The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-06-11
PISGAh DAM
SEEMS TO Be
IN NO DANGER

ports recently puoh9Neo An the Dch-
yer and Pueblo newspapers in rela-
tion TO the security OF the Mount
Pisgah dam on Upper -Four Mile
creek but little apprehension is felt
on that score by the officers Of the
Garden Park Irrigation company.
There is nfty-eisht feet of water on
the face OF the dam at present. but
Il Is not accumulating In volume
and whatever danger OF a break
there may have been last week ii
Is believed has now been dissipated
as the outlet pipes have a capacity
equal to the inflow into the reservoir
The dam is located west OF Grip
pie Creek and twenty-five miles d.
rectiy north OF Canon City and was
built six years ago At cost OF ap-
proximateiy si5e.ooo. II rests on a
foundation OF native rock and coz
crete and is constructed Of siose
ouarried in the vicinity. II is 325
feet in length al the bottom. Is u
feet In height and has n crest line OF
a little more than $50 feet. II has
a width at the base Of 272 feet and
the front OF the structure has a six
inch facing OF steel. reinforced con
crete.
when the dam was completed the
state engineer decided that depth
OF forty feet would furnish ample
supply Of water for the irrigation OF
the eompany's lands and fixed the
maximum EuaEe at that ngure and Il
vas kept within that limi; until this
season when the state engineer au-
thoriHed the company TO iinpound an
AddGuouAi zen AeFA- stsNN"AN A'A+s
rains on the southern slopes Of
pixies Peak and the rapidly melting
SHOWS In that region caused the res
ervolr TO ali faster than the spill.
~ay and waste pipes could carry the
water away and eight feet above the
prescribed mark was impounded In a
comparatively short time. This
eighteen feet rise In the surface Of
the reservoir over the high water
mark OF twelve months ago natural
" created sorne anxiety on the pari
Of ranchers down the valley and ex
trAvaEant reports were circulated ~
TO the likelihood OF the dam going out
and tho lower country being deluged
Ia consequence.
At no time has the dam leaked OF
shown any evidence OF a break. nj
though the great pressure Of the
water behind IL has been a severe
test OF lis strength. Several day.
ago a gang OF men werc put to work
drilling an outlet for the watei
through thir,y-nve feet granite wal
to relieve the strain on the dam ant
whatever menace there is to Its 80
curiiy will soon lie removed. watel
Commissioner u. 3. Jones Of Flor
enoe made an Investigation OF condi
tlons at the dam a few days ago and
expresses the opinion that the dan
Eer OF break Is very small. al
though he believes that precautioni
should be taken TO prevent even
possibility OF it's giving away from
the food OF water behind IL. The
report current n week or 40 ago tim
there had been rise OF fifteen fee
In the reservoir In one day was |
gross exaggeration. officers Of ~
Garden Park Irrigation company a
sert that the greatest increase In th'
depth OF water In twenty-four hour
was eighteen inches. Tho lake nov
covers an area OF. perhaps. one hun
drcd and twenty-five acres and II
boundaries have been spread out -
as to inundatc land not previously
submerged by Il.