The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-31

miles above the crossing Of the Southern
Railway near Selma. This is said to
have about seven feet fall, and the devel-
cpment here would yield a very good
power.
At ALilburni, six or seven miles from
Raleigh, good power is found, idle at
present, but soon to be developed.
Similarly at the FAILS of Neuse a very
good power is to be found which is to
be utilized shortly.
The Cape Fear River is of more inn
portance rs 4 power stream, both on ac-
couilt Of the larger fall and the greater
volume of water carried 10y ii. The first
power on this stream is known as Smi-
ley's Falls, where a fall of - feet is
available and power which is in excess
Of $500 horse power. This is one of the
finest powers in this section Of the State,
and offers many advantages for manu-
featuring.
Power in considerable quantity may
also be secured at Battles Fails.
Buckhorn Fails is the most important
power on the river next to Smiley s.,
having an available fall Of 30 feet, which
with proper Development would yield
about 1,S00 horse power. 1t is proposed
to develop this property at an early
date. the preliminary surveys having al
ready been made.
On Deep River the first power is that
Mt Lockville, two miles above the mouth
of the river. Here there is Il total avail
able fall of II feet, and a large amount
of power can he secured. The develop.
ment of this is projected in the near
future in connection with the BuckhorD
Falls ON the Cape Fear River, short
distance below.
Above this there are III number Of
smaller powers, sufficient i'll magnitude
to supply single mills. AT present this
is one Of the principal manufacturing
streams of the State. having located on
it's banks and operated by its water
eleven cotton mills, besides a number of
griSt and saw mills.
Haw River is also a stream Of very
great Importance, having along its course
large number of undevelopcd water
powers. One of the best of these is that
known as the Moore Mill site, where the
fall is % feet, and the power very large.
Henley's old site is also worthy of men
ton, the available fall being about 16
feet. There are number of powers
above these. but of less Importance. Ten
cotton mills are located on this stream
and its tributaries.
Passing now to the westward We come
to the Yadl,n River, this stream and
the Catawba being the principal streams
of the State. The average fall per mile
of this stream is large, quite noticeably
concentrated at number of places and
the powers are numerous. Only the larg-
est can be noted.
Grassy Island Shoal, located about Is
miles above the South Carolina line, has
fall of 80 or 80 feet in a distance of
about four and half miles, and the
| amount of power available here is esti-
mated to exceed 1900 horse power.
Probably the most famous power to be
found in the entire Southern States is
that known as the Narrows of the Yad-
kin Here the river suddenly contracts
| from a width of about 1000 feet and
flows in a steep rocky channel, not more
| than sixty feet wide in places, for dis
| lance of about one mile and having a
| large fall IN this distance. FROM the
| banks which are 10 to - feet hisn and
almost perpendicular flood plain ex-
| tends back from both sides of the river