Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-25
INNINGS FOR
WATER POWER CO.
Big Corporation Introduces It's First
Testimony in Overflow Case

this morning. Arthur J. Turner. SUI
perintendent Of construction for the
Washington Water Power compans
was called to testify IN regard to his
surveys Of lands along u.a 1t, Joe
4 yer between chatcolet and 81.
alaries. Witnes, testified that on
December ~. IS and "a. 1905, be
had made q Reconnaissance survey
from Occur d'Alene lake 10 III.
Maries; had found land ID immedi-
ate proximity TO the river dry;
lands between river banks and foot
hills covered with water, During
the last Is days OF January All of
February till the 18th on March,
1908, had surveyed lands along river
from foothills to foot hills and made
q contour map Of all lands: 212g
feet above mean sea level; used gov
eminent bench mark established
BY the United States geological sur
yey IN the Wiggett block. corner Of
Fourth and Sherman streets in Goear
d'Alene.
Witness described In detail his
methods OF taking such survey and
explained the figures and language
used on the contour map. After fill
ly Identifying the map II was Of
fered In evidence as exhibit TO-"
Witness explained hts instructions
were to make typographical map
that would fully show all the phys
ical features. lie further testified
that his field notes had been exam
ined and checked up by J. G. Ste
yens OF the United States geological
survey; that his levels had been
checked up by Mr.. Stevens in his
company In December, 1909,
Found elevation OF river Mt Chat
colet in December, 1906. To be
2i24.5; at that time there was three
feet OF water on some OF the land
In section 30; the land above being
covered with an inch of Ice and
about six inches of water on Cherry
creek marsh and on low lands In sec
tions II, 8, Z and IL. Cherry creek
has a bank elevation OF 212T: enters
river 2124 through about a six foot
channel that does not increase as
1t flows toward river; very little
water coming 0 OF Cherry creek
when he visited IL: never saw more
than 15 cubic feet per second COM
ing ont OF Cherry creek az any time.
saw number of streams coming
from the mountains through cnlyerts
under the Milwaukee right OF way
on March /. 1908. Was on lands In
December. 1909; found elevation of
river AT chatcolet to be 2125: water
on "big meadow on Cherry creek
meadow found Ice and water from SIX
to eighteen inches deep.
On REORGANIZATION witness ties.
tilted that he Ia "a graduate OF 1908
from six year collegiate course al
the w. $. c.: worked for United
States geological survey In 1904: ON
the Yakima project In 1906, and In
July. 1905. became superintendent
of construction for the w. w. p
Co In March, 1909. In reconnaissance
survey required one and one-hali
days to cross IS quarter sections on
north side OF river from chatcolel
to 81. Maries and 80 quarter sections
returning on the south side OF the
river 10 chatcoIet: saw tulies on
marsh lands In section 32. There
are 81 acres OF marsh land on south,
west quarter OF 32 and 122 acres on
the southwest quarter OF 80. The
survey was ordered by c. s. Mccall.
lum. assistant superintendent of ths
W. w. p. Co. Found levels at Chat,
colet by finding lake level at Occur
d'Alene.
Oppose $1,000 Appropriation.
| At O'Clock this afternoon ths
Washington Water Power compan,
filed a transcript on appeal from ths
order on the county commissioner
on January 10 at which time they
appropriated $1,000 TO defray the ex
pense of the interyenors in Ia in.
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