The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-03-03
Ten Cents a Copy
TRUCKEE CHUTE POWER LET
Wonder Mining Company Re-
cipient OF Year Lease, And
Valley Will Benefit.

Confirmation was received Friday by
local project authorities of the award
of the Truckee chute power to the
Wonder Mining Company, leaving the
mooted question no longer matter of
speculation. Mr.. Daniels as the repre-
sentative OF strong company,
has made consistent effort for
three years past to encompass the end
which has finally been attained. and
this paper is free to say that in making
the award, the department has con-
ferred favor on the interests of the
county, both mining and agricultural.
The plans of the successful bidders
for the Truckee chute power include tho
installation of two thousand horse
power unit to be in operation by Sep
tember 1st of this year, and the COM
pletion of the power line from tho
chute 16 miles west of Fallon to Won
der. The line will follow the Carson
River to Fallon, thence to Saltwater
and on to Wonder. Fairview will also
come within the scope Of the power
company's operations and the line servs
ing that camp will diverge from thJ
main line at point ten miles east OF
Saltwater, running thence due south
to Fairview. Fsllon will receive benes
fits from the new enterprise In largest
measure for the line will be installed
through the g 'ge Of town, il possible,
and electricity will be available for lo-
cal use continuously, both for lighting
and power purposes. AS the demand
for power increases, the generating
facilities will be enlarged to serve the
demand.
The building of the Wonder mill and
of the power line and plant will be SCI
under way at about the same time, for
it is planned to have the mill machinery
ready to operate when the first juice il
conducted over the power line. As
stated before the date of formally
starting the mill on its long tedious
task of grinding out the tremsndouS
body of ore already blocked out in tn
Wonder Company's mine has been set
for September lst, but naturally
weather and other conditions will influ-
ence the work of building more or less.
The building of the power plant and
lines and the mill will be let by con-
tract, more than likely. Mr.. Daniel
has been called east and he believes
that upon his arrival in Philadelphia,
his company's headquarters, an engi-
neering expert will be sent out at once
and arrangements made for the coms
mencement of the work. It will first
be necessary to survey out the route of
the proposed power line and to select
definitely the site for the generating
plant, following which contracts will be
asked for and the construction author
lied.
A short period will witness active
work on the enterprises outlined by the
Wonder Mining Company, which is
composed of coterie of capitalists
abundantIy able to finance the under-
takings. That they will receive reward
in large measure for their enterprise
now seems certain. In the end, unless
this paper views matters incorrectly,
many lines will diverge from the pow,s
line in this valley and carry energy to
farm units where water will be pumped
to high lands set to orchards. Already
many of the farmers of the project are
figuring on setting out trees on the
lands above their ditch lines. and in
furtherance of their plans, the electric
power that now seems fairly within
our grasp, will serve an admirable
purpose.