The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-07
fiction Proposition

our attention has been called to a
proposition for developing power in
connection with the ncton irrigation
project of the l.. ). Reclamation Ser
vice. owing to the peculiar flow con-
ditions in the Waterways in dues-
ton, this scheme would ncceSsitatc
the construction OF two hydro electric
pl;-its ono Of which would he uScu
during the irrigation season, ana the
other during the non irrigation set
son; in the following description
these Will be referred to as the sum
mer and winter plants respectively.
The summer plant which would
be used during the irrigation season
from May the first to October the
thirty-llrst, would have its intake on
C.nal G. at station 80 S. in Section
10, Township IA North. Range 16
East w. NJ From this point PEN
stock would extend northcrly dis
charging into the north fork OF Cow
iche creek in Section II. Township
IA North. Range 16 East w. NJ In
'the Canal G, it would he practica bic
! to convey. as far as the beginning Of
the penstoCk. two hundred and fifty
eight (25S second feet more than
required by the lrrgable lands sup
piled b. - and thiru qanfit1. would
therefore be available for power de-
| vel pment at this site. The static
! head here would be one hundred
eighty DSO feet, and something oyer
thirty-hVe hundred (35O0) brake
hose power could be developed. It
h.
section of Canal G above the pen
ok to carry the increased dow.
The winter plant. which would he
| used during the nou-irrigation sea-
son from OCober thrty-nrst to May
first, would have its intake between
what is called the "Tieton Tunnel"
and the "North Fork TwnnelI." in
the west HAIR OVID Of Section 10.
To Nnship II Moth, Range &c East
W. NJ. the water being diverted
through one or moro pcnstocks.
Il north'rly direction, and being re-
turned to the Tieton river; the guam
tity being approx mately two hun
dred fifty C250) cubic feet per sec
ond. and the static drop four hun
dred and sixty C6O) feet. This would
give brake horse power of over
eight thousand eight hundred (SS0O)
1t viii be seen that Considera bile
amounts of power might he secured ut
these sites, especially from tho winter
| site. There is. however, another side
to the picture In the first place. a
double expenditure would be nccce-
| sary two plants would have to be con-
structed and only one Of them could
| be used at time. In the second
place, the control Of these water
powers is vested in the department of
the interior, and if the city were able
and willing to develop them. ii could be
done only under such restrictions as
the department of the interior should
choose to impose. Judging from re
strictions imposed in similar eases. tho
prospect does not look inviting. It is
| likely that we should have to content
ourselves with a lease for a cOmpara-
lively short term; our rates for power
would be under the scrutiny and DOW
er of adjustment of the department.
hough this Of itself is not a very form
liable condition, as one of the priuri-
pal aims of our proposition Is tine at
tainment of reasonable rates. and we
would be required 10 enter the public
service field and supply current to the
settlers on the Ticton project Apart
from the question as TO the coustitu-
tional rights Of the city to engage i'm
such an undertaking, it would iuIoIv,
an organization and expense which
unquestionably the citizens of Nnrth
Yakima do not desire 10 undertakes
Another disadvantage iu tho case
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