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<br />Horse Creek. in 1889 the flume \vas aestrcyed by a <br />summer fiood. and again. on J-.;ne 2-';. 1904. \Nhen 300 <br />feet of the s:ructure Vias swep~ a\vay, wn;le in June 1909 <br />a washoL:t or oreak occurrec at :he 100!'Jer er~d of t~e <br />fiurr,6 from '-tgr wate~ .n :he ca'la.. <br /> <br />Tre flume is in fairly geed co....d;ticr. as it vias ne""Jiy <br />built ir 1904. and \"J:tr some ;nexpenslve re8air co~lc <br />doubtless be mai'ltai"1ed :r: service for ;'lcny years to <br />CO'Tle v/it~cut any c~'ange of pian. Te r"":a:<e the cross- <br />illg whaliy satisfacwry. 'lm"18ver. a'-,d avoid tne 'asses <br />v!~ich a\"Jays fo!iovi the breaks caused by :ce and focds. <br />it will oe profitabie, iri rT':y jucgmer:. :0 replace :he fU'T'e <br />with an irverted siphon ullcer the creek oed, ar-d ~he <br />socrer ths oS bJi!t the sooner \evil: the b:-eaks and :osses <br />periodica!IY exper;e:lced De ei:mina:eCl. I :n:'1k thiS s- <br />pr.on shoula oreferably be "11ade of cast iron. 10 fee: :'1 <br />d;arr:e:e~. in 5-foct sections. flanged and bctec cy riv- <br />eted together. By usi~g :re \vas:e\vay CL.~ n the r01e- <br />stone cd. a~ sJff!c:em elevat:or to gve tne reql.;os.te en:ry <br />ard velOCity heaa rea~:red iC disc'large tre L,' VO;L;r!e <br />cf :ne canal. The read trus L;sec \'lou~d take GiJ aCOG! <br />13 feet of the 20 feet :otal dreG. ieavna a SJfO'JS of 7 <br />, oJ , <br /> <br />feet, of vJnich abCJ: L or 5 cO_j:d be advantageously <br />L.sed to fonT a Gocket for remova of sa'"\d. Then t:1e <br />brick portion of :he o~esent flume co;J!c be used as a <br />ch0te to diver: t:-;e fioe ice and GU'l10 ! ir:o :he creel<. <br />All but tre 1argest cakes vJO~.d pass mrcL.gn the sipho'1 <br />\'/I'th- """ut r-h,"'K' i'lr" ;:::;....-d ~he I"re ......ru'"'b:err -\"/n,dri thorof!\:,o <br />'-' l v \,J- .1 '~~ "-"" I. _ t-' - - ___'V .'lo.J ""'IV~....... <br /> <br />be e,imi'lated. The cr~:e for floe T8 VJc!..J:d be over a <br /> <br />ccncre:e sill o~ carr acrClss the :Jrese:l: char~neL so that <br /> <br />ary rise cf ~ce by gorg;qg above 1G~rl2j :eve! ViOt.;id <br />perrrit:t to overfio\v. OL,;s~ed forVfard cy ~~e Plovlng f;ce. <br /> <br />... - <br />-~-'" <br />