Feb 5, 1890
Col. Wm. Patterson was proposing a second canal beginning 26
miles upriver from Kearney. It would go from the Platte to
the foothills and follow the foothills east. When it reached
Kearney it would be 60 feet above Echo Lake. A tail into the
lake would allow for drainage of whatever amount of water
was needed by the water power company. The canal would then
continue on east to Wood River when it would provide water
power for milling purposes and irrigation all along the way.
Dec. 21, 1890
Describing construction of the cotton mill in the northwest
corner of West Kearney between Echo Lake and Highland
Boulevard.
Cotton Mill Tenement Bids
A number of local
builders have handed in bids for construction of the
forty tenement cottages to be erected for the use of the
Kearney Cotton mill. The tenements are built after
designs of Ernest Brabrook and each tenement will have
four rooms and a summer kitchen. They will be located
just south of Echo Lake on the west side of the draw to
be used as a tailrace for the water from the mill. The
bids were received by Mr. Cumnock Saturday night and the
award made the first of the week. Work will begin on
them soon.
April 22, 1898
Due to foreclosure by the Union Trust Company of New York,
the Kearney Canal and Water Supply Company was to be sold on
May 24th. The site of the sale was in front of the Kearney
Electric Company building near the end of the canal.
Property included:
“Also all reservoirs, dams and lakes connected with and
forming a part of said Canal, including the three lakes
known as ‘Lake Echo’ ‘Lake Greenwood’, and ‘Lake Kearney’.”
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