The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-12-15

aars almost due south into Nmungham,
tbanee slightly westerly into Readsboro.
ma from there southeriy across the Mas
.sebusetts boundary line. In Massachu-
.e--. the river forms the boundary line be-
,u.aer the towns Of Rowe and Monroe,
IL direction Is slightly west Of south. ana
4 flows several miles through a narrow ana
rracipitous valley. The mountains on the
sides Of this valley vary IN ALTITUDE from
3 600 down to $50 or So ieet'
Al Hoosac tunnel the nyer haAes
sharp bend 10 the east and noWs Lap.'lis
for a few miles through a valley nlen :
.ti7I mountainous. Its eastern course InaEAa
-. BOUNDARY between the towns or marie
r,ont and Hawley Near ChaTiemont VII
Iaga the valley becomes gradually more
isTal md the river flows placldly untn Il
rascbas uoint about two miles west OF Ihe
y-iiiags ~ Shelburne Falls. where the cour7e
j again through a narrow valley anu "
--rsrt i suift At tins point the boGhua
- ~ the towns OF Charlemont- OoiISlA
~ Ruekland meet. The river mere 'aAes
. charm turn. almost night angle, 70 VS.
,,rrb IT. eastern progress being ploc ~
tbsra by small hill which Ilses aOout !. 49, -,
fas+ above the sea level. ne ilVer uoGs
nortberly through deep raylfle' tnel -, ~
~ the east. receiving al tnat pony M
,r,+ars II large tributary. the Nolli
-rb;cL aIs0 rises IN Vermont ana
l- III ar.aa From the mouth Of ne
To+tb river the Deerheld flows almost u ;.s
o,+b AZ TIE point where II makes II
49,, bend TO the north the nrst q NJ w
Int poWer projects X to ne bhiit'
i called contract No / ,-a- = in.
TLa southerlv course OF the rlVeI I III, II
.-I-,,1,tad IN the village OF ehelourne I a.
YER sbT7,,1r rIuuge Here the river rustles
80 a. GREAT ledge and i i from M
- he village has derived It's name ee ny
T-an IN the river bed here j. apolt ~ LA
- he course Of about a quarter q : - n-r
Ind Al this point contt az ~ IN. +b.
nnder way From shelbuLn3f 10 T-sllay
.li-1g AN. south OF east. and the VIZ III
nv --san far about ~ miles. M
"a tba river is capable q a4Iivs
-. r.ovsr development. ana y
lIl llg5llli- -ba+ dams viii be bullt lleiV
plo. le-oiI,- !. close together as the pasN-
/ even LAY IA aach Will permit. During
! water ~ it, course the DeefHeid IL
+ tHls paiLs --a+arS Of several lmpol tanl
tv! 800 a. that the volume ! ~
1Il. .-.i, increasing. Among these ~ "
4 ~ river and the south i've -, ~
-, risa in Conway In II1aI sf5 .ba
4 TaarfieId known a. Ness, = +har noirt
valley begins 70 WLgei, a. IIaya a mower
F i : ny -oy- being developed. put !. =; =
4 pro}eoI Las no financial come ~
sara n 5srelopments upstream "
/ wlth lAt n, .15,rse Of the river i nc I " "
saltwater -l vi Greenfield, and, 4 no@s
/ eriy. ,saii ,-1,,t-b the wide Deernelq hisau-
/ plaeld.s I'M, -,-y,Irb Il empries INTO the, ~ 7.
4 oWs' +bs southeast Of GreeilileLI. !.
neelicl. III, waters Of the lfreen 81 -
Teeel .,;lT+arv. south Of Greg III
IL ~ ;rerassed volume Is haLll! z+aga II
s NC ,.,[s-ar purposes IN the lIsse1A'
III .U,--5rIo-electrie development b,,;lr about
y Contract No. , Is now Lelt u. Greenfield
mig ;7b- 4 Power company ~ = ~,
EieclIl1, Csr9nar Falls. q snort - IL
Is ciLFs ,q,oI5rrne Falls village: olIl III
below ,rbich only preliminary e ~
No /. y g. i situated at what : 80 ~
L T. * ~. P1;dya two or three mlies 80
i+bar downstream. -+srzbed has sui
tliTi Daarfeld river water ~ l,,s,a+ior.
rs -, 1rnsaientiic lumber 49,
IeIel md there * proDaoN " ,-94sT
~ s+a+e in which the N9il-''l 1ro7,+h
" -: ana more from lLes-.+ srTa9ding
111-.,,artlv it Is raging .! s--tr,-sibIa. and
+ reg 4Iia,5ovrs where that L possIIA;;- va1
over neato ~ n the hills. see[1lhs
when ~ vEich nothing coliu 500 ~
uIle 80 yreat damage n FAlas 49,
OFTEN 7, valley. especially Wileil &C. 80
farms a-oil -, horne out On spFli- -.
ice eaAes he sultTy summer o.
men Vl-SS5ia- awav from IL uahAS-
stream 800 down and graSse .4L;
etatloLl LIMO I'D where put w ~ fasi
nov i4bs~a was yellow Wa'ei tLar
pLeA Ifills along the stream M L he rivel
s5ut down for Lace o III nInder the sun
20 power dsysoPPsnt g Tag5a E method
alonSS bs devised 10 store ne