Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-12-15
PLENTY OF SNOW
IN THE S|ERRAS

The storms of this fall and winter.
have started snow reserve that look.
good for next summers irrigatng sup
ply. While there has not been much
! accumulation of snow in the valleys
mostly snow having fallen, reports
! from the summit section indicate a
| good winters start
| At Marlettc lake. the source df wa
| tersupply for Virginia City and the
state grounds, including the Orphan :
! Home, % inches of snow was reported
| Monday and it has been stormine
| since that report was made. Billy
| Harris, the watchman at Marlettc
came out on snowshoes Monday for
supplies.
This lake was called on last summer
for an extra amount Of water, as the
Virginia Gold Hill Water Company
takes its supply from this source.
While the lake was drained to a new
low itldi h tiiCiC NdA HCNcT dHW SnoIt-
age, either for Virginia City or the
state buildings and grounds in Carson
City.
Aside from the town supply at Nir-
gina and Gold Hill. the big dredger
plant secures its water IRON the same
source, and it requires supply that
Would make most small towns feel
they had sufficiency. The revival Of
Gold Hill and the contemplated mill
ing and running in that section will also
call for Waterfront Marlette.
The coming OF heavy SHOWS early
in the season practically assures a
plentiful amount OF water for all of the
various industries that this one plant
is called upon to Furnish
While the Virginia water supply
plant possibly cost more than any
other outfit in Nevada, and equals that
OF many Of the largest cities, it was
put in to stay. At Lakeview. where
the three great pressure pipes cross
on their way up the hill, there is a
pressure OF 200 pounds to the square
inch recorded. When a needle hole
breaks through the steel anywhere
along this high pressure system there
is ,torce enough to cut man in two.
A hand placed i'll the stream would
be form from the body 'As three pipe
lines cross the summit there is always
at least one in commission and a shut
down is OF but short duration
The system is over 20 miles in
length and it required the bonanza
crowd to go deep i'll their pockets to
finance this scheme during the boom
days of Virginia City.
James Leonard. who has been in
charge OF this most efficient water
supply i'll Nevada for many years. has
managed to keep the miles of fumes
and pipes i'll first class condition in
spite of the adverse times. threaten
ed abandonment OF the mines and the
gradual decrease OF milling
Recently the Lakcview fish hatchery
was annexed to the Marlette water
supply, as the spawn comes from the
lake and is hatched inthc same water.
the highest percentage OF development
has resulted This hatchery is called
upon to Furnish all of the eastern
brook trout for the entire state.
In order to forestall any accident
or cutting Ok the water supply mcm
are kept the year round on the line
one is stationed at Tanks, a couple o!
miles west Of L,akcview. another at
the Red House, another at the Tunnel
and one at Marlctte. \ family house
is maintained at L.akeview and another
at the reservoir above Virginia City.
The water is reservoired above Nir-
sinia as it would be impossible to keep
the pressure confined in ordinary
piping. For years the Virginia City
fire department boastcd of the highest
pressure gravity system on the coast
and the iiull force of stream would
rip man to pieces.
As it takes snow to make this
system work the present storms arc
welcome. -CarsonAppeal.