The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-05-06
.ELEC RIC|T Y
CAN Be DEVELOPED IN THIS
PROJECT.
Something of the Possibili-
ties of Our Water
Falls.


velopment of the other On the True
kee-Carson project, however, there are
a number of power developments
where the use of water for power pur-
poses will not waste water needed
for irrigation and consequently power
development is possible here and may
become useful and very profitable
part of the project.
A certain amount of water goes to
waste during the winter months and
will unquestionably 60 to waste for
many years before being needed for
irrigation purposes. This water runs
to the sinks in the eastern end of the
project, where it disappears as the sur
plus flows have disappeared for ages.
This waste water can be devoted to the
development of power therefore,
throughout the entire year The
amount CT power that may be devel-
oped throughout the year, depends up
on this winter faw, or the flow at the
time of the year when the volume of
water is least.
There are a number Of drops on the
bitches of this project where power
can be developed Among these are
the l20 foot drop at the end of the
Truchee canal, II miles west of Fallon;
the 20 foot drop six miles west Of FLl-
Ion, and number OF smaller drops of
from FIVE to ten feet. A cubic foot of
water per second, falling ten feet will
produce nearly one horse power. Fig
uring on this basis, every second foot
passing over the 120 foot drop is cap
able of developing ten horse power.
Three hundred second feet can be
passed over this drop, or enough to
create ten thousand horse power, At
the 26 foot drop six miles west of Fall
Ion, every second foot will develop
about two horse power, and figured in
the aggregate, the flow now finding its
way over this drop will develop some
thing ike one thousand horse power.
When the ditch is full it would be pos
sible to develop around three thousand
horse power.
The smaller drops develop power in
proportion to the fall. For instance,
at the drop just above the Reclama-
tion Service headquarters only mile
from Fallon there are now being vast
ed over hundred horse power which
is twice as much as is now being used to
light the town of Fallon. The project
now needs market for this power.
Undoubtedly, a great portion of it will
be used in this project as it develops,
and manufactures like sugar, beet for
instance, and others incident upon the
development of so large body of fer
tile agricultural land, will depend upon
electricity for their motive power.
Many pumping plants will eventually
be installed for hosting water to some
of the higher levels, inaccessible to
water at the present time on account
of being above the ditch lines.
But we now have market for a
comparatively small amount of power.
The mining camps to the east and
south of us offer the most likely mar
ket, but none of them have been de-
veloped to such an extent that their
owners and promoters are willing to
spend money on power development.
1t is needless to say that the Recla-
nation Service stands ready to lease
the power at once, if buyer with real
money comes along. but it is not the
policy of the Service to grant power
franchises which will not produce rev.
enue and that promptly. Power rights
are valuable and are increasing in val
ue every year. Eastern svndicates
are now trying to corner every avail
able natural power site in the west.
Agents of these syndicates are now
engaged in going over the states of
I California, Oregon, and Washington in
H a search for natural power sites and
H none are too remote to attract them
\ and whenever it is possible the owner
\ ship of the site is eagerly bought by
H them. Natural power has done much
H to cheaper the cost of running ma
I chinery and producing lights. In
I points tributary to the Truckee power
H companies, services secured from them
cost only one-half the price charged ir
H eastern cities and three-fourths thai
H charged in the coast cities.
| Reno has the cheapest power of any
\ city its size in the country and its eff
feet for good is apparent to anyone
l uho has studied the situation Ii ths