The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-03-18

q the demand for artificial coal will at least be doubled also, for which we will require anoth CT carbonizing section The two will gene rate 4,O0O horsepower, while our ultimate de- mand for power will be 10000 horsepower. We will, therefore, require a total of eight gas-producer sections to supply the demand
 Transmission Lines
 A system of transmission lines will be required to connect the power plant with the various mines in the vicinity of Fairbanks with those of the Tolovana country nea. Brooks, of the Hot Springs district near Tofty, and with those of the Kantishna and Bonni6eld districts.
 The shortest system that will meet this requirement is main line, following the rail- road for SO miles from the lisnlte fields to Nenana, then across the river t0r about Is miles to point near the place where the rail- road first crosses Goldstrean.. A sub-station will be required here for branch lines to Brooks and Tofty. The main line will the, parallel the railroad for 45 miles to sub-sta- ton near Fox, where several branches will. diverge to the different creeks and to the town of Fairbanks. The total length of the main line will be 10 miles, which, according to the customary practice of allowing approxi nately 1000 volts per mile will require trans mission at 10000 volts..
 Since the Kantishna district is almost 70 miles west of the power plant, the current will be transmitted to that district also at 66,OOO volts
 The distance from the Goldstream sub station to Brooks is approximately 60 miles, so this line will operate at 66,OOO volts; and the distance to Tofty from point 10 miles from Goldstream near Minto Lakes is 60 miles, which will also require transmission of the current 66,OOO volts
 To serve the Bonni6eld district, about 35 miles of line from the power house will be required, while about 50 miles of branches and feeders will be needed at Fox, 20 miles at Tofty, 20 miles at Brooks, and. perhaps l5 miles in the kantishna district. These short CT lines will be operated at 33,OOO volts
 The requirements are, then, 10 miles of main line operating at 10000 volts: 1oO miles of secondary lines at 66,OOO volts; with feeders at 33,O0O volts
 COST OF INSTALLATION
 The cost of carbonizing section with a capacity of 6OOOO tons of artificial coal and producing free gas to generate 2OOO horse power, is estimated to be $6OO,OOO. The cost of a gas-producer section having capacity of 2,OOO horsepower is estimated to be $3OO,- GOO.
 Approximately $40OOOO will be needed to install machinery, equipment and buildings, and for the cost of development work, to- open up Ignite mine to supply the fuel re- quired by this plant, because there are at present no mines capable of delivering the amount of Ignite required.
 The cost of the main tg4..sn. 55ion line operating at 10000 volts is @st.,4.ated to be $5, 400 per mile; tine cost Of the secondary transmission lines at 66,OOO volts is estimated to be $4,95O; and the cost of branch lines and feeders at 33,OOO volts is estimated to be $1,82O per mile.
 In addition to the transmission line a transformer building will be needed at the plants which will cost approximately $25, ,OOO, and for transformer stations at the various certers of distribution an allowance of S2O5,- GOO will be required. The total cost of the project then will be as follows:
 Estimated Total Cost of Project To Make 10000 Tons Artificial Coal Per Annum and
 Generate 10000 Horsepower Two carbonisins units 100000 Eight gasproducer units ................ 2400.OO0 Plant for Ignite mine .................... 100000 Main transmission lne no mile @ $54OO .... 5s5.ooo Tofty. Brooks and Kantshna lines 190 miles
 @ ;4.s5o s2o.ooo Bonnifield line and branch lines. 140 miles
 @ ;ls2o ............................. 255.Ooo Transformer building at the plant 25.00O Steel tower transformer stations and trans
 formers .......................... 2o5,ooo
 V0taI $6,OOU,OUO