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

for a distance of about 100 yards or a
little more and then the bills rise very
stceply. In this gorge there is total
fall Of 81 feet and the total fail from
the head of the Narrows to the mouth
of the Uharrie River, distance of about
four miles. the fall is 81 feet
Immediately above this there are
series Of rapids having an aggregate fall
of 10 feet in distance OF about three
miles For many years it was considered
too costly to develop this power, but the
development OF this in connection with the
Narrows, described above is now under
way, and it Is stated that 10000 horse
power viii be rendered available.
At the Milledgeville Shoal, a short dis
tance above, fall of IA feet can bee Sc
cured, which would render large
amount of power available.
Motifs Falls, short distance above,
has a fall of 1875 feet in distance of
about 0.S mile The development of this
property has been planned, and it is ex-
pected that work will be begun at an
early date.
There are many other localities on this
river whore large amounts of power may
be easily secured, but space forbids men
ton Of all but two of these. \ fall OF
10 feet has been utilized by the Fries
Manufacturing Company and 1000 horse
power is developed. which is transmitted
electrically to Winston Salem. 1872 miles
distant, and there used for general man
ufacturing and lighting purposes.
Bean Shoal is the principal power ON
the upper part Of the river. Here there
is Il fall of about 80 feet in a distance of
four miles, and it is estimated that over
1000 horse power can be easily rendered
available.
There is Il large amount of power, both
used and still available, on the tribu-
tarics of the Yadkin notably on those
claSscd as sand-hill streams One of
these, IFitchcocls's Creek, only about 1G
to 20 miles long and draining 102 square
miles furnishes power sufficient for the
operation of six large cotton mills.
There are several desirable power sites
on the South Yadiin River. or these
the most noted noted is Hairston's
Shoal, now owned by the Cooleemee
Water-power Company. Development
work ON this is now in progress. and 1t Ii
said that 1000 horse power will be Sc
cured
TN the CaIaWba I(lVcr lnefe are HIdIiy
large powers. The first of these in
North Carolina is the Tuckeeseegee
ShCal, partly developed.
The next and probably the most i'm
portant power on this river in the State
is the Mountain Island Shoal, where the
fall is about So feet, and the power
available has been estimated by Prof
Geo +. Swain as over / 800 horse power
This shoal is also partly developed and
cotton mill is in operation there.
Above this come the Cowan Ford
Shoal. the Beatties Ford Shoal,, the
Munbo Shoal Long Island Shoal and
Buffalo Shoal, all being good power
sites, capable Of yielding from 100 to
over 1000 horse power. Some of these
are partially developed.
| Lookout Shoal has the largest fall OF
any shoal on the river in North Carolina
! this amounting to over II feet. The
total power available here has been est
mated to be nearly 1900 horse power
1t is reported that this power is to be
developed at an early date, but no facts
concerning it are definitely known.
| Above this the Lower Little River
Shoal, the Canoe Landing Shoal, Great