The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-07-21
Inspection Of the Fort
Lyon Properties.

1 tl8uOuS 10 tut se piHtS are Ho iohS
er Glands unknown to some twenty
Fort Lyon stockholders living at La
mar, Las Animas, in the Big Bend
country. and In May Valley. On Wed
4 nesiay and Thursd,, ,! last week
l party headed by DIR. ]. S. Hasty and
Mr.. D. j. Novels directors OF the
4 Fort Lyon Ctral. made ar automobil
/ trip to these points to see where
where the $250.O0O had been spent
which wa: voted at the stockholders
meeting in 1906 for the purpose of
constructing the Horse Creek and
ANobe Creek reservoirs. The party
left Lamar early Wednesday morning
and were reinforced at Wiley and
Las Animas by other excursionists.
arriving at camp Fort Lyon near the
Adobe Creek reservoir in time to par
take OF a hearty dinner for which
the morning ride in the bracing Col
orado air had amply prepared them.
Here they were Joined by Contractor
Colt and Engineer Powell who accom-
panied them on the remainder oil
ed the outlet to the Adobe Creek
reservoir, after which they GRO led
the reservoir site to the inlet, where
a flood. evidently prepared for the
occasion, was pouring itself into the
reservoir in a way that looked very
good to the farmers OF the party.
The dam across Adobe Creek, a mas
sive structure faced with concrete,
was then inspected. The siphon u.i
der Adobe Creek. which carries the
water Of the supply ditch TO
reservoir, was next visited and hei,
too. the strength and substantial
character OF the work impressed the
visitors. The Horse Creek reservoir
and outlet were next inspected the
former being the first reservoir to
supply the farms on the west end oil
the canal. From this point the party
repaired to the Horse Creek tlume,
OF late so much talked OF in cOnnec-
ti0p with the proposed electric power
pant. Here au immense volume OF
water was pouring itseH over the not
tlume in a way tnat brought conflict
Ding thoughts to the minus OF the
visitors. some thought OF the many
times that the flume Lad gone out IN
the most critical period oil the year.
Others reflected on the power sucn
body OF water woula generate oi
properly applied, wnaie oLners though
of the cost to tnG canal company TO
carry this water safeiy across the
creek. but it was evident to all enat
the Horse Creek flume is the weak
point In the system and all agreed
tina. some way must De devised,
whether by flume or sipnon TO car
ry the water across the .ieek IA sue.
q wa, "a 10 nJ longer luenace the
prosperity OF the Fort Lyon Empire
After the tlume had been inspected
the party rode to La Junta wnere
they had supper and then to Rocky
Ford for the night.
The next morning the party set
out for visit to the head gates oil
the supply ditch and thecanai, which
were duiy visited and the permanent
character OF these structures were
comm Ell ted upon. Two points OF
interest viewed OH the second day
must not be overlooked. One was
the siphon under the HolbrooK cana
al the otner was the ingenious de-
VICE for a waste gate to the supply
ditch through which it discharges not
only its own water but tnat OF the
near by bob Creek canal as well.
This is the work OF Engineer Powell
and it received many Communications
from the party.
The members of the excursion then
repaired to La Junta for dinner after
which at a meeting heldin the par
lors of the hotel the different member
OF the party expressed themselves as
thoroughly satisfied with the manner
In which the wishes OF the stock
holders had peeu carried out in the
construction OF the company's reser-
voirs. ALI, however, were decidedly
Of the opinion that carry steps snoui-
be taken to make the Horse Creek
crossing absolutely secure against all
danger from floods.
The party arrived home late Ihurs-
DAY evening with many pleasant ana
satisfying memories Of the trip.
Following Is partial list OF the
party: DR.. J. S. Hasty. d. b. Now
els. A. N. Parrish, John Parrish, Z.
H, Gerecke W. S Smith, NJ. Strain,
and A. Kern from Lamar; c. b. Kay,
Charles Carver, w. S. Enenberger,
r. N. Schroeder, and H. G. Lamson
from the Big Bend country; E. u.
Wagner. Claus Paulson. Herbert T..
Heath, E. P. Thurston, S. d. Spen,
and w. P. James from May
Valley; Contractor Colt, Engineer
Powell. Frank kreybill. II. L. Lu-
bers, Mr. Thomas, Editor Wick OF