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Yuba River Diversion Project for Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields Report MSS.197
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Box 1

Report

 

Folder 1: 52 leaves-Report, Correspondence, Table of Contents, pages 1 – 49, photos and maps

 

Correspondence from H. R. Edwards, Hammon Engineering Company to W. P. Hammon, Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields (1 leaf)

 

Table of Contents (2 leaves)

 

Page 7 – photo – Panorama of dredging land

 

Page 8 – photo – Panorama showing Hammonton

 

Page 9 – photo – Dredge No. 14

 

Page 16 – photo – Scenes along Yuba river above dam site

 

Page 17 – photo – Scenes along Yuba river above dame site showing diminution of debris deposit

 

Page 27 – photo – Dam site

 

Page 41 – photo – Diversion cut

 

Page 43 – photo – Upper end of new channel in Dry Creek

 

Page 45 – photo – Views along Dry Creek

 

Page 47 – photo – Views of gravel storage dam and reservoir

 

Folder 2: 71 leaves-Report pages 50-120

 

Page 79 – Plate A – Map of California showing location of project

 

Page 80 – Plate B – General Plan of Project

 

Page 81 – Plate C – New Yuba River Channel

 

Page 82 – Plate D – Present Channel of Yuba River

 

Page 83 – Plate E – Reservoir and Dam Site

 

Page 84 – Plate F – Plan and Profile of Proposed Cut

 

Page 85 – Plate G – Plan of Dam and Spillway

 

Page 86 – Plate H – Details of Dam

 

Page 87 – Plate I – Log of Borings at Main Dam Site

 

Page 88 – Plate J – Proposed Yuba River Dam with Existing Rock Fill Dams

 

Page 89 – Plate K – Gravel Storage Dam on Dry Creek

 

Page 90 – Plate L – Layout of Power House

 

Page 91 – Plate M – Comparative Drainage Area and Runoff for California Streams

 

Page 92 – Plate N – Daily Discharge of Yuba River at “The Narrows”

 

Page 93 – Plate O – Proposed Dam and Hydraulic Developments Above It

 

Page 101 – photo – Panorama of Irrigable Lands

 

Page 104 – photo – Panorama of Irrigable Lands

 

Page 109 – photo – Views of Irrigable Lands

 

Page 110 – Plate P – Proposed Irrigation Canals and Area to be Served

 

Folder 3: 42 leaves-Report pages 121-163

 

Page 123 – photo – Scenes along proposed railroad

 

Page 142 – Plate Q – Map and Profile of Proposed Railroad from Marysville to Hammonton and Dam Site

 

Folder 4: 67 leaves-Report pages 164-230

 

Page 190 – photo – Views of dam site accompanying geologist’s report

 

Page 194 – photo – Views of dam site accompanying geologist’s report

 

Appendice A: The Debris Situation – p. 164-188

 

Appendice B: Geologist’s Report – p. 189-199

 

Appendice C: Hydraulic Development – p. 200-210

 

Appendice D: Description of Recent Rock-fill Dams – p. 211-217

 

Appendice E: Caminetti Act – p. 218-230

 

Folder 5: Black leather report cover (empty)