Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22

steam power, and during low water can
ran only a few hours per day At Hunt
ington there is grist and saw mill.
owned by H. 3. Norton. which is used
part of the time
LITTLE RIVER.
At Mill Village, l.. j. Roberts owns
privilege used for saving and dressing
lumber. The head Ia 81 feet. and-thr five
wheels installed develop a horse power
estimated at 15v at Taverage flow. There
owned by F. F.. SMITH. and the power
developed Is used for saving lumber and
manufacturing boxes. The head at the
lower development Is seven feet. and the
one wheel installed yields probably, 30
horse power The water supply Is. In
general, sufficient all the year. At the
upper development the head Is 1875, and
the approximate working capacity 100
horse power The three wheels installed
arc rated considerably higher, hut during
minimum flow only one wheel can be
used.
At stowe there are two developments.
Tho lower one Is owned by +. ID. Pike &
Son, and is used for saving and dressing
and the approximate working capacity 40
horse power. -Four heels are Installed
with a total rated power Of 100 horse
power, but the water supply Is sufficient
foor all of them only at high water
staacs. Tho upper development Is grist
mill and box shop, operated by II. r.
Shaw under head Of IL feet. Two
wheels are installed, and probably gen
crate 40 horse power.
A. Stowe Forks there Is a dam with n
Y foot head. The power is used for saw
Ing and dressing lumber and manufac-
turing clapboarI-. n. r. Shaw the own
err cstimr ties the working capacity of the
one vince Installed at 50 horse power
The water supply is sufficient for only
about five months Of the year.
EAST BrANCH-LITTLE AVER.
At Moss Glen Falls IN stowe is a privi-
lose owned by Frank Smith The dam,
which Is at the foo, OF the falls, and the
saw mill are in very bad condition. and
used very little The head developed was
about Is feet but Mr.. Smith has plans
for building n dam at the head Of the
falls, and developing head of l'S feet.
GOLD RROOK-LTTT1E RIVER
on Gold Brook in Stowe there Is a
small development owned by c. a. Sim
mons, and used for saving lumber. The
/ ma ximum power Is estimated at 30 morse
power. The water supply is sufficient for
! only few hours per day. except during
March and April.
MAD RIVER.
About 200 feet above the mouth OF
the river is located the first hydro
electric plant established by Moody &
Almon. The maximum head with foul
foot flash boards is Il feet. The whee
installed |. rated At 200 horse power, bu
the water supply is sufficient to run i
the fun "a hours per day for only nine
months OF the year. There is an auXili
airy steam plan Of $50 horse power
About mile farther UP stream, Moody
e. Almon are developing I second electric
plant, which is to nc completed Januar!
I. 1911 With four foot fashboards TIL
head will be 30 feet. The wheel is ratec
ct LOO horse power and it Is expected
that the storage will he sufficient to run
If all the year round q hours per day.
At Moretown there are two privileges
both owned by II. O. Ward and used -
boards. At the lower mill there are fou
wheels. rated at about 100 horse power
two operating under n head of % TO
feet, and the other two under head o
from IS to 20 feet All the wheels can b
run only in the spring; at other time
usually two can be used. except durln
very dry weather IN August and Septem
Der, when the water is sufficient for on
only.
The upper dam Is about half mil
, above the lower one. The total head
II feet. but the two wheels instalie
utilize only about u and II feet Of It, an
develop about 30 horse power. only on
wheel can be run during low water
At Waitsfcd there is q lam which dc
velops head of about 10 feet The priv
lege is owned by W. II. Moriaty. VIII
owns one wheel for manufacturing luu
. ber. and leases the other TO J. d. Thomr
: son for a grist mill. The two wheels as
/ ereeatc about 100 horse power. but al
r run. on the average. only about fe
hours per day.
At Warren there are four development
on the main river: two owned by Plyn
t Parker each developing 70 to IA feet heat
@ and used for saving lumber and grindin
= grain; one used by the Warren Co-opers
. tive Creamery association, and by WAKE
$ field & Son, developing a head OF abo'
10 feet and one used by y. c. Brodle.
= with n head Of 10 to L feet. and used fc