The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-06
CITY SO[ONS VISIT
CAMP PAT MORAN
Inspect Work Done and Being
Done on Big Cottonwood
Conduit.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
BIG CONCRETE PIPELINE
Contractor Moran Confident He
VIII Have 1t Completed
by July 10.

by July Is.
Shortly before o'clock Sunday after
noon an even score of tired. but we'll
pleased patriots might have been seen
seeking their respective ilrcsides In the
city, after an outing in Big Cottonwood
canyon. Tho outng-for Il was an outing
In the strict sense and most pleasant
one as well-was taken for the purpose
of inspecting the Work done and being
done. by Contractor p. J. Moran on the
Big Cottonwood conduit, which Will con-
Ney a pOrtlcu of the waters OF Big Cot
tonwood creek into the Parley's Duuy ON
conduit ana tncucc into the city.
Members of the Party.
The members OF the outing party were
7, Moran who has the work In charge
Engineer CLANCY, Chairman Fred j. Leon
ard, Brooks Barlow, Halloran and Rook-
lldge of the Board OF Public Works, Pres
ident Davis, Councilmen MulVey, oDon-
nell, Carter Holley, Fcrnstrom and Crab
tree OF the City Council. E K Black. son
of Councilman Black, and representatives
OF The Tribune, Herald and Telegram
To Murray by Car.
The start from the city was made at
1915 Sunday morning, the trip TO Murray
ton OF the weather The smelter town
was reached shortly before II o'clock.
where three rigs which had been sent
ahead from the city were In waiting TO
convey the members OF the outing party
up the canyon,
Start for the Canyon.
Into these rigs the tourists promptly
bundled and the start was then made
for the head OF the conduit about six
miles distant. The weather up to this
haI NO Inc hrf nj nj r6
for at least four miles from Murray. the
fog was most disagyce3ble. AS soon as
the foothills were reached, however, the
fog began TO disappear and by the time
a halt was called at Camp Moran"
where Mr.. Moran has his headquarters.
the fog had been left below and the
weather. although cloudy, was far more
pleasant than the article which Dr. Hy-
att has been dealing out TO Salt Lakers
for some time past.
On Historic Ground
Camp Moran" Is situated at the his
toric old paper mill, now In ruins, a mile
below the lower power house of the Utah
Light and Railway company After
pause at camp the tourists pushed on up
the canyon to the power house and here
the teams returned to camp and the In
formation-seekers had TO depend upon
"shanks" pony TO convey them over the
conduit
Where Conduit Begins.
Just below the power plant there is a
bridge and weir and below and adjacent
to the bridge is the sita Of the proposed
dam and reservoir. which Will mark the
intake OF the conduit. The formation is an
ideal one for a Tam and reservoir IA tn
canyon at this point is quite deep and at
least l50 feet In width, II Is here. on the
east side OF the stream. that the conduit
begins and 1T was at this point that the
city officials began the inspection OF the
work,
Dimensions of Conduit.
The conduit. as being constructed. Is
three and q half feet wide. and four feet
ldgh The bottom Is eight inches thick,
the sides six inches and the top four
inches The conduit is being constructed
OF concrete, reinforced by twisted metal
bars. Much of the work Is under ground,
but In many places, the conduit IS above
ground for long distances
Take Trip Underground
1t Is 800 feet from the point Of entrance
to the FIRST manholc in the conduit and
several members OF the party declared
fhcir intention OF walking through IT.
but he respectfully declined. saying that
he was willing TO take the word of his
more yentuI.some colleagues as to the
appearance of the conduit from an inside
View. Those who took the underground
trip were Brooks, Davis, Barlow and
Rooklidge They reported no particularly
mitted that IT was a trying position for
u straight" man.
Much Work Completed
From the point OF intake to the station
where the party turned off and again
sought Camp Moran" is a distance OF
tance there is about 5000 feet Of com
plotcd work The remaining 1000 feet has
been eXcavated and the forms" placed
ready for the concrete There also Is a
large amount OF excavation work beyond
the point where the "forms' cease but
this work was not inspected
Follows Mountain Side.
From the intake Te- the distance of 5000
feet, tie conduit follows the mountain
side winding In and out sometimes un-
above ground. In several places the CON
dGit is 'bridged' across cuts or gulchcs
AT the intake the conduit Is. of course
nearly on level with the stream. but
as II proceeds northward II gets higher
and higher uD the side of the mountain
apparently. and leaves the stream away
one and onc-half inches to the 100 feet
Weir and Settling Tank.
Fifty-seven hundred feet from the In
take Is measuring weir and settling
tank, built Of concrete. and here any
surplus waters may be turned out TO find
their way back into the creek build
Ing Is TO be erected over this tank
After leaving the settling tank the con-
duit runs through the mountain for a dis
tancc OF 400 feet after which 1t again
comes out into the open for several hun
dred feet. when another tunnel 600 feet In
length is encountered Then there is
more open work and another tunnel a5O
feet in length. The distance from the in
take 10 the connection with the Farley
canyon conduit Is 5000 feet and there
Will be more than 20O0 feet OF tunnel
work.
Interesting Feature.
An Interesting feature OF the work Is
that wherein tho forms have been
placed preparatory to putting In the con-
crete These "forms' are substantially
built OF lumber, securely braccd 4
miniature railroad runs along on ton OF
the forms for the purpose of convey
lnS cars. loaded with concrete to the
proper place. The forms" are hollow on
each side and the concrete Is poured in
until the sides are full, and there is SUI
ncient concrete for the bottom foundn-
ton. After the concrete sets the forms
are taken oGt and placed I'm position
further along. Beyond the point where
the forms cease there is excavation for a
distance OF ono and three-fourths miles
Much OF the excavation has been done
through n rough country, but Contractor
Moran says he Will have the conduit
completed by July Is. the date named in
mis- contract
Gowan Gives Information.