The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-02
GIROUX TO HAVE
B|CPOWERPLANT 7
Telluride Power Company Has
Made Final Inspection at
Point Near Ely.
CLEVELAND CREEK
TO SUPPLY ENERGY
Means Wider Power Facilities
for All Ely Camp and
/ That Vicinity.

rrhe Ely Expositor says that the con-
s,-,,ction OF an Immense plant for gene
,otins electric power to operate the re-
auction works OF the GirouN Console
doted company in this district will be
commenced in the spring by the Telu-
ride Power company. OF which l.. l..
Num- is president. The plant VIII be
heated on Cleveland creek about twenty
miles due east from Ely, on the eastern
sIdo of the Schell creek range. and will
be capable OF developing between 2000
and 5000 horsepower. The current will be
transmitted over the range to the loca-
lion OF the GirouN plant, which, there
is very good reason TO believe. will be
located In Steptoe valley not far from
this city.
The generating plant Will be located a
short distance above the point where the
waters oil the creek are diverted Tor
ranch, now the property of Adams Nc
GIN The intake OF the pipe line by which
the water viii be conveyed TO the gene
rating station will be located n short
distance below where the two forks OF
the creek come together and at an ele-
yatiop 1900 feet above the station.
The utilization OF the waters OF Cleve-
land creek for generating power has
been contemplated lOT a. TulnDGr Oh years
and the GlrouX company controlled the
rights and did considerable preliminary
work there about three years ago. II Is
reported that after the panic the COM
pany forfeited its rights. which have
beon secured by other parties In the in
ierests OF the Telluride company. which
has several large plants of a similar na-
ture in Colorado and Utah. The COM
p.ny has been so successful in those
fields that it can command all the capi-
al
IL is stated that ii was the intention to
send the material TO the site this fall.
but for an unknown reason tho com
,nenCemenL OF work Was postponed until
largest: If not the very largest, In the
county, and the flow is reported to be
regular and reliable all the year, thus
insurins the successful operation Of a
main creek, estimated at twenty-five
second feet.
final Inspection OF the project was
made short time ago by, an engineer
who was driven TO the power site and
made a trip on foot from there up the
canyon and across the range TO Step
toe valley, following the probable line
s,ructed; He Is reported to have given
Four hundred tons OF pipe, machinery
and material will be required for the
installation OF tho plant, which will be
of the latest design and planned TO be
operated with a minimum amount OF Ia
Dor. The construction will require the
services OF a large number OF men, who
will naturally be drawn from this dis
irIct.
The erection of this plant will mean
A great deal for Ely and White Pine
county. as IL is probable at least at GER
tain seasons more power can DC devel-
oped than will he required by the Giroux
company, which can he furnished TO
other mining companies at less cost than
they can operate steam plants. and it
ought 10 stmuate the mining industry
IN this part OF the county considerably.