Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-11-24

to establish a more uniform flow, by
regulation, through the variable sea-
sons.
The main dam as it stands now is
of rock-filled crib type and has a con-
crete apron on the downstream side
about 1S feet wide. 1t is about 424
feet long between it's concrete abut-
ments, with its base about AZ feet
wide and crest 51k feet wide, and is
about 1s feet in height above the sub
sills.
Three buildings comprise the power
house. The east building was con-
structed in 1907 of steel reinforced
concrete, with reinforced concrete roof
on steel reinforced trusses and houses
the 100 horsepower turbines directly
connected to four 500 kva generators.
The west building, of generally SINH
lar type of construction, but with a
slate roof and steel trusses, was built
in 1910 and houses two 100 horse
power vertical turbines directly con-
nected to two $50 kva generators.
A switchboard balcony runs along the
west and north sides of the building
and is used for high tension switch
ing purposes. The central building.
connecting the other two and built
around the original house. follows the
same general type of construction and
houses four 1850 horsepower vertical
turbines directly connected to four
1850 kva generators. A balcony on
the north side of this building is used
for switching purposes. In each of
the buildings is a crane operating on
steel girders, for the heavy lifting, two
of which are operated by hand and
one by electric power
The present output of the plant
ranges from $500 to 1920 horsepower
with a normal capacity of 1S20O.
The Malad Power Station is located
on the Malad river, tributary to the
Snake river, about six miles south of
Bliss, on the new state highway that
crosses the river canyon a short dis
tance above the plant.
The Malad river so-called, is made
up by the confluence of the Big Wood
and the Little Wood rivers. which
rise in the Sawtooth mountains. In
fact, the Malad river practically runs
dry below the confluence, but a small
trickle of water running down and
joining a number of springs which
rise in the bed of the channel, which,
it is thought. have their sources in
the Lost rivers, about which there
is so much speculation and conjecture
which, one of these days. will be re-
solved into knowledge. These springs
are the real source of the waters Of
the stream which is called the Malad
river.
Because of the constancy of flow
and the eyenness of temperature, the
waters never freezing and setting up
ice troubles, the bane of so many
water power plants along the noun
tain rivers. This site was long looked
upon as one very favorable TO devel-
opment when the market for It's pro-
duetion could be relied upon to invite
the development.
Along in 1908, a development was
MANNED 10 provide for both ifrisl-
tion and power development the irri-
cation water to supply the King HID /
Glenns Ferry and gammett sections
ond This part Of the program was /
carried out. but the power project lam
o,ssbed for lack Of the means % un- /
so,t.ne and the absence Of market for
the power
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