The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-12-25

tAkaa it, ionu forward on a. course toward
tho ocean % comparatively tiny rivuict
will b. diverted and vt 70 turning thou
sands Of whe.ls
WHOM tho ints Sir william slomcns r.
turned tn EnrlAnd go years ago. after =
visit 20 Nlapura ara told an audience n
English scientists that 10 would be- puFsi
bic not only 10 put a harness on that cnta
ract, but % trausinit some Of 70 for n dis
tanoe Of several miles ho was looked upon
~ drcnnor. a. an enthusiast aud wlae
men smiled NJ HE fancy iuat ~ years
later tho Niagara Falls Power company
was orRaniied and began ~ put Into opor'
alton n project much moro extensive than
siemens had suggested
n vas an Immense undertaking, hut
ainos 1850 tho work has never Jagged and
has boon pu od forward with all tho dis
patch possible In making a start tho
power houss was iooatod about n mile up
stream from tho American fnlla To this
spot canal was dug 100 feet long, pa0
feet wide and ~ feet deep This was lined
with solld masonry, for through II tho wa
ter which wns rushing on to leap over tho
falls. was ~ bc conducted 10 tho power
house Thecutranco 20 this intake WINS fixed
N point 600 foot out In tho river, and ~
entertainments had 10 b. built out that far
Work wns he-un ON tho canal Ia 1871 and
waa finished early IN 1904 An outlet had
% D. dug aisu. and this required tunnel
1000 foot long. with iall Of 80 foot This
restored tho gAtor - tho river below tho
falia II took 900 men throe yoara a.
cut this paasago through tho soft rock. 10
Il 81 foot deep, ~ feet Wide and IL lined
with brick masonry Both the canal and
the outlet win hold water enough to give
100. 600 horsepower
Tie schemr OF converting tho force of
NJ tntnract intopower that can 10 handled
IA ks.s,lsrfsilF slnpie 40 fii.as o s~-t.s
wheel OUT under that Immense waterfall
would. of cnurso, b. impractical. 80 tho
water IL conducted along tho bank Of tho
river u plnoo where IL IL allowed TO drop
down through shoots into big turbine
wheels, then II IL allowed n slip away
through tho outlet and escape into Whirl.
pool rapids This part Of tho river docs
not enjoy tho great plunge which the rest
takes, but u has n very exciting time 81
Ia own and comes out In Just a. turbulent
stAta
AZ the bottom Of tho great wheel pit arc
located the turbines. Thcy aro II speoie'
construction, and, although each one II
capable Of developing 1900 horsepower,
mons of them Il morc than q feet In diam
etor, Upon each Of those wheels however,
desocnds column Of water TAO feet high,
which IL brought down through ponstook
or pipe, TX feet In diameter. From tho
osntor Of zach turbine springs a steal shaft
itO foot long. which supports az tho top tho
outside ahell Of ono Of tho great dynnmos
Tho shaft and that part Of the dynamo 20
which 10 Il attached wolgh 40 tona, aud the
weight of this great mass rests entirely ON
tho body OF water which enters tho bottom
Of tho wheel pit between the two halves Of
tho turbine These shafts have almost az
much work 20 do ~ those Of ocoAn steam.
ahipa They Nro IS inches IN diameter, but
arc hollow, tho walls being only thruo'
quarters Of an inch thick.
AZ present thcru are only three Of these
turbines IN position, but tho wheel pit u
hoinR enlarged 80 that seven moro may IN
added, which will utiliro Just one-hnlf tho
water power II the present canal. Up I'm
tho power house. on level with tho river.
arsioontcd the great generators which turn
tho force VI the falling water Into electric
ny, These arc che largest dynnmos ever
constructed, iur each will develop 1900
horsepower Tho biggest generator 100 thn
iutmmurl railway plant 40 tho World 4
fair developed only 400 Horsepower, so
y1u can readily Imagine what monster.
tloss must BE- which buckle Niagara 30 the
trtcos
After tho power b generated 10 Il CON.
du0ted ont of tho power house by lines Of
olhlos and thus distributed t0 tho manu-.
featuring cQNoorns which have sprung up
in tho immediate vicinity and 90 points a.
Or away ~ nudHln The present trans
mission line a. nearly ab mllra boo lonrt D..
hut 10 IL estimated that the loss In onurry
alter Carrying the power thus Oar 10 lgsi
than no Per cent Tho poles ou which thy
canlos arc carried nre unusually suhstnn.
tial affairs and are thoroughly hraood and
Flyod When the cables untr Buffalo.
they aro lowered and laid in % usmeuted
conduit Instead of d single rod OF copper
the conductors have been made Of il
strands which makes cable three.q quarters
~ an inch thick
~ present. buffalo only resolves /. 00l
horsepower, which Il used by Tho street
railway company. hut as electrical power
a 10 BE- delivered IN tho city 20 nli anil
ounts at The rate Of iad horsepower per an
mum many manufacturers will soon dis
card steam, aud the city win be lighted by
einetrioliy from che falls Power % % l.,
distributed a' I'm intermediate points. too
end great manufacturing district extend
iug from Al-g.f- " buffalo is pfvdlote,
Tor The near iutuFl