Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-22
THE ESSENTIAL FACTS ABOUT THE
DAM.

The construction of the dam became as
sured by the passage OF the amended
charter of the Connecticut River Power
company by the New Hampshire legisla-
ture which was accomplished on Thurs
day afternoon of last week, and the bill
was promptly signed by Gov Floyd
bill with similar charter amendments was
enacted by the legislature Of Vermont at
its session last fall.
The location of the dam is shown on the
map of the section about Brattleooro
which is printed herewith. 1t is about
five miles below Brattleboro and about
half mile southeast of the Vernon rail-
road station. The course or the river and
the peculiar land formation are remarka-
bly, favorable for such an enterprise. The
river as shown by the map, makes
great "ox-bow" bend at this point. While
the entire distance around the bend is
something like a mile and half, the dis
tance across the neck of land where the
canal will be built to carry the water from
the dam to the power house is only some
800 OF 500 feet.
The dam will extend from point on the
Vermont shore on land recently owned
by Charles D. johnson, across the head
Of the island of rock in the river shown
in our large half-tone engraving, TO near
the point of the great bend which IS on
land of the o. S. Higgins farm in Hins-
dale. There is a rock foundation all the
way across the river and rock on both
river banks to a height required for the
dam
The dam will develop a fall Of 26 feet
IN the Connecticut river According 10
the engineers levels the crest OF the dam
where the water flows over VIII be "a
feet, inches below the floor of the Hins-
dale bridge at Brattleboro The dam VIII
set the water back to the suspension
bridge, two miles above Brattleboro, lead
ing from Brattleboro to Chesterneld' tnus
making still water of the Hastings raplus;
In other words 1t will create a lake OF still
water about eight miles long. The great
est width of the reservoir across the
meadows in Hinsdale and Vernon VIII De
nearly a mile. AS the water above the
suspension bridge is not rapid It VIII De
possible to go as far north as Walpole
lH motor boats.
The drainage area of this reservoir 10
ABOUT $500 square miles. careful esu-
mate of the flow of the river, taken from
Turner's Falls and Holyoke records, with
" proportOnate reduction for smalleI
water she'd shows that there Will be ap-
Ff1N'mately a development of 5000 morse
RIVER lor "a hours, Whlch, IN prdc'iS"l
use Is equal to 1900 horse power for an
'peraing day of 10 hours.
II is estimated that this water power
VIII rank fifth in the amount of power
developed among the water powers OF
New England. 1t will be second only &c
.le development at Holyoke, Mass, anc
TO NE powers on the Androscoggin river
az Rnmford Falls and Lewiston, Me. Il
VIII be greater than the Merrimac rivel
powers that have built up the cities o.
i-1MeIl Lawrence and Haverhill Mass
IAe dam will be built-after the mos
MODERN and approved methods of con
SUucton-of reinforced concrete. Tina
Is 10 say It will be built of Portland
cement gravel and broken rock rein
!GIeed with steel tie rods. The canal an'
T Tie power house will also be Of concrete
ne dam will have spillway-or an ex
IRENE length over which the water vii