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


esting features of tie report made by the
experts who have been investigating the
water resources of Vermont, is that deal
ing with developed water powers In this
he experts say:
DEVELOPED WATER POWERS.
The following brief description Of de-
veloped water powers in the Wnoosli
basin arc based upon data obtained from
the report of A. D. Butterfield upon SUR
veys made in 1910, and from information
furnished by mill owners and users of
power.
The head developed Is accurately de-
tcr,rined from the surveys wherever they
have been made. but the horse power
developed may be in error as definite
knowledge OF the size and rating OF the
wheels used Is lacking IN some oa--s. on
account Of lack of Ytora 90 tho rated ho-..
powcr Gun In general he developed for
only eight or nine months of the year,
End in many instances for a much Shorter
period.
WINOOSK1 RIVER
The first developed water power on the
river is at Wnooski. about six miles
aboyc the month. Here there are two
! natural falls with dams. At the lover
| fal- ~ the right bank, are located tho
/ Turlin~ton mills OF tho American Wooden
| Co. \ maximum head of about 81 feet Is
| ohtnincd and four wheels aggrcgatins
! capacity OF 100 horse power, and In use
with an auxinary steam plant of 200
nor.c povcr. Ou the lctt bank two wheel.
are installed, one. under a % foot head.
| developing about 10 horse power. is used
! to furnish electric power lor the Bur
linrton Traction Co.; nc other, under
an IS foot head, developing about 100
horse power, is used to run a Touring
mill.
At the upper falls. on tho right bank.
| the Stevens Machine Co, which Is en-
titled to one-hfth Of the total now de-
velops about % horse powa under
| head of IA feet; and the American WOODEN
! Co, entitled to three-tcnths Of the now.
has installed a wheel Of about 3o1 horse
power, under a Il foot head. in new
spinning mill. on the left bank, the
| chaos Cotton Mill Co. entitled to ono
half the flow has three wheels installed
under a l. foot head, with 900 horse pow
er OF auxiliary steam.
At the gorge. just above Winooski, the
burlington Light ana l'ower Co. operates
FIVE wheels under head of 30 feet, az
| eresating about $500 horse power. Dur
ing low water. 5No horse power OF auxili-
AIRY steam /. used.
The next dam is at Essex Junction
where the privilege is owned by the Bur
inctor I.iEht ,nd Power 60. At nre'eut
only about so horse power is developed
under an IS foot head. and is leased to 5.
A. Brownel & Co. for running saw
MILL
Just above are the ruins of a dam and
mill where a head of IA feet was former
ly obtained. This privilege is also owned
by the Burlington Light and Power Co.
At Bolton Falls. near North Duxbury,
the Consolidated Lighting Co. of Mont
pelier OWES a dam and electric plant
used to furnish light and power in Mont
pelier, Barre, Waterbury, Granltevile
and Wlliamston,n. This is one of the
best powers on the river. A stone ma
sonry dam built across narrow, rocky
gorge. affords head of 80 feet on the
average, and the wheels installed de-
velop from 200 to $500 horse power. de-
pending upon the amout Of water. There
is an auxiliary steam plant located al
Montpelier
=
head Of about 80 feet, the plant of the
; Vermont Power and Lighting Co, which
furnishes electric power and light FOL
Montpelier and Barre. About 1850 hors'
power is developed by the wheels, witt
$50 horse power Of auxiliary steam.
At Montpelier, a fall OF about ~ fee
furnishes about rs horse power for thu
Cotton Manufacturing CO.'S saddlery sup
I
horse power for the L. w. Bailey & Co
grist mill on the right bank.
The next dam, about one and a quar-
ter miles above and known as tn
Pioneer DAM is owned by the Consoli
e dated Lighting CO., but is not now use'
for power. The head is about six feet
Three quarters of mile above tn
mouth Of tho Stevens branch are locate
n the electric mower plants of the Cory
g Dcavtt, Frost Co There are two dam
with long penstocks, about 1900 feet an
l 20 feet respectively. The of the lowe
U plant is 60 feet and at the upper 20 feet
= Soo horse power dey eioped at lower plan
A In addition to IS horse power stear
turbine heels AT upper plant not ye
installed.
o At East Montpelier. T.. w. Bale" e c.
+ own a dam with head OF il feet whic
= develops about l25 horse power. used 10
runnin. grlst mill. saw mill and ston
" dressing machinery.
At Plainhold there Is a dam. owned h
n Archibald Bachelor, afordlng head
Il feet About 300 horse power Is do
veloned and used 20 operate a grist an
i saw mill.
a At Marshheld, within a distance OF 10
, feet there are four dams. each noodin
back to the one above, except in the cas-
- of the saw mill dam. The first dan
$ which is owned by Mears g. Pltkin, a
$ fords n head of eight feet and develop
about 10 horse power, used In the mani
facture OF butter boxes: Is horse powt
J. of auxiliary steam are used in the sun
' mer months.
e The second dam Is that of S. Swer'
ferger's grist mill, with about lo5 hor'
power developed under a nine foot hea
&c The next dam is used by r. j. Ma
II shall for a saw mill, About 40 horse poy
n er Is obtained from a 10 foot head
Tho last dam, which is owned by G.
r. Worstor, gives head of about l
feet, and Is used only occasionally to r,
,r rrist mill
ia In the town OF Cabot there are thr
small developments with total head
- about So feet No other data was o
II tainable.
II HUNTINGTON RIVER.
lie From about three-nurrters of n mi