. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . ay 1. The Floriston Pulp and Paper Company, the next user of waterfor power purposes below Truckee, is engaged in the manufactureof paper from wood pulp. For the operation of the plant the wateris diverted from the river by means of a timber dam (see PI. VI, A)and is conveyed to the mill through a wooden stave pipe 9 feet ininternal diameter and 2,000 feet long (see PI. VI, B). Six turbines,varying in capacity from 100 to 1,000 horsepower and aggregating2,700 horsei)ower, are employed to run the machinery, the water
. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . ay 1. The Floriston Pulp and Paper Company, the next user of waterfor power purposes below Truckee, is engaged in the manufactureof paper from wood pulp. For the operation of the plant the wateris diverted from the river by means of a timber dam (see PI. VI, A)and is conveyed to the mill through a wooden stave pipe 9 feet ininternal diameter and 2,000 feet long (see PI. VI, B). Six turbines,varying in capacity from 100 to 1,000 horsepower and aggregating2,700 horsei)ower, are employed to run the machinery, the water beingdelivered to each wheel under a head of 51 feet. It is estimated bythe owners of this plant that 1,500 horsepower is required to run it toits full capacity, to generate which about 320 cubic feet per second ofwater is needed. The flow of the river during the fail and winter,however, is frequently less than that amount, and as a consequencethe company is now preparing to install steam power for supple-mental use. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-supply paper no. 68 pl. vi. DAM OF FLORISTON PULP AND PAPER COMPANY IN TRUCKEE RIVER.
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