Cañon City record., 1910-01-13
FLOOD WATERS
ARE CLAIMEDBY
new COMPANY
CHAIN OF RESERVOIRS IN CON-
NECTI0N WITH ENTERPRISE
Hardscrabble Reservoir Created BY
Construction of a Dam Forty
Five Feet In Heighth.

Preliminary steps covering sections
one, two, three, four and five OF ex-
tensions one and two of the DeWeese
canal have been filed in the office OF
the county clerk and recorder by the
engineering department of the Canon
CITY. Florence and Pueblo Water Com
pany, where they may be seen by any
one interested in that magnificent en-
terprise-
Claim is set up by the company for
all the flood waters of the Arkansas
river and Grape Creek, their uioutar.
les and watersheds. including all or
the rain and winter waters OF said
streams their tributaries and water
sheds, and other water rights unap-
propriated. together with all food wa
ters in any way tributary to Its pro-
posed canals.
Extension No. 1, beginning at sta
ton and terminating at station 2o2.
a distance of 17.7 miles. will be an
alternative canal and pipe line; the
canal being 10.S miles in length and
the pipe line SO miles In length. The
pipe line will have an inside diameter
of seventy-three inches and Will nave
a carrying capacity OF 1.5oo cubic rect
OF water per second OF time Ihe esu-
mated cost OF this portion OF the Work
is sss5. 900.
Canal extension No. l. commencing
at the point of diversion and terminat-
ing at station 81. or its connection
with the nine line conduit. will he ten
Zee. in denth. thirty-two feet wide on
Ton sIxteen feet wide at the bottom
and will have a grade OF three feet to
the mile. The extension OF canal NO
from station 252 to 263 a distance
OF 1s.s miles. Is computed to cost
sI4O. 900. The waterway will be hfty-
two feet wide on top. forty feet at the
bottom. will be seven feet deep ana
have a grade Of 125 feet to the mile
All of this portion OF the work VIII ne
, in Fremont county.
section No. 8 of the canal. for which
n special map is flied. will be six feet
in depth and will cost $4,000 From
station 36S to 424. a distance OF 10Y
miles, the canal will be seven reet
deep. ffty-four feet wide on top ana
forty feet wide at the bottom This
norton of the work Is in Pueblo coun-
" and will cost $4,000.
Section g.. extending from station
Is5 to station ee0. the canal will be
hfty-two feet wide on top forty feee
wide at the bottom, six feet deep ana
will have 4 grade of l-25 feet 10 the
mile. The estimated cost of this part
Section No 5 of the canal extending
from station 2gO 70 station 355. dis
tance Of lag miles. will be six feet
deep. ffty-two feet wide at the top.
fortv feet wide at the bottom and Will
have a grade OF 1.25 feet to the mile
There will be chain OF reservoirs
in connection with the enterprise. but
the company is not vet ready TO make
public their location as there are some
matters associated with them that
have not vet been determined upon
The only reservoir site referred TO In
the filings at the court house Is the
one in the Hardscrabhle district. and
Is described as capable Of storing
5l5.7s5. $50 gallons of water 70 be used
b for irrigation purposes The Hard
I scrabble reservoir will be created BY
! the construction CT 4 dam forty-hVe
] feet in height, costing $4,000.