The daily sentinel., 1909-12-08
HIGH LINE CANAL BUILT ON THE
GRAVITY PLAN.

To The Sentinel:
tFourthb. The merger teuta-
! lively considered of the Palisade and
the Stud Ditch Districts with such
proposed gravity High Line taking
over their present pumping plants on
terms acceptable to all concerned"
| say tentatively considered" be-
cause ! am not sufficiently personally
acquainted with all the conditions
physical, financial, etc. involved.
From published items now and then
l conjecture that the Palisade and
the Stub ditch interests combined
have resolved to replace their present
power structures. To that end plans
have been adopted for a new dam
across the Grand river estimated to
cost about Sl5O,000 including | sup
pose pumping machinery. etc, and
additional district bonds are to be
voted for that purpose. What l sug-
gest is influenced by the foregoing
plans
/ have previously given some rea-
sons which make gravity line ideal.
No one interested will question the
preference for gravity water at rea-
sonable cost if II could be substituted
for the proposed hydro-pumping prof.
ect and thereby eliminating the grave
dangers to the orchard interest aris-
ing from accident, to say naught of
the largely increased operation and
normal maintenance charges.
The line | have surveyed and 10
Gated on the opposite side of the river
TO cross above Palisade and Staub
ditch districts, has sufficient eleva-
tion to give them such gravity water.
The canal cross-section can easily be
increased above what is required to
supply the High Line territory ade-
quate TO carry the water for the Stub
and Price bitches. If such enlarge
ment be made at the time of original
| construction the outlay would but
little If any exceed the cost of the
new dam and pump structures, and
which would be of course met by the
proceeds of the bonds voted for that
purpose.
II is a simple matter to arrange by
contract the terms for the proper
tionate maintenance between the
Mesa County (Stub) District and the
Palisade CPrice) District on the one
hand and the Grand Valley tHigh
Line) District on the other. This
has been done in several instances
tlStWutIt anu no llliNlol mas tNfl
occurred.
My plans contemplate enlarging my
gravity line from the intake to the
siphon crossing the river above Pali-
sade so as to carry about 200 feet per
second TO be dropped at the crossing
affording about 1000 horsepower en-
ployed to operate pumps along the
High Line canal in the lower Grand
Valley located TO furnish water for
the various desirable tracts of land
lying above the High Line. Possibly
If this gravity water were supplied to
the Palisade territory it might be
practicable to arrange for such lift
above the High Line by utilizing the
present pumping plants, if repaired
TO that end.
1t would be unnecessary to merge
the Stub and Palisade districts with
the High Line district but preserve
their separate organizations, and also
retain their priority or appropriation.
If the government will really with
draw from the High Line project and
restore the segregated lands without
delay, | would engage to complete
the new system SO as to supply the
Price" and STUB" canals with grav-
ity water early in the spring of 1911.
Judge this would be quite as soon
as 1t would be possible to build their
proposed new dam structures and
| therefore in any event temporary re-
pairs for the existing plants must be
made for next seasons operations.