Across the San Juan Mountains
Across the San Juan Mountains
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The tram crosses a mountain ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. (53 lake with a span 1, 340 ft. Long, and lower down there are other spans of 1, 050 ft. And 1, 030 ft. Respectively. At the lower end, connecting with the mill, the final span is 900 ft. Long, with a fall of 380 ft. , crossing the Animas river at a height of 150 ft. Above the water. The tension station is midway between the mill and the upper terminal. It is said that the gradient of the installation is such that 30 h. P. Is developed ...but this power is not utilized.
The buckets or cars are 40 in number, and each carries 600 Ibs. ; they are placed at intervals of 600 ft. , and travel at a speed of six feet per second. Fifty towers are sta- tioned along the line, the highest being 71 ft. Two miles of steel ropes are used for this system, the total weight of them being over 30 tons.
These numerous aerial ropes, spanning the intermoun- tain spaces like great spiders' webs, are an important fea- ture of mining in the San Juan region.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The tram crosses a mountain ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. (53 lake with a span 1, 340 ft. Long, and lower down there are other spans of 1, 050 ft. And 1, 030 ft. Respectively. At the lower end, connecting with the mill, the final span is 900 ft. Long, with a fall of 380 ft. , crossing the Animas river at a height of 150 ft. Above the water. The tension station is midway between the mill and the upper terminal. It is said that the gradient of the installation is such that 30 h. P. Is developed ...but this power is not utilized.
The buckets or cars are 40 in number, and each carries 600 Ibs. ; they are placed at intervals of 600 ft. , and travel at a speed of six feet per second. Fifty towers are sta- tioned along the line, the highest being 71 ft. Two miles of steel ropes are used for this system, the total weight of them being over 30 tons.
These numerous aerial ropes, spanning the intermoun- tain spaces like great spiders' webs, are an important fea- ture of mining in the San Juan region.
What to read after Across the San Juan Mountains?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by T a Thomas Arthur Rickard to read onlineMoreLess
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