie
I"r tlo bedrock THE ground has
"E ut.lo washed gravel and few
iHu The bank consist. m8iuIr