The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1911-02-08
Mt HAzEN HAS BIG INDUSTRY TO PETITION THE PRESIDENT
GOVERNMENT POWEB PLANT
Reclamation Service Asking for
Proposals for Hydro-Elec-
trio Plant at Chute.

An important innovation in connec-
tion with the building of the Carson
dam, unannounced to date, has to do
with the installation of one and possibly
two electrical generating units t
the Truckee chute of five hund-
red horse epower each. I h e
reclamation officials, contemplating us
ing this power in the operation of all
dam constructing machinery, except
dirt trains, has asked for figures from
turbine wheel and electrical manufac-
turers for a complete hydro-electric
plant, and the proposals asked for
provide for almost immediate com
mencement of work following the con-
clusion of deal, should the figures be
satisfactory, in order that the plant
may be installed and the power be
available for use on or about June 1st
of this year. Following the completion
of the dam building operations, the
plant will likely be maintained by the
government as permanent project ad
junct to be used for various purposes,
including the operation of the immense
sluice gates at the dam. In the mean
time should the demand for power
throughout this valley assume proper
tions to justify the investment, a trans
mission line is also one of the probable
extensions in connection with this idea,
which is independent of the Wonder
Mining Company's project TO develop
and conduct from the power site at the
chute, sufficient juice TO operate the
Wonder mill Although the Wonder
Mining Company has apparently aban-
doned its scheme, having negotiated
for power with the Hydro-Electric Co.,
now nearing Wonder with its line, the
contract held by the company with the
government has never been relinquished
to date and the reclamation depart.
ment has no official notification of the
presumed abandonment. At the time
of entering INTO this contract good
and sufficient bond was executed by
the Wonder Mining Company, which
will be forfeited should the contract
not be lived up to in its entirety. The
site upon which the government pro-
poses to erect its power plant is inde-
pendent of and does not conflict with the
Wonder Mining Co. s scheme.
And in the meantime those who are
looking for employ ment in this section
will not go begging with their wants,
for the small force of half dozen men
now at work in establishing construc-
tion camps will be enlarged within an
other thirty days to include around 60
workmen, and this number will be
gradually enlarged as the work pro-
crosses. Forty head of work horses
arrived Sunday from the klamath Falls
project and machinery and other equip
ment suitable for dam construction
work will soon be arriving at the Car
son da m site from other government
projects. Other equipment needed,
net now available for transfer, will be
added new, including cars and track
and electric motor shovels. OF the
railroad trackage, something like five
miles of 96-inch gauge will be installed
to serve all purposes, including extern
sions.
1t is figured by the reclamation Off
cials that an expensive mechanical
plant is not only necessary in the con.
struction of the proposed dam, but it is
absolutely necessary, if the works are
to be completed within the period set
down. In the end, it is the cheapest
method as well, for an attempt to build
the dam by any other method would re-
quire twice the time in building that
will be required under the progressive
methods about to be adopted.
Something of the magnitude of the
contemplated operations can be arrived
at when it is known that over 700, 900
cubic yards of dirt will enter into the
building of embankments and the addi-
tional excavations for foundations will
bring the total amount OF dirt and rock
to be moved to more than 100000 GU
bic yards. Sixty-fve thousand cubic
cubic yards of concrete will be used in
the dam structure, which will be made
from the gravel found at the dam site.
Should Not Grant Exclusive Franchise.
One Mccarthy is here from Calfor-
MIA and is laying wires for a 50-year
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