The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-30

A DAM ACROSS Me-
NOMINEE RIVER.
Notice is hereby given that petit
ton has been filed By Twin Falls Land
Company with the Clerk OF the Board
of Supervisors OF the County OF Dick
inson, in the State of Michigan, set
ting forth that said Twin Falls Land
Company is corporation organized
aud existing under the laws OF the
State OF Michigan; that ii wishes TO
construct dam across the Menominee
ri yer. one part Of which dam will be
within said Dickinson County, that
the purpose OF said dam Is TO develop
electrical power TO be transmitted for
light, power. heat and other purposes
that the location of said dam will be
across the upper crest of Lower.Twin
Falls and partly in Dickinson County,
Michigan and partly in Florence
County, Wisconsin that the Michigan
end OF sal dam will be situated on lot
three OF section twelve. in township
forty north. of range thirty-one west.
in said Dickinson County, and the Wis
consin end thereof situated on lot one
of section twelve. in township thirty
nine north. OF range nineteen east, in
said Florence County; that said dam
will consist OF solid concrete section
located on the Wisconsin eide OF said
river, food gate section which will
occupy the space between the two
banks OF the river wneIe said river now
flows and solid concrete abutment on
the Michigan side OF the river; that
said flood gate section will consist OF
ten gates, constructed of steel, each
with an opening Of ten feet by fourteen
feet and will have Sufficient capacity
to pass the entire extreme flow of the
stream that the elevation OF the top
of said solid dam section on the Wis
consin side will be eleven hundred six
teen feet above sea level the elevation
OF the platform over the flood gate sec
! tion viii be eleven hundred eighteen
feet above sea level, the elevation of
the crest of.spillway OF said.fiood gate
section will be eleven hundred feet a.
bove sea level. the elevation of the top
OF said solid concrete abutment on the
Michigan side will be eleven hundred
seventeen feet above sea level and the
elevation OF the water surface, during
ordinary stages of the river will be
eleven hundred twelve feet above sea
level that canal will be located on
the Michigan side at the end of which
will be located five penstock gates and
a reinforced concrete and brick power
house to contain electrical and hydrau-
lie machinery; that the elevation OF
the platform OF said penstock gates
Will be eleven hundred sixteen feet a.
bove sea level that it is proposed to
construct a sh1te or sluice for the pas
sage of logs and timber, i'm said solid
concrete section on the Wisconsin side
OF said dam, said shute or sluice to be
three feet wide at the bottom, nine
feet wide at the top, live feet and three
inches in height and to have a slope of
one foot to tour feet six inches that II
is also proposed to construct shuts
or sluice for the passage of ice anc
other drift liz said solid concrete abut
ment on the Michigan side OF sait
dam, four feet SIX inches wide, sever
feet four incnes in height and the bot
tom OF said last FAMED shute or sluic,
TO have an elevation OF eleven. hundred
nine feet above sea level that Ii is ais,
proposed to construct in said dan
alongside said shute or sluice on tn
Wisconsin, side and maintain in goo,
repair sufficient and permanent fisi
shutes or ladders in compliance witt
Act 300 OF the Public Acts Of Michigan
OF 1909. as amended and praying tina
said Twin Falls Land Company, IL
successors or assigns may be granite,
1 leave to construct said dam by comply
ing with the terms and conditions se
4 forth in said petition
4 Notice is hereby further given tina
\ said petition will be presented to sal
4 Board OF Supervisors of said County o
q Dickinson at the next meeting OF sal
4 Board to be held at the Court House 4
4 the City OF Iron Mountain. in sal
a County OF Dickinson. on Monday. III
4 ninth day of October. A. ID. 1911, a
y ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dated September 18th. 1911.
JOHN Il. QUARNSrROM
, Clerk OF the Board of Super
} visors of Dickinson County
Michigan.
TWIN FALLS LAND COMPANY
BY Lewis t. Sterling.
|. Secretary.