Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-14
THE LAMOILLE POWER PLANT

Monday morning MIR. Winter |
mantePs automobile stopped at this |
Office and we were invited to ioin
him, Charley Gardner, Mrs. Whit
erantel and Louis Winterman,el in
a ride TO Lamoille power plant. |
The trip out was pleasant one and
was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr.. Whit
ermantel, although careful driv-
er, made good time and in little
over an hour we we're landed at
the plant.
On our arrival, we were greeted
by Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Mcbride,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Mcbride, En-
gineer Broili, Foreman Williams,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McDer-
mott. After looking around awhile,
those present were invited into the
, dining room where hot coffee, sand
wiches, pickles, cheese and cake
were served. The ride gave W. an
appetite and we ate like hungry
man.
The power plant is situated on a
flat at the mouth of one of the
pretty canyons of the Ruby noun
) tains, over three miles below the
. dam that holds back the water.
The water is conveyed from the
dam in pipes and fumes, built On
high trestles, and is raised up
mountain through an inverted sy-
5 phon. Some of the pipe is Is inches
: in diameter and some IL inches.
The water strikes the Pelton wheel
= IN the plant under a head of 900
= feet through a Pinch nozzle and is
capable of generating 400 horse
. power. The Pelton wheel and the
t generator are on the same shaft,
5 side by side, and no betting is nee
p essary.
: The power house is built of ce-
ment blocks. In it is the machin-
cry necessary for the operation of
the plant. The plant is is a model
of compactness and can be easily
operated by the engineer in charge.
: Outside and few feet from the
y power house are the transformers
and lightning arrestor. These are
: set on platform and connected with
the wires that carry the power to
Elk0 and other points.
=. Owing to break in the pipe
: SATURDAY. night the plant could not
be operated Yesterday to it's full
capacity. The break was repaired
yesterday forenoon and in the af-
ternoon the plant was operated at
slow speed in order to test out the
transformers. Everything will be
in full running order in day or
so and ElkO will then have better
lights aud power.
The completion of this plant
means much more than power and
light for ElkO. 1t means cheap
power for pumping water for ir-
rigating land that can not now be
, irrigated and will aid greatly in
, the development of our agricultur-
al resources. This means more
people, more homes and more pros
perity for Elko county.
The hOmeward trip was made
with Joe Taber at the wheel of his
machine. Joe believes in getting
there" and he lost no time in COW
erirg the distance to Elko. Some
of his passengers said he went at
a turkey trot or tango gait, while
another said it was jelly crusher.
Anyway Joe landed his passengers
safely in Elko in about an hour
after leaving the plant.
We cannot close this article with
out giving Bonnie Mcbride his full
need # praise. He has stuck to
his project with tcnacity Of pur-
pose not often found in men of his
age. For years, the Harvesting OF
Lamoille Greek has been talked
about and efforts were made to ac-
complish il that ended in failure.
But Bonnie and his associates over.
came all obstacles and made the
dream If others a reality. They de-
serve rich return for their energy
and enterprise.
The following were at the plant
yesterday: Mr.. and Mrs. Winter
: mantel, Louis Wintermantel, c. A.
Gardner, W. W. Boober, MIR. and
Mrs. Joe Taber. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
s. I'aber, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Nc
Bride, Webster Patterson, Frank
Fernald Sr., Mrs. a. ID. Taber, MIR.