Skidoo Pipeline
The Skidoo pipeline was built around 1907 to supply water to the mining town of Skidoo with water to supply both the town and gold mining operations. The processing mill was operated solely by water from Jail Canyon 23 miles away. The pipeline was quite the engineering feat at the time, as there were on pumping stations. The drop from start to finish was only about 1800 feet over the entire 23 miles. All pressure was supplied by gravity.
Note the spiral wound pipe held together with rivets. This was the only way they had to manufacture pipe in the early 1900's.
Skidoo was one of the last gold mining camps in Death Valley, closing around 1917. The town was originally named "23 Skidoo" after the slang term meaning "go away" or "depart quickly". When the US Postal Service refused to accept the "23" as part of the name, it was dropped.
Skidoo Pipeline
The Skidoo pipeline was built around 1907 to supply water to the mining town of Skidoo with water to supply both the town and gold mining operations. The processing mill was operated solely by water from Jail Canyon 23 miles away. The pipeline was quite the engineering feat at the time, as there were on pumping stations. The drop from start to finish was only about 1800 feet over the entire 23 miles. All pressure was supplied by gravity.
Note the spiral wound pipe held together with rivets. This was the only way they had to manufacture pipe in the early 1900's.
Skidoo was one of the last gold mining camps in Death Valley, closing around 1917. The town was originally named "23 Skidoo" after the slang term meaning "go away" or "depart quickly". When the US Postal Service refused to accept the "23" as part of the name, it was dropped.