Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

personnel of the Commission is as
follows: Frederick W Plaisted, Gov
ernor, Chairman; Frank T.. Mace, land
agent; f. Z. Kicker. j. NJ. McNulty, f..
{. Jordan, commissioners. and CYRUS
c. Babb. chief engineer.
This second report follows the ar
rangement of the first one in that the
first II chapters are devoted to gener-
al matters pertaining to water stor-
age problems in the State. Each OF
the remaining II chapters is devoted
to a primary drainage basin and in
cludes in general. a description of the
basin, problems iii lake storage. ami
results Of photographic field work in
the measurement OF stream flow at
the various gaging stations. There
win be five plates and one text figure.
The work of the commission is done
in cooperation with the L. $. Geologi-
cal Survey whereby the Federal Blu
reau and the state Commission con-
tribute certain sums for carrying on
the investigation Of the water resour-
ces OF the STATE Under this coopera
tive agreement a {. :. District Engi-
neer is detailed from the Federal de-
part 10 take charge of the investiga-
IIJtlS anu IL bN#9i- lltt At'l liz tiltA IN
gfneer of the Water Storage Commits
sion
The report is divided into the fol-
lowing chapters: legislation, finances
field operations. publications. precipi-
tation. attitudes, magnetic deeliHatian,
developed water powers, hydro cleo
trio power; engineering mass curve
studies: and lake storage. The indi-
vidual drainage basins described are
as follows: St John River, St croiX
River Goa stall District No. /, Machias
River. Coastal District No. >. Union
River. Penobscot River. Kennebec RiX-
er. Androscoggin River Presumpscot
River and Saco River.
In the first chapter. devoted Ia Leg
islation. the changes in the organic
law creating the state Water Storage
Commission. as made by the 18th Leg
islature. are described and a copy oil
the act in question is given. Under
the sub heading of proposed legisla-
ton a full explanation is given. to-
gether with a copy of the act that
was introduced into the last Legisla
ture near it's close and which excited
so much interest among the water
users of the State. 1t will be recalled
that the hearing on this bin before the
Iegal Affairs committee was held in
crowded Senate chamber but on ac
count of its extreme Importance and
the short time for its consideration,
il was decided by the committee to re-
fer ii to the next legislature The act
in question has been revised a number
of times as what were believed to be
defects in the original draft were
called 10 the attention Of the propo-t
nent of the measure.
The second chapter. dealing with fl
nances. shows the division Of eXpendi
lures of the State appropriation and
the t. S Geological Survey allotment.
The third chapter is devoted to field
operations under the sub heads Of
topographic surveys, river and lake
surveys. photographic surveys. and
geologic surveys. The field opera
tions are described under the subject
headings as given.
The fourth chapter. devoted 10 pub
LEGATIONS contains a list Of the recent
publications of the L. s. Geological
Survey devoted TO this State and no.
given in the first annual report. There
are two papers, Water supply Paper
No 25S. Composition Of mineral
springs in Maine. and Bulletin No. 40,
Feldspar deposits Of the t. : tNIaine,
pages 23-33)
\ table is given in chapter five of
the monthly precipitation for 1911 r.
the various rainfall stations in the
state A discussion is also given Of
the relation of stream low to
-, s-,, A 1Dta CT n
the variation of rainfall in the
State for long term period al years
is taken up by means of diagrams
From the various long term rainfall
records, some going back 30 years and
over. rainfall map of the state has
been made aud will be shown as Plat"
i'm the report This map shows lines
of equal rainfall in pinch intervals.
The map brings out the following in
teresting facts. Five areas of high aV-
erage precipitation are shown; Mount
Washington. with an annual preciplta-
ton of nearly 30 inches; Biddeford ana
northWestWard with over ~ inches,
Mount Desert Island With perhaps 80
inches: the southern slope of the hlSf
land extending from Mayfield over Il
inches. northeastward to the Mt. IA
tahdin district, with probably ~ IA
ches. and possibly higher: and the dl-
vide constituting the western boun-
Diary OF the state at the head waters
of the Dead and Moose rivers and the
West Branch of the Penohscot. with
probably over AZ INCHES.
Popular interest is always shown III
the elevations ON mountains and hits
in any section of the country ana
many requests have. been received by
the commission during the past Neal
for the elevation of certain speciiioG
peaks. The report, which is given IL
chapter five, contains list Of all
mountains and hills over 1000 feet in
elevation for which Information could
he obtained The topographic qaad-
rangles were examined and the names
and elevations of peaks on them are
included in the list. For mountains
in the central part of the State. ever
which the topographic survey has not
vet been extended, recourse was had
to whatever sources of information
were available, This list Of attitudes
was given in the Journal of Saturday
morning.
AS an engineer, investigating