. The street railway review . north side of the canon for a distance ofS,575 ft. in a wooden flume, to secure a bed for which it wasnecessary to blast out a roadway in the solid rock for theentire distance. The flume is built of redwood, 8 ft. wide,and 6 ft. deep, with a grade of ft. per mile, making thecapacity 14,400 cu. ft. of water per minute. The flume islaid out on tangents and curves, sharp turns being avoided,and is covered the entire distance. A tramway is laid on <^feetj\aiWay-JYcVlcM^ 2it;? the cover. At one point there is a brealv in the caiion sideand the flume is carried
. The street railway review . north side of the canon for a distance ofS,575 ft. in a wooden flume, to secure a bed for which it wasnecessary to blast out a roadway in the solid rock for theentire distance. The flume is built of redwood, 8 ft. wide,and 6 ft. deep, with a grade of ft. per mile, making thecapacity 14,400 cu. ft. of water per minute. The flume islaid out on tangents and curves, sharp turns being avoided,and is covered the entire distance. A tramway is laid on <^feetj\aiWay-JYcVlcM^ 2it;? the cover. At one point there is a brealv in the caiion sideand the flume is carried on a bridge of 87 ft. span, the archesof which are built up of 16, 1 x 6 in. planks sprung into of the illustrations shows the false work for this bridgeand another the bridge as completed. flume progressed a track was laid along tlie bottom and thematerial delivered at the far end by pony power. At the terminus of the flume it is 102 ft. above the powerhouse and the water is conducted to the latter through a steel.
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