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Building a Million Dollar Power Plant on Upper Rogue
Work is Hearing completion on the
new power plant briiiT built at Pros
pect by the Prospect Construction
company for llio Koguo River Klectno
company, nt a. total eostfwhon coin
plctcil, approximating $1,01)0,000 and
developing -lO.OOU JiorHcpowor.
The firnt contracts were closed nnd
machinery ordered on Mnn-h 15 'ad,
mid the, preliminary surveys were bo
gun and supplies and men got on the
ground so that uetunl work was be
Run about April 10, Tbo Itrsl thmc
necessary wo,h iv temporary plant to
supply' poVor for tbo hoists, derricks
and air compressor neoeaatfry for the
work of bnildiMj'tho large plant. A
site was selected near the Rogue rx
cr rapids and ;100 feel of steel pipe
put in, Riving 1110 feot fall and a
email water whoel and dynamo ii
stalled, giving 2f0 horsepower. This
temporary plant was completed May
15.
Work Under Way.
In tbo meantime camp supplies,
tools and jwwder had been rushed to
the pite. of the main power plant two
miles Below Prospect and work was
begun there and at the same time sur
veys we're made for 'the fiO-mile pole
line from Gold ttny to Prospect and
for tbo flume two miles long to bring
the water from the bend gates to the
point where the .500-foot drop to the
powerhouse is begun.
Tbo powerhouse is located in the
Rogue ,River canon, 500 feet below
the wagon road, where all supplies
must be delivered, the rock walls ct
this iKunt having an inclination of
about 45 degrees. Down thus incline
the steel pipe, 1100 feet long and four
feel in diameter, must go and as Ibis
pipe came in sections 30 feet long
and weighing seven and one-half tons
each, some provision bad to be made
for lowering this pipe as well as oth
er heavy machinery.
Ilulld Gravity Tram.
The problem was solved by building
a balanced grant tram with ' two
cars, ono on each end of a due and
bne-hnlf inch steel cable, which1 runi
around lieavyypulleys at theidpof
the hill. The two cars balancp"cach
other, ono ear going up iiin- the
other goes down and the wh.Qle'.beiug
controlled by an electric motdf geared
to the drivlug pulleys. The construc
tion of. this tramway is equal to a
steam railway, 60-pound rails being
used, the cars being standard gauge
and built to carry 40 tons each. The
steel hoisting cable has' a breaking
strain of CO tons and loads of 10 to
20 tons are handled daily on this
tramway.
After building the tramway and ex
cavating trench for the pipe line the
foundation for tho jinwerhouse was
begun. This foundation, is a solid
block of reinforced concrete, 50 by
80 feet, and 20 feet deep. It is re-
Finforced by ffvo carloads of steel jbeon so arranged that a piece weigh-1
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Dlierllng Dam, IntaUo tint en and Initial srtiu uT I'luiue, Mlioulng Mow atr I Diverted 1'iviii Hie Main
t'linuiMi,
Site of Power House and Excavation for Drop Plix- Jre.nt Fall I.s Secured.
rails run iti all directions through tho
concrete and the entire foundation
weighs ii-lOO tous.
Hugo Timbers t'scxl.
While the foundation was beingj
built the timbers for tho building
Were bein framed, the longest of
these timber; being 12 by 24 and 40
feel- long.
framework of the building was ni,
the roof on nnd the traveling crone
to hnndlo the heavy machinery in
place.
At' resent the erect!; crew arc
busy placing the macbiuerv on the
foundations. The apparatus for
handling' this heavy machinery has
ins 10 or 1.5 tons can bo picked up
by a derrick on top of tho bill, sot on
a car, lowered down the tramway and
picked up by the erane in the power
house and set on its foundation in
about 20 minutos
Work Is Itapld.
The nolo line was crnnnleted in Oe-
g. These timbori? .were puti'tolifiV, the-ftturiio- and reservoir am
in place by derricks and 10 days after built and all that remains to he doi.o
the foundation was completed the
is to complete riveting the steel pipe.
line together nnd assemble mid tost
the machinery m the powerhouse nnd
the plant will be ready for operation
and delivering current to the linos of
the Rogue River Electric company.
The plant, as at present construct
ed, will have one gonorator and water
wheel with an overload oapacity of
10,000 horsepower. There win 1 e
siNice left for iiirtUlli'iL' three r.or.
units, giving an ultimate cp;i' il t
the plant of 40,000 horsepower
To build this plant reipml t'.
hauling of 140Q.tom of mailu. tr
ami supplier!, wheh,nn h.iiihd bv
teams from .'ID tfiO mile over mono
tain roads, Over 700 Ion of this ma
tvrial had to blMjeri'dYiOO feet down
into the eniion Jo The Hiverlimse.
The pole line iA of uiitiMiallv heaw
construction nud'denigned for a volt
ago of 00,000 volN. The poles are 40
feet long and tMicod III) to the mile,
tbo wires are number naught xtraud
ed aluminum cablo. and ore carried j
on insulator 14 iucbex in tliuiiieterl
and wcighim "-U pouioN eaeb.
The work llliii!dirtg the l'iv4peet
plant ban lifcii luuidlcil ,v H. c, stotl-
l-'Iiime I'nrrylug Water J'rom IHiertlng llam to I'ouer Prop.
dard, who ha been general Miperiu
teiidcnt ot the ltKie llwr lilcitiif
cotopiinv fi.i tin bift -.even yearn.
.Mr. Stoddard i tlci president and
general malinger of the Prohpil (iii
xtnii'lioii coii)miiy, of wbieh company
C"!"UI Frniik II. Wav i pr"tdenl
and Dr. ('. U. Ray i lre-urer,
Mr. Sinddard bn lein ablv Hit
ed iirtliu i-oii-truetiiiii wtitk b Mr. P.
V, Cooper, nddeiit eiigirie-i' at'Pnm.
peel, .Mr. R. K. Smith, gtnieral foru-
BIG RECEPTION HELD
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WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 1.
Mr. Common People shook band's
with Mr. and Mrs. President right In
the White Houso today.
This Is tho "big reception day,"
when all comers, no matter how they
may be dressed or what their station
In life, may enter tho Whito Houso
and bo received by tho chief execu
tive, it thoy will stand In lino long
enough.
Tho Yalo Glee club provided a
special feature of tho reception this
year. Thoy camo with song and jost
from the president's alma mater and
they were given special considera
tion. A reception waH arranged in
their honor and tho boys, in return,
sang several specially composed
giees, in which President Taft fig
ured "as tho subject of the songs.
It wus the third tlmo that Presi
dent Taft and Mrs. Taft wore hosts
at the New Year's reception and this
year Mrs. Taft's health was bettor
than on elthor of tho formor occasions.
PORTLAND. Ore. Sam v Ulgelow
Is in jail today for stealing a horse
nnd buggy, thanks to the (otophone.
Telephonic communications pursued
nigolow from Portland to Corvallls,
90 miles, where an officer took him
into custody. fe
LAKEVIEW, Ore. Joo Ambroso
did not like the rfisto of ills coffee
Ho gave it to his hogs and two of
them died from strychnine poison
ing. Ambrose is looking for the
poisoner.
Mining Congress Meets in Medf ord Eebruary 2-3
BUILD 1100,000
ALASKA
CANNERY
Ed Hanley ami F. H. Madden Con
struction; Htifle Salmon Fishery
Plant on Earnest Sound, Near Fort
Wrantjle, in Alaska.
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Kd irnnley hig, Jen far Alaska
whom he will uvag"oo the inntnllntioii
of n huge aliutt iygi;iory whloli.,Jio
and l II. Mnddijh, nUo of Mudford,
are otaljlisliiiij.' J() iniloi soulli of
WnmM on Knri)ftt gouiid, at Point
W'ordo, at a .-..-.t of .?! 00,000. I '
The hiiildiu;h will occupy a piece
of ground Itlo hy 180 in bizu. Oon
btmetion Mill hiiu March 1 iiiu In
cludiw bchidch the neeeHHiiry build
iiigs, a wharf, ifn'cliinery nnd hoalu
lntvo lieon piirfliiiBC'il and it ft ju.f.i'rl
crew .of operntoru anil fWicniien en
gnged. One hundred and fifty Jit
diaiiH will he employed in addition
to :hinW and iiHiriennH.
The plant will lia niadv for opera
tion by June, wheii'lljo hij; run of flnh,
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SENSATIONAL FINISH
WINS GREAT RACE
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It e turns on car of oro l-ccently shipped from the Norlliijr initio near Jacksonville by tho Mcdford Mining und
iHlin; Comjwny, showing rlchucgs of this new inluc.
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SAN r'HANTISCO, Ciil., Jan. j.
In n sensational fininli Hobby Vlimht,
captain of St. Marv' oolletje, Oak
land, today won n New Yoar'H day
eroKH-ehy run hero from tho Ferry
building to Seal Hook Iiouho, eover
iug the woven mid throu-fouiliiH miles
in 41 miuutoH, 10 xdcoikIh. The race
waH ono of the most exciting ever
witnessed in this city, and tho re
sult wag in doubt up to the very IiimI
few yards. . J I. Leo of tho I'listinie
club, .whinor of thiu year'H Thanks,
giving day race, held first place un
til ho had ulmoNt. reached the Ocean
boulevard, whoa Vlueht eaiiio up with
n rush, passing I.o, who finished
sixth. v
M'CARTHY TO TVEITMOE:
"I THINK YOU'RE INNOCENT"
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SAN FHANCISCO. (..!., .Ian. J.
Majiir . II. MeCurthy, who hns re
frained from giving the newspupon
mi expreshion of his viowm on the ar
rest of the San Frnnewco hihor lowd-
erw, toiUy Mnt llio folhjwiiig tele
jrrnni to Ohif A. Tveititiur in l,os Ali
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"I (iiieorely regret tho manner in
which tho ri!iiil nutlioHtloM n en
donvoriug ! involve you in the i-oii-ttiino.v
inatler. 1 Ix'lievc von lo he
ahiolliilelv innocent of nnv riiuie ninl
uch belief will he my irnnl.- in eiu
ueetion with the matter ''
Uterlele l'oee I'ole l.loo.
man, and Mr. Paul Wiiilit, chief mill.
u riiht.
Mr. Al Vole hart I lie contract for
tho tioightviKf Mr. Ii. 0. Porham hail
died the l'oo Line eontriiitt, and Mr.
M, 1. Yountr tittil the contract for the
two mile of flume and thu saw mill
firm of Weleh, A Knit Hitpplied the
8.00(1.111111 feet of lumber reipiircd in
the eoiiMtruelhui of the plant.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
MAY STUDY COST OF LIVING
tt'AHIIIN'OTO.V.. .Inn. 1. LnnkiiiK
to the eMliihlinhmeiit of it great inter
untiuiial uommiraloii to sludy (ho
cnimo and remediott for the high cost
of living, und to evolve a world
money uytdem hiiNod on eeonomiiv and
neiiiiilifin prineiploH, a eonfereneo
wim huld in WaiihiiiKloii Di-eeniliar 'Jll.
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