The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-02-16

a little drain was laid under TINS
pipe the entire length.
MATERIAL USED
In this construction has gone T.
994 ,4S9 feet of lumber, 63,7SS bar
rels of cement; AL, 1S1 pounds of
reinforce ment; 51,326 tons of coal
have been burned: SO4, 900 pounds
of powder exploded; 1,412,000 feet
of fuse and 100000 caps consumed:
1911 tons of drill steel and 453 tons
of rails have been used.
CONSTRUCTION YET CONTEM
PLATED.
On the two principal features of
the project there remains 2, 90 lin
ear feet of floor to be placed in the
tunnel; a concrete structure fer the
discharge of the south canal into
the Uncompahgre river. included in
which will be a diversion for 81
phon under the Uncompahgre. pro-
jected to supply the west canal with
water, and a new flume to be built
IN the DTy SeuaT DdSlH
The completed project, as now
planned, contemplates the construc-
ton of a reservoir in Taylor Park
and the development of distributing
systems in the valley. At Taylor
park no immediate work, other than
that of investigating the foundation
at the dam site, is planned. The
proposed distributing systems are
which draws it's supply direct from
the tunnel, covers 800 acres. The
lands lying tributary to the upper
end of the Loutzenhizeer canal are
grouped in another system covering
1920 acres. The east canal covers
land now lying under the lower end
of the LoutzenheiZer canal and west
of the Garnet ditch, aggregating 22,-
900 acres. The Selig system covers
the territory between the LoutZGn-
heizer and east canals and new lands
The Garnet system covers the land
lying above all existing canals the
total area of which is 22,400 acres.
lying between the Garnet ditch
ing to 1000 acres. The West canal
follows the western boundary of the
project above the present Montrose
and Delta canal and is expected to
irrigate $4,000 acres. The Montrose
and Delta system covers long
stretch on the west side of the val
ley and contains $4,000 acres of ir-
r,gable land. What has been term
cd the California system, covers the
northwestern portion of the. valley
and will irrigate $4,000 acres of
land
BETTERMENT ON THE CANALS
Mcmtrose and Delta system is
practically completed. 1t is pro-
posed to make some betterments'
such, for instance as the substltu-
ton of metal structure in place
Of the present Happy canon flume-
The same course will probably be
pursued at Horsefly, Dolores ana
Spring creek, as the structures be
come decayed. There is little. exten
SION work to be done at the lower
end of this system, and possibly
Jew small latterals to be built.
The South canal system is well
under way, but will require a Few
short laterals.
Practically nothing has been done
on the Selig system, and a greaa
amount of work still remains to Dc
done on the East canal system, al
though a contract has recently been
let for the construction OF SIX
miles of this channel at price,
that l am happy to say, was well
within the preliminary estimates.
On the West canal bids were re-
ceiyed for the construction of the
first eleven miles. The lowest price
bid was several thousand dollars
below the estimated cost.
No immediate work of any mag
nitude is contemplated on the Cali
fornia system, but it is proposed to
push the remainder of the canals TO
completion as fast as right-of-way
matters can be satisfactorily ar
ranged, so that it will be safe to let
contracts for their construction.
Project 52.4 PER CENT COM
PLETED.
At the end of the year 1911, the
project was estimated to be 81
per cent completed.
For the last three years the re-
ceipts from water have not been
sufficient to pay the charges OF