Travel Bug Dog Tag Davidson Ditch

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

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Current Goal

To travel to other seminal engineering projects both historic and present day.

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 8/13/2015 *Skadi* took it to HQGT: Troll Droppings Washington - 1,427.09 miles  Visit Log

Visited HQGT: Troll Droppings (GC20Y24)
Discovered It 8/4/2015 Portokeil discovered it   Visit Log

Seen in the Myri@am event.
Thanks
Visited 3/14/2015 *Skadi* took it to 17K V3.0 Alaska - 259.8 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/14/2015 *Skadi* took it to IV + I = MO' PIE! Alaska - 260.05 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/9/2015 *Skadi* took it to Filler' Up! Alaska   Visit Log
Visited 3/9/2015 *Skadi* took it to "Sir, have you been drinking tonight?" Alaska - 12.49 miles  Visit Log

Visited Bring A drinking straw, but don't drink, BLOW! (GC5KH27)
Visited 3/8/2015 *Skadi* took it to Filler' Up! Alaska - 239.51 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 1/31/2015 *Skadi* grabbed it   Visit Log

Found in a TB hotel. Will move along.

Visited 1/29/2015 *Skadi* took it to Maybe Christmas..Perhaps..Means a Little Bit More Alaska   Visit Log
Move To Inventory 5/23/2014 Rocknocker moved it to their inventory   Visit Log
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