The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-08-29
NATURE I'M
HARNESS
Mighty Project 1T McCaiI' 5
Ferry Nearing COMPLETION

ITfSufJ rIVCCf al lTCCdfl y
Ferry Nearing Completion
ON one side the high hills OF Lancas-
ter; on the other side the higher hills
OF York; between, the Susquehanna.
winding like a ribbon oi silver in the
sunlight But now the ribbon is cut in
twain by a gigantic wall, white as
marble. that extends straight across
from York to Lanca SER. 500 feet.
This mighty wall is grokcn here and
there by 40 loot gaps. but they will be
filled before long and then the Me
Call Ferry dam will be UNIQUE
triumph in engineering.
When the dam is finished so will be
the power house, with its powerful tur-
bnes; the great ice breaker. the bridge
and tail-race below the dam. and back
OF 1t all the Susquehanna will become
lake seven miles long. The entire
plant will cost $I2,ooo.ooo.
As this tremendous project OF the
Mccall Ferry Power Company, whose
Offices are at 90 Wall street New
York. nears completion its beauty and
magnitude become more and more i'm
presSive. II will generate 10000
horsepower-enough to supply two or
three great cities with light. II may
and ought to mean the saving OF sew
eral hundred thousand dollars a year
20 consumers OF light in Baltimore. for
a great part OF the current will be
brought direct to this city by a pole
line
All the work cannot possibly be FIN
ished before next summer or the fol-
ig,,.,.,., Il I,,t t.,s he g.iI
eral units al power can be put into
operation. sending the current to Bal
timore. The early operation OF the
plant is made possible by the use Of
what is known as stop logs"
ISLAND WILL BE SUBMERGED.
In the middle OF the Susquehanna.
Just above the dam, is large body OF
land known as Fry Island When the
damming-up process begins this is
land will be submerged. but at present
il is green tuit in the stream Cross
ing this island the concrete work is
complete. The channel on the Lancas-
ter side. down through seven aper-
lures in the dam each 40 feet wide.
These totalcd. make go feet of work
vet 10 be done here Across the chan
mel that washes the shores OF York
nine breaks can be counted-,6o feet
IN all adding the amount of open
space on both sides Of the dam. there
still remains 6lo feet NJ concrete work
g. be done out oi the whole 300 feet
But only in sense are there breaks
" the dam In front ~ each is a stop
log These barriers 81 steel stop the
Now ~ water As cffcctually rs the con
crete itself. and as soon rs power is
wanted these stop logs wilt he raised
sew feet. damminp the river 10 any
height desired bv the engineers
900 CARS OF ROCK IN \ DAY.
vt present the entire force OF 500
men j, engaged in finishing out the
tai'racc that runs Tor = mile below the
dam. along the Lancaster side OF the
river The other day this force broke
the record nj rapid excavation work.
when 200 men took out 200 ears OF
solid rock in working day
One might think the natural flow Of
the SuSpuchanna below the dam would
be sufficient. but the engineers say not
They want the water, after il has
whrlcd through the turbines in the
- a., 80, 49,
S>''Icrab,' fap,idiiH mus tor haii
in'it we, nave had TO cut a channe'
nr'uEn hardest rock down the river
STANDING on me bank below the
power mouse ana looking at the work,
,n' hch'ldN , miRn'N gorge that toll
lows ,h' WaiI nearly 100 icct below
Jagged ROCKS N''%h'hS, tons nr"'rude
rom the SIDES. gcolngiSt. knowing
the rcNi'tln", power ct the rock might
compute "nhin few ages now many
icons 'n' ,n,"o''ann' M, hr,n cut.
ing through tnc Vranir-r'hbcd hilIN "'
Lancaster and YORK. had the river not
''""n'9 "u' inc ROCKS IN" engineers
""n.d nave had = h"rruIc5n task ~
,,naNN." 'aI race nor 'hc'r great dam
VIII 'Yt he many weeks before. the
.a'' TA'NI'ad "l stone Is removed from
'h' nee, ana men inc WORK n, hn,Sh-
IN" me p@Wcrh'us' ana the icc breaker
VIII continue.
TO STOP MIGHTY RUSH OF ICE.
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