The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-06

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Elrrtl, Review cnniain. u rr.l, Hlr.,r.,..,j
ARTICLE ON The Naf,1 pnua. i,,l.l..,.,,,
and Transmission ~,.f,ap ,f ,I.. l..,t,..t,
.Dm River Power 70 and ,orn"',..,',
Giypr Transmission On In.J n N,ln,.,,.
station suppiIptrnd,,nt srb. t.yt - III,
article follow.
The Connecticut river ,i,oip fhr Indian,
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.,>trudu,g inn, ,Ln pfo,i,r. nf ouJ,..
Capad, # dn,y. In , .ort,eth. ,liro.,in,
through the stat M %rr IIgroi,.bnr and
for oEopt ,b,,. o,.rt,r. M n,' l.rgtL nf
N,r,uont and \nv. H,u,,..Lir. its west
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st,tr. Ju.t L,t,r, If ra,lb.. fin. irnrti,,
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mont and Wow Uamnshir, II INNS nh.
,,,,tl,. n, ;tsnlf and Gng.s in a rnrtLs,.t,,l,.
,Iir.o;ian e.. ,I"nt ,,,.L,lf nil, ,barr,
tu,ui,,, aud r,rtirpir,, south tbrorah
Massachusetts and Connection and H..
rha,s,in, INTO Innr Island Snipd
A. tLis ,hrprt turn in the river and N.
rartnv arrn., from earh nthr, arr situated
tb, towns of Vernon N't and IImsdalr
IN. II. Here is located the site of the dam
and no,-a,. Lon.r of tEa Conprrtr.If Eiyn.
Power cornany THE immediate vicinity
IS La,L H. t,v,s I. ,articnlorl,. rirI IN
~ .'"'i - ,,',,,..,;.. .,,,,'. ,f ,r,,,,,'
.La,,, ,a,,0{at. Lot,.o.r tLa na,l,. settlers
,mJ InJi'n. WIbm short distance Of
,L'. l,i,, ,,',.r., ln,atnJ En,t Uiusdnla ON fine
,,,st III. nf tLn river and I'orts DINNER.
Salt,raU ana RriJ.nn.n an tle west At
J;Forort fines ali suffered from fine attacks
s. 49, InJi,rs and an several occasions
VI t"' lt .,,. "'' l,r,,.a,.aJ arL. to he
MIMI h.. H.. 3,.r.i.tant and hardy sci.
H., ~ .,,.,i.,Il,r nofa t.. The nttaCl, and
''e'> vi l''' i, Wv, '''I p:i,, ~; t--5 rio
va ,,, ,r,I,,sLaJ tL. mon while
lnIi I- -, .Ia fniJs oasil,, trol, fine fort
Wi N I",;l ~ ;mtn Car,d5 tbr,e families
ai,u va ,,bn,, v.oro IenIima Howe and her
'',.,,, .,;iJrar ,g,roing from six months
~ ~ ,.aaTs "i agr The story Of this
,,.,,,,api, sufrnripos oranLically depict, the
sturdy character and hardihood Of these
NH the evccntion If the six months infant
WIN " -, ',,,,., ~, thp march to
VINO ill," llwl' iiaratnl and distributed
"nau9' W' H.. ,,ro,i,c.s she succeeded in
el.I's!,o", , tnretbar after many wears
s@'''gt llE ,$,,-t;a,, and nutlived Them
81 e"'i' "''" /"
an, A.. ,;.,,. .,,-o,r. ar,und fine
just utlG2ly ,'' tionoj Il hraal,s into
cu!Ne plg' ,o'I,' ,.is jon, ngo realized that
quick Mmalel ~ M"T ~ taTat Ie,. Win the i'm.
TINS Iah III lIe NY ,oa,I,, G506 square
mghse Wa'eL S.ru W nf Massachusetts
mileS anu tle P,oI fntorics ofrred an mn
WIN ~ n"l';.l 0V3 M bydrn.nlnctric IN
palnaileiei 1'.' 4,o ,.oots 1601 and 1903. a
slallH''"nf ,,iilii,, sniritod citizens of Brat
tIehoro@ siy miles up the river, organized a
popular 800. H., oxnarses If an jnvest.
salE 10 ", data,nina The feasibility of build
CATION 70 ueIe' jl, i INC Lonsa On this site.
ing, dam and power n"uSS ~, I'a n ,,r
and IN the same year Sect'% w., ,' TTTan,nsbira
charters from the N5"ie VI ~" some
Later they succeeded III llte''e ION saw
Boston capital ana Tue W., ,,,,Il under
active work ON tnG ,,, ,,oa,s ,fter the
way. In JUNE ''o'', 81 ,',,,,,. was first
matter was inst agItateu' power was
delivered. ,- ,,.,, farms fine
The dam proper Wllch a'S ron ~ e., ,,!' lam,
spiIlway, is OF the ogee type W." Nv, Xii
and built OF reinforced 1U,t't t,ro+Irds Of
rock foundation. ror apput ,,ro,;d;na for
Its length II l. IoIio", ;r,"J for aood cate
the necessary sP'rt neq nf which there are
gearing. nese ea. ato5 "a and made of steel.
ten, are motor Gpeif foot hr seven feet and
Each gate i G l,I,ag 252O cubic feet of
capaple Vi u,or a Grand total of % 900
water per second or d si" tior Nth the ca
second feet, which, togeInlel l., WIZ. aro Of any
pacty of the spillWay, VIII tahe c%n1 ", ias
floods without endahGgrins pa r ~ tbe
bordering on the river WIN M9 VIZ l az i
crest of the dam, lake ~ li'les lons
formed. and with four feet Oh i'as,,O aIa,,t
in position, the water Is pacNeu up "N
80 miles ,;. .,o bod of
The power house Is located III at tna p'T III;
the river and forms mrdn se and Gd' the vest Or