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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Since You Asked: Southern Oregon electric companies started in 1800s ... New Mexico rancher renounces federal grazing contract at Bundy event ... Local farms captured in words and color ... Since You Asked: Southern Oregon electric companies started in 1800s ... New Mexico rancher renounces federal grazing contract at Bundy event ... Local farms captured in words and color ... Mail Tribune 100: Jan. 22, 1916, continued The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 23, 2016 at 12:01 AM Posted Jan. 23, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Social News Editor's note: There is no Jan. 23, 1916, paper. Jan. 22, 1916 FOUR MILE LAKE In answer to a query concerning the size and depth of Four Mile lake, from which the Rogue River Canal company will eventually take a sufficient volume of water to irrigate an immense territory, it may be said that it is three and a half miles long, three-quarters of a mile wide and more than 2000 feet deep. It is eleven miles from Fish lake, but the canal connecting it with the latter, which the company will complete later this year, is seven miles long. It will tap Four Mile lake thirty feet below the water surface at low stage. By constructing a dam, the company can secure an eighty-foot head of water. The altitude of Four Mile lake is 5800 feet, just 1000 feet above Fish lake. The dam at the latter lake is a massive structure, the rocks used in the base of the retaining wall being so large that they had to be handled with powerful derricks. The earth fill is very heavy. The tenacious clay for the puddle core was hauled a mile. The dam was built a quarter of a mile from the lake shore in a narrow depression practically on a level with the water surface of the lake at an average stage. It will store water to a depth of twenty-five feet, but will later be raised another twenty-five feet. From the lake the water is carried sixteen miles in the channel of the north fork of Little Butte creek to the intake, at which point it is diverted into the canal system. Near Fish and Four Mile lakes is Lake of the Woods, which lies too low on the Klamath side of the divide to be utilized for Rogue River valley irrigation. The greater part of its flood waters, however, can be utilized for Fish lake by diversion ditches. These lakes, nestling in smiling valleys of verdure at the foot of forest-clad slopes, with snow-capped Mount McLoughlin towering above, are surpassingly beautiful and ideal recreation spots for summer vacations. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 23, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501