The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-14
BIG HENRYLYN
CANAL PROJECT
ENGINEERS LEAVE DENVER TO
MAKE PERMANENT SURVEYS
ON WESTERN SLOPE.
LONG TUNNEL PLANNED
EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF CANALS
AND RESERVOIRS TO COVER
VAST TRACT.

Denver.-Officers of the Henrylyn
irrigation district. comprising 100000
acres lying north and northeast Of
Denver, within radius of thirty miles
of this city, and of the Littleton-Golden
district, with 10000 acres between
Golden and Littleton, on Monday sent
out a corps of nine engineers in charge
OF Addison ]. McCune, chief engineer.
and H. C. Lallier, assistant chief engl-
neer OF the largest district, to make
permanent locating surveys for some
twenty-three miles of collecting ana
diverting bitches along Williams Fork
Creek, on the Western Slope, sixty
miles west of Denver.
The surveying party will leave the
Colorado & Southern's Clear Creek d.
vision at Empire. and proceed to
Jones' Pass by wagon and burro train.
Crossing the divide at an altitude OF
1880 feet, they will descend the
Western Slope to Hagarstown, near
the head of Williams Fork. one of the
principal upper feeders OF the Grand
River There is located the western
portal of tunnel which is to be
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for the purpose of diverting the waters
of Williams Fork and tributaries into
Bard Creek, known as Upper Clear
Creek. BY the latter creek it will be
conveyed to the big acreages of the
districts already formed near this city.
The waters of the South Fork. Nc
Quarry, Steelman and Bobtail creeks,
branches OF Williams Fork, will be d.
verted into the tunnel, which will be
called the Lee tunnel. at its western
portal The everlasting SHOWS and the
summer freshets alike will be utilized
to supply the big bore through the
hills. which will be seven by nine feet
in the clear, and will carry 700 second
| feet Of water, or ample for the pur'
poses of both; districts. 1t Is to plan
finally the supply bitches that the en-
gineers have gone over the divide on
their present trip. The tunnel has al
ready been driven 200 feet from its
eastern portal, which is situated Il
miles above Empire. 1t Is estimated
that three years time will be required
to complete the tunnel feature.
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the project. From the eastern portal
the diverted water runs down Clear
creek to a point near Denver. There
a canal is to be constructed about four
miles in length, diverting the waters
into the Platt river. Down the Platt
they run to a point just above River
side cemetery. There the main ditch
starts across the country for distance
of As miles. 1t will be So feet wide on
top, 90 feet on the bottom and IN feet
deep, being constructed to carry 500
second feet II necessary. 1t empties
into Horse creek, reservoir. which Gov
ers approximately 1900 acres, and will
hold over $4,000 acre feet Of water
The Hudson, holding over 5000 acre
feet; the Boot Leg, holding over 1000
acre feet, and the Lost creek, holding
$500 acre feet, are other reservoirs
that will be constructed on Henrylyn
lands as the water is needed. The
Henrylyn district was first organized
to build out Of the Platte river across
Box Elder creek, watering lands around
Hudson and Keene.