Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-11-11

PuVn. ooUe VI the pipe is 10 inches
in diameter and some IL inches.
The water strikes the Pelton wheel
in the plant under a head of 900
feet through a 2-inch nezzle and is
capable Of generating 400 horse
power. The Pelton wheel and the
generator are on the same shaft,
side by side, and no betting is nee
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 model
Of compactness and can be easily
operated by the engineer in charge.
Outside and a few feet from the
power house are the transformers
and lightning arrestor. These are
set on a platform and connected with
the wires that carry the power to
Elkc and other points.
Owing to a break in the pipe
Saturday night the plant could not
be operated Yesterday to its full
capacity. The break was repaired
yesterday forenoon and in the af-
terncon 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 and power.
The completion of this plant
means much more than power and
light for Elko. 1t means cheap
power for pumping water for ir-
rigatin9 land that can not now be
irrigated and will aid greatly in
the dev lopment of our agricultur-
al resources. This means more
people, more homes and more pros
pCIlIJ 1bL
The homeward trip was made
with Joe Taber at the wheel of his
machine. Joe believes 10 getting
there" and he lost no time in COW
ering the distance to Elko. Some
of his passengers said he went at
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 IF praise. He has stuck to
his project with tenacity IF pur-
pose not often found in men of his
age. For years, the Harvesting oil
Lamoille Greek has been talked
about and efforts were made to &C
complish it that ended in failure.
But Bonnie and his associates over
came all obstacles and made the
dream of others a reality. They de-
serve rich return for their energy
and enterprise.
The following were at the plant
yeste day: Mr.. and Mrs. Winter
mantel, Louis Wintermantel, c. A.
Gardner, W. W. Bnoher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Taber, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
S. raber, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Nc
Bride, Webster Patterson, Frank
Fernald Sr,, Mrs A. II. Taber, Mr..
and Mrs. Mallett, Mrs. A. P. Bald
win, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Reinhart, S. |
Jacobs, Frank Williams, E. E.
Caine, R. M. Ogilvie, Frank Fer
maid, Jr., George Glazer, W. G..
Wilson, w. G. Greathouse, Mr..
and Mrs. Prentice, Mrs. Wood,
Mrs. Carroll, Rand Streeter, Mr.. |
lie Armand, George Russell, Jr., P.
Etchart, A. j. Mcbride, D. r. |
Corbett, Forest Castle, Mrs. VOL
ford, Mrs j. Dskin, E. M. Stenin-
ger, Mrs. Stephenson, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Bowers, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Cooke, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Westlund,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bellinger, Mrs.
P. McDermott, Bart McDermott,
W. w. Mason, L. A. Ferris, W.
Settlemeyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Noble, Nh. and Mrs. Tbos. Jones,
Mrs. L. L. Bradley, Miss Keith,