The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02

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feet wide-hill or large ridge on one
side and spur of the mountain on the
other. The valley from the Lilly place
to the upper end of the reservoir is one
and one-eighth to one and one-half
miles.
Q.-In the month of November 1902,
what springs furnished water for Sink
ing creek above the w. s. Harvey
springs?
A.-The two Storey springs, from
three to five thousand gallons per day.
There are other seeps around there that
Mr. Cox had dug that would furnish
about thousand gallons per day-two
little seeps, one being in the side of the
creek and one above the Storey spring.
| don't suppose that everything on the
Storey tract furnished more than from
three 10 six thousand gallons per day
at that time. The next above is the
Basil branch, made by springs higher
up-the Sabin spings In November
that branch was not running over fif-
teen or twenty thousand gallons per
day. The next are the Horse cove
springs, running about 2l5,0OO gallons
a day.
Q.-Dropping down from the Horse
cove big spring some two miles to the
two W. s. Harvey springs: About how
much water did they furnish daily last
month, before the rains set in?
A.-AbOut 10000 gallons per day.
Q-State whether or not the two w.
). Harvey springs, the waters from
same were carried into a reservoir just
below the springs in September, 1902?
A.-Yes, sir
Q.-What other water, if any, was
piped into said reservoir?
A.-Sinking creek.
Q.-When Sinking creek, including
the waters from the two w, s. Harvey
springs, did it run into said reservoir
on the Harvey place, how far down
the valley did the creek flow in Sep
tember, 1902?
A One hundred or one hundred and
fifty yards-just beyond his barn.
Q.-When the waters from upper
Sinking creek, including the Harvey
springs, were turned into the upper
reservoir, what became of them?
A.-They ran down through pipes or
the Tom Price place, from three-quar
ters of mile to a mile and were turned
out into ditch and went through thai
about $50 feet to where it joins the wa
ter from the Henry Price springs.
| Q.-State whether or not on or about
September 10, 1902, the waters from thu
three II. S. Price springs and that pip
ped from upper Sinking creek wert
measured at the point where they flow
together?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What was the combined daily
flow?
A. 10000 gallons.
@. Were the waters from the thre
II. s. Price springs measured jus
above the point of intersection?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What amount did they furnish
A.-S6, 400 gallons.
Q.-How far below the point OF in
tersection referred to do the water
from the Tom Price springs enter tn
creek bed?
Al don't think it is over fifty o
sixty feet.
Q.-About how much water from III
last named flowed daily into the creeI
on September 10, 1902?
Between 35, 900 and 40, 600 gallon
daily.
Q.-According to your statement
there was daily flow from the fou
Price springs and from the water pipe
from upper Sinking creek of some 440
900 gallons. Now, how far did sal
water flow, and on whose land, until
reached the bed of Sinking creek ?
Al don't think it is over 175 to q
feet. 1t runs on Tom Prices land.
Q.-Was Sinking creek dry from jus
below the w. S. Harvey barn down I
the point where the waters from tn
Price springs entered, before the watt
from upper Sinking creek was carrie
away by pipes? How was the fact?
A.-Yes, sir; it was dry.
Q.-The said 440, 900 gallons Of wat,
/ having entered the Sinking creek be,
what became of them?
Alt sank, the bulk of il. 1t wer
on to Tom Prices land, off that on
Beckett's or the WaterCompany's Ian,