. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . 220 19 Spaulding 117,600 51 Lake Valley 5846 106,500 55 White Rock 7752 13,500 9 Meadow 7249 92,620 30 - Bear Valley 4365 6,500 . 24 Van Norden 6770 106,500 25 4 Upper Peak 37 Lower Peak 10,600 26 Kid Peak 32,300 28 6 Lost River 5,000 7 Blue 23,900 24 4 Rucker _ 9,600 15 Fuller 19,400 27 Upper and Lower Rock 26,000 Upper Feeley 6,000 11 9 Upper Middle and Lower Lindsay. Culberson. JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, POWER AND GAS. March i:, 19101 THE ORCHARD-IRRIGATING SYSTEM OF THESOUTH YUBA WATER COMPANY. BY W. E. LININGER. The irrigation system of the S
. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . 220 19 Spaulding 117,600 51 Lake Valley 5846 106,500 55 White Rock 7752 13,500 9 Meadow 7249 92,620 30 - Bear Valley 4365 6,500 . 24 Van Norden 6770 106,500 25 4 Upper Peak 37 Lower Peak 10,600 26 Kid Peak 32,300 28 6 Lost River 5,000 7 Blue 23,900 24 4 Rucker _ 9,600 15 Fuller 19,400 27 Upper and Lower Rock 26,000 Upper Feeley 6,000 11 9 Upper Middle and Lower Lindsay. Culberson. JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, POWER AND GAS. March i:, 19101 THE ORCHARD-IRRIGATING SYSTEM OF THESOUTH YUBA WATER COMPANY. BY W. E. LININGER. The irrigation system of the South Yuba ^^aterCompany is largely the result of the passing of themining industry. 227 The gradual \viirking out of the placer minesabout that time rendered it necessary for many peopleto seek other means of livelihood and, the cities onthe Comstock lode and other mining towns in thestate of Nevada aifording good markets, a large num-ber turned their attention to horticulture. The demandthus created for water soon became greater than the. Three Square Miles of Orchard near Lo.^imis. Irrigated Orange Orchard Upon Undulatini? Hillsnear Loomis. In the early 50s the Bear River Ditch Companyconstructed a canal about 50 miles in length from apoint on Bear river about three miles above Colfax toa point near Newcastle, and from that point con-structed several smaller distributing ditches for thepurpose of supplying water for mining purposes. Thecontrol of this company passed through several differ-ent stages before, in 1876, it purchased bv Up to that time irrigating had not been considereda factor in the water business. A few of the people,however, irrigated small garden patches and a few ^.ird^all company was able tn supply during July,.\ugust, and September, as it had no storage and wasentirely dependent upon the natural flow in Bear river,which was very low during these dry months. The South Yuba Water Company, which up toIhal lime had been operating on
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