The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01

ing flowage rights, as the banks are
high at the dam.
At Mortified Falls head of % feet
Is utilized by the Wooden Manufac-
turing plant of G. NJ. Davis & Co.
About 1876 horsepower is developed 10
months Of the year. 1900 feet above
the power dam is a dam having an
eight foot head, used only for storage.
One steam engine is installed, but Is
used very little
opments. The lower one, owned by
the Rabidou Lumber Co., has head
of 30 feet, and wheels averaging about
100 horsepower for eight months, with
200 horsepower of auxiliary steam.
The upper plant, owned by Cross
Bros. Co., is used for manufacturing
stone, and develops about 100 horse
power from a 22-foot head. Auxiliary
steam of $50 horsepower is also used.
On South Village Brook there are
developed three small powers, which
are used principally during the high
water in the spring. One power, used
for a grist mill at South Mortified, is
used more or less during the whole
year.
On Bull Run brook there is a saw
mill which is used short time in the
spring.
Worcester Branch.
The first dam is less than half a
mile above the mouth in the city OF
Montpelier, and is owned by the Lane
Manufacturing Co.. and is used fol-
operating a water wheel and machin-
cry manufacturing plant. The head
| is IL feet, and the wheels develop
about 1875 horsepower. 200 horsepow-
er of auxiliary steam is also used.
About 2h miles above Montpelier
is located a dam with IL foot head
which furnishes about 80 horsepower
flor V. W. Jewett's machine shop.
At Wright's mills a head Of about
% feet is developed, affording sc
horsepower, used for saving Lumber
and for machine shop.
At Putnamville is located the saw
mill of c. C. Putnam & Co. The head
| is 80 feet, and about $50 horsepower
is developed for six months of the
year. There is an auxiliary steam
plant of $50 horsepower.
At Worcester Five Corners, C. NJ
Ladd operates saw mill under q
liz foot head, with wheels of about II
horsepower. The head could be in.
creased or 4 feet without much ex.
pense.
Two miles above Worcester is the
second saw mill of C. C. Putnam
Son. used only a short time in the
spring to help out the lower plant
The head is about IS feet, and the
power developed about so horse. This
dam could be raised six to eight fee
| by frightening it to about 400 feet.
| Stevens Branch.
| No survey of this branch has beer
made, but the following details of the
water powers developed were takeI
from reconnaissance made by Pro
fessor A. ID. Butterfield of Worcester
Polytechnic Institute.
The first development is about two
miles above the mouth of the river
and was last used by the Charles r
Scott Co. for driving stone-workins
machinery. 1t is not running now. Tn,
head is six feet, and the wheels fur
nish about 40 horsepower during eigh
months of the year. There are two
35 horsepower electric motors for aux
Hilary use.
1000 feet above is the dam of th'
Jones Bros. Co. with 912 foot head
and wheels aggregating 1875 horsepow
er. 1t is used as an auxiliary to ;
800 horsepower steam plant for dress
ing stone.
In Barre City, below the mouth o
the Jail branch, there are two devel
opments. The first has head Of nine
feet. and is used by the Smith. Whit
comb, Cook Co.'S foundry and mach
inc shop. 1t has 80 horsepower aux
Hilary steam.
The second dam gives II feet o
head, which develops about 90 horse
power, used by the Trow & Holder
Foundry & Machine Works. 80 horse
power auxiliary gas engine.
Above the mouth of Jail branch
are two more developments, in Barre
city. The first, owned by f. C. Glys
son, furnishes about 20 horsepower
from a nine-foot head, and is used as
an auxiliary to 20 horsepower steam
plant for dressing stone.
The second, formerly used for q
wooden mill, has been idle for a mum
Der of years. 1t is owned or leased by
G.. E. Mcfarland, and Is one of the
best natural places for power ON the
river The head is 80 feet, which
could be increased to 40 feet by com
bining the privilege below, and using
penstock 800 to 400 feet long.
About half mile above is small
dam of seven foot head built by Mr.
Mcfarland, and used for running a
hydraulic ram for pumping spring
water.
At South Barre, Mari & Gordon own
privilege. affording a head of 20
feet, and developing about so horse
power, used for dressing granite. %
horsepower of auxiliary steam
At Mill Village, in Williamstown,
is located lumber and grist mill,
owned by G. W. Lynde, operating
under II foot head. The wheels give
about 80 horsepower. and there are
40 horse of auxiliary steam.