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Travel Bug Dog Tag Davidson Ditch

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Released:
Friday, May 23, 2014
Origin:
Alaska, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of dune9111.

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About This Item

Nearly 90 miles long the ditch brought water from the Chatanika River drainage near Faith Cr. to Goldstream Creek just above Fox.  Conceived by Norman Stines, mining engineer, the route was surveyed by James Davidson and built by George Metcalf and J B Lippencott.  Route Survey began in 1924, R/W clearing started April 1926 and project was completed May 1928.  The ditch brought 180,000 gal water/day using open canal with a gradient of 2.1 ft./mi., 15 inverted siphons, 46 and 56 in. in diameter and a 0.7 mi. long water tunnel connecting the Chatanika and Goldstream Cr. drainages.  With temprorary closure for World War II it supplied water for dredging until 1952 and continued to produce power for the Chatanika dredge until high waters during the 1967 flood damaged the water diversion structure at the head end of the ditch.

Tracking History (30529.5mi) View Map

Visited 9/12/2015 MinionsAventuriers took it to La mare de la Trigale Normandie, France - .83 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2015 MinionsAventuriers took it to LA MARE DU PETIT BOUT, LES VENTES Normandie, France - .34 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2015 MinionsAventuriers took it to LA PIERRE COURCOULEE, LES VENTES Normandie, France - 4.16 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/12/2015 MinionsAventuriers took it to L'église de Coulonges Normandie, France - 4,956.04 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/11/2015 MinionsAventuriers took it to Chavenay #2 : rue de la Mairie Île-de-France, France - .84 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/10/2015 MinionsAventuriers retrieved it from Chavenay #2 - Les arches Île-de-France, France   Visit Log

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Dropped Off 9/8/2015 Kirdec placed it in Chavenay #2 - Les arches Île-de-France, France - 6,823.69 miles  Visit Log
Visited 8/29/2015 Kirdec took it to Estructura de las Rocas Uruguay - 6,926.74 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 8/26/2015 Aklem discovered it   Visit Log

Vu dans les mains de Kirdec

Discovered It 8/26/2015 PapaCrumpet discovered it   Visit Log

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