The daily sentinel., 1906-08-13
THE WATER Is THERE;
HANNAH CREEK INSPECTED
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taken from Kannah creek at this
point by the Junaita ditch.
The gentlemen who constituted the
party state that they carefully inves-
tigated the flow of water at the juan
ita ditch intake and at a point ten,
twenty or thirty feet down the creek
the naked eye could not detect or
notice any decrease in the stream al
Enough the large amount of 24S
inches OF water, an amount suilic-
lent in itself 10 supply n city almost
twice as large as Grand Junction is
today, had been taken out by the
Juanita intake and il did above.
What better evidence of the WON
derful flow could be wanted than the
fact that the taking out of 2iS inches
of water does not make discernable
decrease when viewed by the naked
eye.
The investigations yesterday con-
vinced many that Grand Junction
could take several hundred inches
of water from Hannah creek and the
farmers and ranchmen now operating
in that country would not feel the
effect to have their water supply
curtailed in the least. =
Several of the gentlemen return
ed home with the opinion that White
water creek alone can furnish Grand
junction with all the water she will
need for years to come. The party
reached home last night shortly after
six O'clock. 1t was a profitable trip
in so far as the gentlemen were en-
riched with the knowledge of the
amount and quality of water in Kan
nah creek, and il was a very pleasant
outing
The following brief statements
were secured from the gentlemen
who made the trip yesterday and who
speak from personal knowledge and
observation:
Judge Walter S. Sullivan: 81
think there is more water here than
in Mesa creek. is as good or better
water, it is not so far away, and can
be put in with the present works
cheaper than the Mesa creek project
There is possibly water in White
water and the North Fork that can
be added to it if necessary, and when
the city gets so large that the supply
here is not sufficient, that they will
then be well able to 90 to Mesa creek
and the Plateau watershed for
more"
Attorney Henry r. Rhone: "II
have lived in Mesa county twenty
five years but frankly ! had no idea
that there was such a mighty flow of
water in Hannah creek, and finer
water the city could not desire The
idea there is as much water in Mesa
creek, with which stream | am per
fectly familiar. as there is in Kan
nah creek is simply preposterous. l
can jump across Mesa Creek at most
any point at this time of year but
no man can jump the stream in the
Hannah creek channel. If there is
sufficient water in Whitewater creek
believe it will be the more sens
ibl for the council to obtain its sup
ply from this stream for about 100,-
600 could be saved in the construc-
tion of the pipe line and any exxpens-
i've litigation could be avoided as
all this water which is really Kan
nah creek water can be secured with
out trouble and again there is no
reservoir on whitewater creek to
contaminate the flow. The city
council is making no mistake i'm its
selection of source of supply, as
the trip convinced us yesterday.
Hannah Sreek can easily supply
city of $4,000 or $4,000"
S. b. Hutchinson: at is better
than any of the reports that | have
heard in its favor and | am convinc-
ed that the supply will be sufficient
for Grand Junction for so years"
IL. b. Lutes: 81 am not hydrau-
lie engineer, but 1t looks to me as if
there is enough water here for city
ten times as large. as our present
population, as for quality l have
never tasted better water"
W. f. Platt: "There is more
water at Two creeks, which is a mile
up Hannah creek from where the
corral is situated. We measured the
stream up there and 1t measured IL
feet wide, with an average depth of
~ inches. ! believe there is plenty
of water for or 4 Grand functions. "
j. NJ. Graham; Judging from
present flow OF water in this stream
there Is enough water for . Grand
functions"
G. w. Stong: "The minimum I
judge is 1,200 inches and the quality |
is fine"
L. e. Blackstone; 81 think there
is fully Is feet of water running in
Hannah creek and that is low esti-
mate"
George Toupain: 81 have been us
ing great deal of water for mining. /
for the last ten years, and | estimate .
there are 900 miners inches now /
flowing in this stream. I am also I
acquainted with the streams running [
on the north side of Grand Mesa I
and am satisfied the quality of the \
water in Kannah creek is as good as
can be found in any mountain /
stream"
B. w, Nedder; There is enough /
water in Hannah creek to supply n /
city with 100000 inhaoitants."
Felix Toupain; Il think the guam
tity and quality of water is there. I