The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
non YOkE'S GREAT D.IM.
Million Dollar structure Across the Con.
n%e"ticut Finish, IL Water for 90 Companies

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i"'iohh Mass' jan 10 Inc iiu'!oke
wafer ROVER "h'pahy has Just hltShed us ne"
s.ohe Jam "'toss ue .ohnecucu' ki'rr at u cost
oi nearly ii ,WU,OW. This dam, with the possible
exception ui the one AT Austin, Tex il the largest
,f IN. Lind T., a., ,,un,r, M -, - NJ,
y" ""N III WV '"""NN i"c "o'c' po"'' az
lioiS"kt Is by lar the largest IN New England
It Surpass-s that at Lowell and thu, a, Lawrence
hy thousands II l,,.. u,v,- m. .,.I
> ~ wv" I""N' '" a'ot"S' '""'
hcadl Is u" lerI The dra'hag" area Of the Con
nrctlCut River above Hulyuke is 5000 suu1rr
miles. while that nf IN, Nerriu,rk -, uv.u j.
- - VIM W" =" Wv "''n""'N az io"c' -
''ooV >dua'' h'eN' anu "i 'c lluus"h al MeciIhl
lcsNille i,5W square miles, Appleton, Wis, IN
the Fox River IN. rival AZ unly,l. il, tho w., ~.
a manor m,nut,c,u,ir, c.n,r. l,. m,.r ,,.,I,
,nna,' '''Ds ',""'' g " '''' ""'H
about 10000 theoretical horse Tower. or about
one third fine de,,Ior.J ,,,u., -, uly,r.
''"'' ''''E'"'
The new dam has a clear overflow of Loco Zee,
Surveys were beyun inlSlI IA, ,,ur-,r, us.
,I,n. :, rh,n"t was
laid in July Of that year. The sLerlurnuous f,,
~. t.r, n.,. ho., na,aI al 49,. .'" ",
81, .d ",'1 Wv ""nS
'"S'"' '"u '"""' '"'s nave ASST ""a' "h''
-, ,nr,rsr,,, womb E,-nth mn,.,,,I n,I,
fulfilling In, r,onirer,r,s Nm, ~. .,,r. h..
' Nv" =" '''"' "aH
''"' W W. Wv 'NH"'' "'HN ''NW' NN'ht WIS
almost a. smooth a. a marble slab Wilde il WAS
r.,uir,d tb,, ~, r,,,.rti,u .h,,ld .,...d .,. ,1
''4"''' wa r''F' Wv mum N''' "hr 'l'h
above ur plane ol the stone ~ The mp stream face
II the dam, instead uf VARYING from ru f..
inches, a. one mIght rNur,i fIhr .prriIyri,ns
we're roughly interpreted. the extreme Of ptolr,
ton il exactly inch. Sighting along the sIr
face shows il H. be- neatly as regular aS in a fine
building OF course, the nicely Of Workmanship
Is due primarily To close Interpretation If lhr con
Irart and t. ca in Inspection. Vet The worEnan
shin in the uuar,ies can be seen by The fact rh,I mn
uf a total Of 800 rleces Of stone received only 20
wee finally r.irctrd Is each ,ar mas uninsdaI
The stone was Inspected. and every sinur tri,J
froultpmrn!s were marked for r]rcutinty "
The following is a statement, of The Quantities
of material in The completed dn m
"a, Eno cnh,, carl. rn,blo .,nra .so, ."
~ ,nIIr ,sTis ,snits aim nsnau nss,rr, ,n
u,,,.r ,,nr.e M dam !"
'f'Uuo cHtlr ynris granite Im.u,iou n,.sonrv in
face Of dam.
$500 cubic yards. split granite masonry in back Of
dam.
200 cablssaIds. glanite dimension masonry IN
so" SQUARE 'ee'' hhe siA'cnt hammered work N
OPP uani,
,i.V, 80 "a, Ian Ian " "A'"' H'mme'eu "o'A On
W, 400 mar Tee, facing ~, dsm ron,h n.,n,,J
s-0o sSnaTe ice, inner ;sring ~ AIM, msr,s "a
WINS
5000 square feet. top abutmeuts and steps.
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I,sm"i,a tminsr" " - w W, HH"rt VIZ Wv a", Ia
,m's,sd ~, TWp",dHb IT. I'osnS " "n.r 'IIua' was
N, E " ~ -, Co. w. : S"u n.a 'hn 'n'.",
~, "ut ~ 100, VI r"nurv, az snnt. 10 INC,
NJ" NJ. "'T S, c,n,rac, -" ..nnPn's Jl
80 ' T,,im w. II, nut m"'h
C""r H,n" w.. w. u y pIi IT, Us" H'mUh
o"p"Hs 10y iTuE - tpph!ts " lo,!H.
~ ~ "a y u, vas """''''''u " H'"'"i
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