Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-01
WATER POWERCO.
GAINS BIG POINT
Settlers Protest Against Engineers
Report Becoming Part Of Record

stipulated out of court after the
victory was won" exclaimed A. A.
Darknell, a government witness and
one OF the intervenors in the interior
department hearing OF the Washing
ton Water Power case that closed
last evening. I'VE did not know OF
Engineer Stevens confidential report
being stipulated into the record un-
til the fact developed today. The
Washington Water Power company
could not have written a better re-
port for themselves. Engineer Stew
ems bias is plain throughout. He
admits his conclusions are based
largely upon data willingly furnish
ed by the Washington Water Power
company and for permitting him to
use which he cordially thanks the
company. If the government knew
these points discussed by this engin-
Ger to be true, why this enormous ex-
pense of time. money and energy ex-
pended since December 81, 1903, to
establish points contrary to this en-
gineer's conclusions? Why was this
report stipulated into the record at
the last moment after we supposed
that all evidence was in? But the
end is not yet. believe the state
will back us. at least we propose to
continue the fight for our rights
Following is the report OF Engin-
eer Stevens, as transmitted to the
secretary of the interior department
through o. w. Lang, government at
torney in the case. and made part of
the record by stipulation:
Engineers Report.
The physical effect on Lake Occur
d'Alene of operation of Washington
Water Power company's dam at Post
Falls, Idaho. Report by J. G. Stew
ems, district engineer, U. S. Geologi-
cal survey
Problems Considered.
1. Whether the present dam and
controlling works increase the food
height in the lake over what formerly
obtained with the old works.
2. Whether there are other feas-
ible power sites between Post Falls
and Spokane.
3. Whether it is necessary to
raise the height of water at the dam
during the summer to supply the ir-
rigation canal with water.
4. Whether the company's map
showing lands below the 212S foot
contour is substantially correct.
5. What would be the reduction
in power If the company was pre-
vented from artificially raising the
water at the Post Falls dam, and
what financial loss would the COM
pany thereby sustain at the Post
Falls plant.
6. Whether the present method OF
operating the controlling works pre-
vents the water from draining on
! the flooded lands as rapidly as be
fore construction.
These problems have been taken up
/ in the above order. The physical
data on which they are discussed has
been gathered from the reports OF
the United States geological survey
and upon gauge readings and other
data willingly furnished me by the
Washington Water Power company
/. The old dams had erests and
heights as follows: North Channel
| A spillway 1866 #. long at elevation
of 2116.5 and a wing dam 1878 IT
long at elevation of 2125.4 or SO It
higher than spillway.
South Channel. A trapezoida
: shaped spillway with bottom width
OF 81 feet at elevation of 2I1s.2. Thu
width increased "a feet for eacl
foot of rise.
Middle Channel. A trapezOida
shaped spilIway of bottom width a
: feet and elevation 2I1s.1 The widtl
increased 80 feet for every foot o
rise.
The old mill sluice was a rectan
I gular opening IA feet wide with ores
) at elevation 21OS.6.
The combined discharge capaeit