. Geology and water resources of Big Smoky, Clayton, and Alkali Spring valleys, Nevada. the Lida supplyis inadequate, for thelift is greater and the water is of the poorer quahty. The Alkah Springwater is forced through a 5-inch pipe by a triplex pump operated byan electric motor. The water from the Neptune weUs is lifted bydeep-well cylinder pumps to Alkah Spring. On January 1, 1913, the distributing system of the Goldfield water-works comprised 24 miles of pipe, 8 inches to one-half inch in diameter,44 fire hydrants, and 492 service connections. The total consumptionin the fall of 1913 was a
. Geology and water resources of Big Smoky, Clayton, and Alkali Spring valleys, Nevada. the Lida supplyis inadequate, for thelift is greater and the water is of the poorer quahty. The Alkah Springwater is forced through a 5-inch pipe by a triplex pump operated byan electric motor. The water from the Neptune weUs is lifted bydeep-well cylinder pumps to Alkah Spring. On January 1, 1913, the distributing system of the Goldfield water-works comprised 24 miles of pipe, 8 inches to one-half inch in diameter,44 fire hydrants, and 492 service connections. The total consumptionin the fall of 1913 was about 380,000 gallons a day, only about 10,000gallons of wliich was metered for domestic consumption, the rest bemgused at the mines, mills, and raihoad yards. The operating and gen-eral expenses in 1912 were about $43,000. The water rates rangedfrom $ per 1,000 gallons for domestic use to 57^ cents per 1,000 152 ALKAIJ SPETNG VALLEY. gallons for large consumers. It will be noted that owing to the highcost of the water the per capita consumption is very small. K <^t SSUKE TANK. Sta() US ^ 1 ^ O 73007,000&5006/)005,5005,000 \^ -J-^ <^ * .re n 1 i \ -S ! 3 ui •s 1 i 1\ ■•^ A 2 ^ Tf = 1 \ S, fe .^ ^ 3 /W-z?^ ^/fie i-//v£: -K ^ ;;i J N? 1 1 1 ^^^ 1 1 3 C < • 1 3 c ^ 1 ?2 c 30 C 3 < 3 C < c 5 C s < 3 CD C 1 C3 C 3 C 3 2c 3 OC 3 ! \ § 3 O Figure 11.—Map and profile of the Lida system of the Goldfield waterworks. The analysis on page 154 shows that the Lida supply contains onlya moderate amount of dissolved mineral matter and resembles mostnearly the waters of upper Big Smoky Valley. It is good for domesticuse and for irrigation, but it deposits considerable scale in boilers. ANALYSES OF WATERS AND SOILS. The results of analyses of the stream, spring, and well waters ofBig Smoky, Clayton, and Alkali Spring valleys are presented in thefollowing tables. The index number corresponds to the number onPlate II (in pocket), indicating the locaUty where th
Size: 1443px × 1731px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1900, booksubjectgeology, booksubjectwatersupply
