Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-10-25
caney Fork Water Power.

there is none that promises better re.
turns to the capitalist, and manufac-
turer, than this situated IN well set
tied thriving country. Believing it to
be well worth looking after, The Arti>
SAN employed competent engineer to
examine it and we herewith give bis
report. We believe there is no better
opening for prudent investment any
where in the country than this.
have made thorough personal
examination of the Falls of Caney
Fork river and the immediate sur
roundings, with view of making a
professional estimate Of the availability
of said Falls as water-power and
with view Of giving an estimate of
the probable amount OF money requir>
ed to place it in practical shape for
use.
The property owned by Col. Asa
Faulkner and the Messrs. Hill consists
of 475 acres lying on both sides of the
river and embracing the river and em>
bracng the entire Falls tract. The
land itself is fertile and we'll adapted
TO agricultural purposes. The Me-
Minnville and Manchester Railroad
runs within one mile of the boundary
Of this tract, and a good dirt road
makes the Falls accessible from the
railroad on either side of the river
The Falls consist OF two principal per.
pendicular descents, each 80 feet in
height, and a series of rapids; the en-
tire length of the available fall being
little less than one half mile of river
The total fall of water in this half
mile is about 80 feet at extreme low
water. Making an approximate esti-
mate and measurement Of the amount
Of water discharged at the fall in a
given time, (Which estimate will be
found sufficiently accuratS. l find
the available power of the fall at low
water as expressed in gross horse pow.
er to be $3.50 h. p, The low water re-
ferred to lasts only about two months
in the year, so that all other seasons
much more power than this is availa-
BILE. At the foot of the perpendicular
fall, some work has been done with a
view of using the power obtained at
that point. The fall at that point is
80! feet, and the gross power 5000 h.
p. Here a foundation for mill or
factory building has been laid on the
solid rock and prepared for super
structure $50 feet long by 81 feet wide,
with the longest side parallel to the
stream. This foundation and building
will be 30 feet above the highest flood
tide. Some blasting has also been
done for wheel-pit. A road has
been built by Col. Faulkner from the
mill>slte to the railroad II miles dis.
tant, with substantial wooden truss
bridge across Collins river, a tributary
of the Caney Fork. A copious spring
of cold water gushes out near this mill
site, almost at the door of the proposed
building. Col. Faulkner has also
burnt 900, 1000 brick of good quality
near the proposed building, all of which
would be convenient for its construc-
ton.
In arranging for the use of water.
power in situation such as is here
found, regard should be had to some
permanent comprehensive plan of util>
izing the entire falls, so as to give the
best possible efficiency to the wheels
and to the transmission of power |
am not prepared at present without
further investigation to give an opinion
on the feasibility of carrying and using
this power at long distance from the
falls. No doubt a considerable portion
could be realized by transmission with
electrical apparatus, by compressed
air. or by wire rope. By means Of
shafting and betting, this power can be
thoroughly distributed to convenient
points in the immediate vicinity. On
the portion of the falls now being i'm
proved, an expenditure of $4,000 in a
substantial wing>dam, sluice, pen.stock
and necessary appliances would be suf.
fcient to obtain an effect of 600 horse>
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