Hauling 4" and 2" pipe down the Whitewater grade - 280 miles from Boise. Road ends 4 miles from Campbell's Ferry
Loading tanks and pipe onto jetboat
for 4 mile run to the Ferry
A full load
for the 4 mile run to the Ferry
Positioning tanks at top of runway
to be filled by upper ditch built by pioneers
Digging the ditch for 4" line run downhill
beside the air strip
Digging the ditch downhill to the orchard
185' elevation drop from the tanks to here
Digging the ditch for 2" line to feed
sprinkler stand pipes at each historic building
Clyde Smart and Doug Tims work to remove one of many rocks encountered during the project
Installing the 4" pipe
90 psi of water pressure
Water under pressure allows sprinklers to keep the areas around the historic buildings green and fire resistant
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