The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-29
THE PAUPACK DAM
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Whiskers on me as long as Abraham
before we'd get enough Americans
to do the work. You couldn't get a
building put up in Honesdale even
without sending to Scranton for
workmen."
Mr.. Mangan ridiculed the rumor
that it was the intention of the COM
pany to furnish water to Scranton.
| YOU'D have to pump the water over
the mountain to get it there" he
said.
Herman Harmes, Esq, former
district attorney of Wayne county,
thought the project would be bene-
| fit to Hawley.
| They are only getting ready"
he said. Il guess they are only get
ting stuff preparatory to cleaning off
the land. Homer Cross is the fore
man in charge of the job. A saw
mill is being erected. They are 60
ing to convert the standing timber
tito marketable sizes. The timber
is mostly oak and pine. They are
going to turn out mine props, ties,
sprays and everything that is sal
able.
"All the properties affected by the
dam are sold. All are under options,
and quite a number have given
deeds"
Mr.. harmes thought it would bene-
fit Hawley. at least. during the time
they are doing it. They will en-
ploy number of men, and bring
quite number OF men here. This
will be their headquarters.
SIX YEARS TO FINISH.
1T will take five or six years to
finish it. The power is to be used
for any one who wants to use it..
When it is once finished, Hawley
will be able to use the electric pow
err and draw more manufacturers
here.
quite a number of families will
be affected. At Tafton recently the
hotel property was sold for $4,000.
THE silk mill which is run at pres
ent by water power, has always been
able to run even in dry time, by
storing a little water at Wilsonville.
They get 3S5 feet fall in mile in
the dam they are going to build.
| They have a method by which they
use the water over and over.
"Wilsonville was temporarily the
| Wayne and Pike were one.
| MICH dlS CuIJlhS llSSo III thS
woods. They are going to build a
tramway from Wilsonville to the
Eddy, to run the logs out, and to
/ same road. Thirty men are working
in the woods. They are also erect
| ing a saw mill, the engine bed of
which is already finished"
The talk then drifted to a stab
| HING q affraU fhn SnI1irf Hillnrg
where man was cut in the back of
his head and right between the
shoulders with an axe; where the
men trade wives as they would
| horses.
To get local color for his story
the reporter footed it out to Pau
pack Falls. 1t was only mile-but
then miles in the country are so
long compared to city miles. He
stopped at several farmhouses along
the way to inquire how much farth-
er on the Falls were.
Its a right smart piece" Its
only a short ways" I'VE don't think
anything of walking up there in ten
minutes" were some of the replies
he got to his questions. IN. B. He
didn't meet a single dog on his
tramp.l
Arriving finally at the scene of the
proposed dam, he gazed in awestTuck
wonder at the mighty Falls of the
Paupack; viewed the rainbow over
the crest; mid deep he imagined he
saw the ghostly form of an Indian
maiden, with uplifted finger as if to
say, "Paleface beware! Cross this
yawning abyss, white man never
safely passed. Begone!"
Mute mementoes of former at
tempts to harness the Falls were to
be seen in stone-walls rapidly falling
into decay. Two or three houses
dotted the steep sides of the stream
Not human being was in sight. The
sun began to sink below the horizon
A ghostly feeling was in the air
Admonished by the sight of a woods
man returning homeward from his
days work, empty dinner pail in
hand, the reporter wearily turned
his way Hawleyward.
A passing rig driven by a stalwart
farmer boy offered him a chance fol-
a ride. He accepted it with ala
Gritty.
FARM BOYS STORY.
Yes, we sold our 50-acre farm to
the company and got a good price
for it" was the information youch'