The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-08-22
N VVfTIf.
At Carrntunk Falls

As much as all the readers OF the RI
/ rJKifR have heard and read about the
work now going on at Carratunk Falls, il
/ Is doubtful II anyone who has not seen Il
conprehends the extent OF what is being
done there. One who had seen the Fall.
before the work was begun, but not since,
would hardly recognize the place.
| The r,ver above the falls is about four
| hundred feet wide and the whole body OF
water flows through a gorge but seventy
feet in width at its head aud sixty feet at
the narrowest place. The dam is in the
shape OF Il letter V, with the point some
what blunted. The small end will be over
| hfty feet above the head OF the falls, and
the arms will reach the shore on either
side about two hundred feet below. The
entire length Of the dam, including aout-
ments, will be upwards of six hundred
and fifty feet About two hundred feet
on each side are practically completed.
1t has of course been necessary to exca-
vate vast amount of stone on each side
Of the channel The amount already Ia
ken out IL estimated at twelve hundred
cubic yards on the Scion side and eight
cen hundred cubic yards on the Embden
side. 1t is probable that the whole
amount will reach four thousand cubic
yards. This stone is a variety of mica
schist, and will be used in constructing
the pulp mill, as well as in the filling OF
the dam. The supply is ample for both
purposes, and there will doubtless be a
large quantity remaining.
The pulp mill, of which the founda-
tions are already laid, is to be GO i "a
feet in dimensions, and two stories high
The building is to be of mica schist, A.
stated above, except that the corners, a,
well as the caps and sills of the doors and
windows, will be of granite. The archie,
underneath, OF which there are four, anC
the piers, will also be of granite Tn,
mill-race will be tlfty-four feet 10 width
narrowing from eghtysiX feet at tn,
head gates Thirty feet head OF wate
can be depended upon at all times
The Moosehead Pulp and Paper Com
pany, whose money is carrying on this en-
terprise, is composed of three gentlemen
hailing respectively from Massachusetts
Vermont and Ohio. Mr.. ID. T. Mills o
Dayton, o., one of the company. is su
perintendcnt and general manager, anC
purposes to make the Falls his future
home. About seventy-lve men are EN-
ployed al present. 1t is hoped to star
the mill about Jan. |. Spruce will prob
ably he the chief material used in tn,
manufacture of pulp. movement is OF
foot for the establishment of post-otilc,
at the Falls. and will doubtless be sue
ccSsful in the near future
Incomplete AS this description Is, /
would be still more so without some men
ton of the iron bridge, four hundred fee
in length, upon which the Somerset Rail
road will ere long cross the Falls. 1t will
be supported by two piers aud two abut
ments. One of the piers has just beer
completed. 1t is 20 it., $ in. 10 IL #
at the base, 2li #. IT., . in. at tht
top, and Is it,, 8 in. high.
The grading for the railroad between
the Falls and Bingham is progressing rap
idly under the supervision of the con
tractors, Messrs. S. C. Mills 4 Son.
They have on their payroll about two
hundred and twenty-five men. These are
divided into crews and scattered all along
the line. The majority of these workmen
board with the farmers along the route.
There are, however, two or three board
ing houses, the largest being that of Mr..
w. IL. Whitney, about halfway between
Scion and Bingham which accommodates
fifty men. To the farmers who are con-
veniently located, these boarderS are q
source of revenue, and cause them to be-
stow liberal patronage on the grocer
and marketman. The other merchants,
too, come in for their share OF the gener-
al prosperity. For much of the money
which finds its way every payday into
the pockets of the workmen is left at the
village in exchange for clothing, foot
wear and other necessities, with doubt
css some luXuries as we'll W.