Pacific service magazine . stream gener-ated by springs from a high plateau fourmiles back and which empties into theKlamath River a mile below the powerhouse. This is not, like Copco, a low-head proposition, for there are some 4000feet of canal with 2800 feet of penstock,and the volume of water delivered is 54second-feet at a 730-foot head. The plantitself, which is pastorally picturesque, isequipped with three units of the aggre-gate capacity of 2300 kilowatts. Arriving at Hornbrook we took leave ofthe Klamath River, having described thecircle round the companys hydro-electricproperties. We
Pacific service magazine . stream gener-ated by springs from a high plateau fourmiles back and which empties into theKlamath River a mile below the powerhouse. This is not, like Copco, a low-head proposition, for there are some 4000feet of canal with 2800 feet of penstock,and the volume of water delivered is 54second-feet at a 730-foot head. The plantitself, which is pastorally picturesque, isequipped with three units of the aggre-gate capacity of 2300 kilowatts. Arriving at Hornbrook we took leave ofthe Klamath River, having described thecircle round the companys hydro-electricproperties. We had omitted to take inthe Gold Ray plant, which lies on the lineof the Southern Pacific Railroad to theeast of Medford, but we had seen whatwas more important, namely, the greatsources of power that are at the commandof the California-Oregon Company andwhich, in the course of time, must yieldtheir wealth of white coal for the gen-eral benefit of mankind. It will be seen by adding up that atpresent the company maintains two. Suspension bridge over Klamath River at Copco,used during plant construction. 246 Pacific Service Magazine
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