The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-11-04
ROUTE OF GREATER
WfNATChff SURVEY
FULLY DESCRIBED
QUINCY IRRIGATION DISTRICT
SURVEY BEING RUN AT SAME
TIME-LARS LANGLOE EN-
PLAINS COSTS.

A party surveying the route Of the
water way of the Great Wenatchee
project ran their line across the CO.
lumbia river Friday, says the Wenat-
chez World.
They crossed at a point near the
power line, which is about mile
above the confluence of the Wenat-
chez river and the Columbia river An
other party has reached Moses Couleo
and the two crews will meet some
where north of Rock Island Creek
within two weeks or more.
Following is the route of the line
from the Wenatchee river four miles
below Pain to Columbia river:
Starting at the Wenatchee river,
the line describes a tunnel to Bren-
der school house on the Chumstick; il
follows the Chumstck on the east
side down to Clark Canyon, from
Clark canyon tunnel is contemplate
ed through to Bjork canyon, branch
of Eagle creek; from Bjork canyon, a
tunnel through to Eagle creek; from
Eagle creek, a tunnel through to a
fork of Derby canyon; from there the
line winds around a hill to the main
Derby canyon; from Derby canyon,
tunnel is described to William canyon.
Following the benches the line runs
to within a short distance of Olalla
canyon; from that point a short tun-
mel is described to Ollale canyon, or
canal or tunnel may go around; the
line describes a canal and tunnel to
Hay canyon; from Hay canyon it runs
to Nahahum canyon, back of Cash
mere; a siphon is described across
Nahahum canyon; the line describes
tunnel to Warner canyon; from War
ner canyon it runs to Warm Springs
canyon; from Warm Springs canyon
a long tunnel, or several miles of ca
nal and short tunnel are contem-
plated to the Columbia river.
The line crosses the Columbia river
as has been stated, near the power
line, which crosse. about one mile
above the confluence of the Wenat-
chez river with the Columbia river:
from Columbia river the line follows
the benches toward Rock Island
creek.
A second survey party is working
in Moses coulee. It started its line
from point half mile tn of
Quincy, exactly whale the Columbia
Basin survey ends. The elevation at
this point is 1920 feet The line con-
templates a canal, PRACTICALLY paral-
leling the Great Northern into Crater
canyon, thence up along the east side
of Willow Springs canyon to a point
about half a mic ;bove where the
Great Northern crosses the canyon;
thence the line describes a siphon
across Willow Creek canyon and
thence by tunnel to Moses cou,ee.
Two surveys are being run, one for
the Greater Wenatchee Project and
the other for the Quincy Irrigation
district. From near Plain to Cash
mere the lines We're so close together
that the data for one survey was suf-
fcient for both. From Cashmere two
entirely separate surveys have been
made.
Only one canal will be built. but it
has not been determined whether the
Quincy Irrigation district wants 20
take water If it does, the canal will
be built above the line run for the
Greater Wenatchee project.
Eight men are in the field near
Wenatchee on the Douglas side Of
the river; and eight are in the field
in Moses Coulee, with camp at Co.
lumba Siding. Roy Zahren, engineer
of the city of Wenatchee, has a crew
running laterals.
Lars Langloe, engineer in charge
of the survey. makes the following
statement regarding the apportion-
ment of the cost of the Quincy Irriga-
tion district and greater Wenatcheo
project surveys: "Tp to the present
time, both projects have been payin ?
half the cost. The land owners un-
der the Greater Wenatchee proiec.
are paying the cost of that survey.
The Quincy irrigation district survey
is being paid for by money from the
special investigation fund of the stat
department of conservation and de-
yelopment.
"The Quincy district is now levyine
an assessment of $4,000 As soon as
that is collected. the special investi-
cation fund will be reimbursed.
although up to date the cost OF
the survey has been apportioned 80
80. IT will he apportioned finally on =
thoroughly equitable basis"