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


above. They possess no storage ana rap
idly fill up with silt and waste MATERIAL
which has to be cleaned out frequently
The total working capacity Is approx
mately % horse power, but during inc
summer months the flow Is very small
md they cannot be operated fun time
Mad River has several small tributaries
I'm which n few small privileges nave
been developed
Com, Rrook which enters on the left
ho,l, four miles above the mouth. was
once damned up near its junction with
tho Mad river. and a 60 foot head de-
ve,oned Tho dam has gone out. and the
eow was only about one second foot at
the time of the survey.
Farther M the brook are two mills
having small heads, estimated at about
10 feet. which are used for a short time
during the spring high water. No direct
information was obtained concerning
them.
on Shepard brook, two miles above
Moretown. there is q privilege owned by
l.. w Scaver, and used for saving lum-
Der The head is Is feet. and the wheel
about Is horse power. The flow Is suflici-
ent only during five or six months Of the
sine IS used.
On Mil brook, about one mile above
Waitsfeld, there are three developments,
orc owned by Fred Gotta. and two own
cd by Richardson Eros Each of these
has from 10 to i2 foot head. and the
wheels probably aggregate 70 horse pow
or during high water in the spring.
On BRADLEY brook at Warren. NJ. S.
Sterina owns n dam affording n head Of
about % feet, but the flow is very small
DOG RIVER.
The FIRST developed power on the Dog
river Is about two miles above its mouth.
In the town of Berlin, and is owned by
c. H. Richardson. A timber crib dam,
resting on q ledge foundation il 'o1r0c-
tion with n 1ume. gives a head Of from
10 to IL feet. The three wheels installed
aggregate about go horse power, used for
saving and dressing lumber.
At Rivcron railroad station Is the stone
cutting plant OF the Davis Bros. which
utillzes A head of from II 70 ~ feet. with
! about 80 horse power Of wheels, and 80
horse power of auxiliary steam. one or
/ two more feet could be added to the head
! by purchasing nowagc rights, as the
! banks arr high ut the dam.
At Mortified Falls a head Of % feet is
utilized by the wooden manufacturing
plant Of c. VI. Davis & Co About 125
| horse power is developed 10 months of the
year. One thousand five hundred feet
above the power dam is a dam having
on eight foot head. used only for storage.
One steam engine is Installed, but is used
very little.
At Mortified there are two develop
mcnts. The lower one, owned by the
Rabidou Lumber Co, has a head OF ..
feet, and wheels averaging about 10
horse power for eight months, with 200
horse power Of auxiliary steam.
Tho upper plant, owned by Cross Bros
GO. is used for manufacturing stone, and
develops about 100 horse power from a 2.
foot head. Auxiliary steam OF $50 horse
power is also used.
on South Village brook there are de-
veloped three small powers, which ars
used principally during the high water
in the spring. One power, used for G
I grisf mill at South Northfield, Is used
more or less during the whole year.
on Bull Run brook there Is saw mil
which is used a short time in the spring
WORCE ESTER BRANCH.
The first dam is less than half mill
above the mouth in the city of Mont
pelier, and Is owned by the Lane Manu-
/. fucturing Co. and is used for operating
a water wheel and machinery manufac
turing plant. The head Is Y feet, and thu
, wheels develop about 165 horse power
Two hundred horse power of auxiliar.
steam Is also used
, About two and a half miles above Mont
peer Is located a dam with a IL FOO
head which furnishes about 80 horse pow
err for V. W. Jewetts machine shop.
, At Wrishts mills head of about .
feet is developed. affordine Go morse pow
er. used for saving lumber and for a ma
chine shop.
. At Putnamville Is located the saw mil
Of c. c. Putnam & Co. The head il
feet and about $50 horse power is de
: yeloped for six months of the year. Their
, is an auxiliary steam plant of 80 hors
j. power.
: At Worcester Five Corners. c. Nj. Lad
= operates q saw mill under a Il foo, heat
= with wheels OF about - horse power
I The head could be increased 3 or fee
. without much expense.
Two miles above Worcester is the sec
ond saw mill of c. {. Putnam & SoI
used only a short time in the spring I
help out the lower plant. The head
! about Is feet, and the power develope
about 80 horse power This dam could I
raised six to eight feet by lengthenins
| TO about 100 feet.
STEVENS BRANCH.
No survey of this branch has bee
made, but the following details of II
water powers developed were taken frol
"A reconnaissance made by Professor
ID. Butterileld of Worcester Poytechn
Institute.
The first development Is about w
miles above the mouth of the river, an
was last used by the Charles X. SEQ
90 for driving stoue-Voi..lns m
ohinery. 1t IL not running now. II
head Is SIX feet. and the wheels furnis
about 40 horse power during eight montl
OF the year. Ihoro are Two % horse poy
er electric motors for auxiliary use.
Two thousand feet above is the dam
the Jones Bros. Co. with a 10 10
head. and wheels aggregating IL hor
power. 1t Is used as an auxiliary to 3
horse power steam plant for dresSil
stone
In Barre city. below the mouth of Il
jail branch there are two development
The first has head of nine feet, and
used by the Smith, Whitcomb. Cook Co