The Leavenworth Echo

Wenatchee Survey Fully Described

Quincy Irrigation District Survey Being Run at Same Time—Lars Langloe Ex-Plains Costs.

A party surveying the route of the water way of the Great Wenatchee project ran their line across the Columbia river Friday, says the Wenatchee World. They crossed at a point near the power line, which is about a mile above the confluence of the Wenatchee river and the Columbia river. Another party has reached Moses Coulee and the two crews will meet somewhere north of Rock Island Creek within two weeks or more.

Following is the route of the line from the Wenatchee river four miles below Plain to Columbia river:

Starting at the Wenatchee river, the line describes a tunnel to Brender school house on the Chumstick; it follows the Chumstick on the east side down to Clark Canyon, from Clark canyon a tunnel is contemplated through to Bjork canyon, a branch of Eagle creek; from Bjork canyon, a tunnel through to Eagle creek; from Eagle creek, a tunnel through to a fork of Derby canyon; from there the line winds around a hill to the main Derby canyon; from Derby canyon, a tunnel is described to William canyon. Following the benches the line runs to within a short distance of Olalla canyon; from that point a short tunnel is described to Ollalie canyon, or a canal or tunnel may go around; the line describes a canal and tunnel to Hay canyon; from Hay canyon it runs to Nahahum canyon, back of Cashmere; a siphon is described across Nahahum canyon; the line describes a tunnel to Warner canyon; from Warner canyon it runs to Warm Springs canyon; from Warm Springs canyon a long tunnel, or several miles of canal and a short tunnel are contemplated to the Columbia river.

The line crosses the Columbia river as has been stated, near the power line, which crossing is about one mile above the confluence of the Wenatchee river with the Columbia river; from Columbia river the line follows the benches toward Rock Island creek.

A second survey party is working in Moses coulee. It started its line from a point a half mile north of Quincy, exactly where the Columbia Basin survey ended. The elevation at this point is 1320 feet. The line contemplates a canal, practically paralleling the Great Northern into Crater canyon, thence up along the east side of Willow Springs canyon to a point about half a mile above where the Great Northern crosses the canyon; thence the line describes a siphon across Willow Creek canyon and thence by tunnel to Moses coulee.

Two surveys are being run, one for the Greater Wenatchee Project and the other for the Quincy Irrigation district. From near Plain to Cashmere the lines were so close together that the data for one survey was sufficient for both. From Cashmere two entirely separate surveys have been made.

Only one canal will be built, but it has not been determined whether the Quincy Irrigation district wants to take water. If it does, the canal will be built above the line run for the Greater Wenatchee project.

Eight men are in the field near Wenatchee on the Douglas side of the river; and eight are in the field in Moses Coulee, with camp at Columbia Siding. Roy Zahren, engineer of the city of Wenatchee, has a crew running laterals.

Lars Langloe, engineer in charge of the survey, makes the following statement regarding the apportionment of the cost of the Quincy Irrigation district and greater Wenatchee project surveys: "Up to the present time, both projects have been paying half the cost. The land owners under the Greater Wenatchee project are paying the cost of that survey. The Quincy irrigation district survey is being paid for by money from the special investigation fund of the state department of conservation and development.

"The Quincy district is now levying an assessment of $10,000. As soon as that is collected, the special investigation fund will be reimbursed.

"Although up to date the cost of the survey has been apportioned 50-50, it will be apportioned finally on a thoroughly equitable basis."