The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

The curling crest OF the fails came in
sight II was too late. The strangers
were doomed. Chief Seattle. however.
knew the stream and dextrousiy whip
ping the flying canoe near the big rock.
he leaned upon II as his enemies were
swept over to a swift and horrible death.
Practical Mechanics
But the age Of romance and legend Is
gone. Where the Indians camped now rise
the furnace, the forge. the power house.
Picturesque and poetic as is the location
az SnoqusImie. it has certain commercial
advantages which can not be overlooked.
To begin With. there Is the enormous pow
er. unutiized. In the ,eaping waters. Math-
ematscIans have figured = out carefully
at a minimum Of 390a horse power. and
maximum Of i0o.t1o. TIE actual working
force Of the falls as the water runs today
Is approximately 4gWla horse power. A
greater power can be obtatIeF by erecting
a Gam across the bed OF the stream just
above the falls and siu@ storing the wat
er. This the company proposes 10 do.
Here again IL has natural advantage
which IL proposes TO follow up. Running
across the river diagonaIly TO the north
ward from the mouth OF the shaft is
ledge rising sonse three feet above The bed
OF the stream. II is along this ledge that
tie dam wili be built. solid wall OF con-
crete ffteea feet high, fifteen feet wide
at the base and eight feet wide az the
crown. Il vii, be butt this summer. when
the river IS a; fits lowest. ard viii be pusa-
ed across the entire stream IN three weeks
time While Ii Is BUILDING tae whole
stream will be diverted through the shaft
ard tunnel. which viii 10y that time be
completed. and thet. for the first t.Tne since
its birth Snoguainie falls will run dry.
Near TIE center OF The dam, a. .nid-aow
q nss rag M ~ he has
aas; 10 let through any foods shat may
arise. The total length Of the dam VIII
se about 40 feet
Another advantage Ia the location Of the
new plant - the fact thar IL lies lrnmes:-
a.sly adjacent 80 q well~bnIit ard already
operated lire of railway. the Seattle & In
'eruafionat. giving II facilities for recefv-
Ing supplies and for general communlca-
ter VIII tae outside world which would
COS. 4 Rev company several fortunes 20
provide y it were called upon 10 provide
tasai itsesf
The General Plan.
The genera plan OF tie company. 90 has
5s~a already stated. VIII be 70 generate
eieytClc power a; Tire fails and transmit :,
30 Seattle and Tacoma and intermediate
posa's. In these cities Il wlH simply place
s1l7 pewsF ~ sale az wholesale rates.
n'sk * 10 Fl~-t whatever 20 distribute ifse
.'i""T oT 80 org ss&Ge or equip any lines or
systems ~53ajn these cities. The power
@iH te transmitted trcm the falls over
''fe@ wires which are technically deslg~
stated as Ne G. ard w5.ch are Just about
-2F s-2e os 81 ordinary lead pencil The
HFss NIL ex'eud direct 20 Rentou. which
As-' p Ire common pcsst TOR distributing
2 Seet,le ard Tacoma.
4fsfe % necessarily sesne less IN the
z-.StisS7ssS>s'a 81 powsr ia tsis wav over
ms distances Er0gG IRE power house a.
sS4&% 70 H,"45ou f,ea distance Il "a
aiez, From go poyeey Ao.sse &c Seatssa
De exact 4'Sts1Ss i E9.S miles ard 60
t's*9sH@ B. aai3es Tlse* sVvragn loss by
5ra2sr2tss191 MI ~ about - per cesst
Eae >ss@ AarSe p0ger ~alcs4 viii b. at
itst gees Tatess ~ sae fails wifi snus s9s-
asla-Sa 10 sass ~ tie sAsas IL reaches iss