Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-24
SILVER Lake PROJECT
5000 Horse Power from "White
C0ar' near Lake Dunmore.
Current Will ne Furnished Brandon
Next Week-Te Port Henry Soon
riant at Salisbury Too-EIec-
trio Development.

----
On the mountains on the eastern shore
OF Lake Dunmore, just south of Moosala-
moo, there flutters a large American
nag, so high up that from below it looks
like pocket handkerchief, says the Mid
dlebury Register. 1t marks the practical
completion of what is known as the Sill
yer Lake project of the Hortonia Electric
development. The flag is hoisted on top
OF what. from below, looks like wooden
silo. located 900 feet above Duninore. near
Silver Lake. but the ''silo'' is, as a matter
of fact surge tank about IS feet
high and some 70 feet in diameter, the
purpose of which is to relieve undue pres
sure on the penstock which runs from
silver Lake down the mountain side to
the water wheel of the electric power
house.
with completion of this tank. on which
the finishing touches are now being made,
the water of Silver Lake will be released
for drop Of about $40 feet down the
mountain penstock. generating 5000 horse
power In the huge turbine that has been
Installed near the Dunmore shore. c. a.
ingalls,, superintendent of the project,
who conducted the Registers correspond
ent over the plant last Saturday. said
that 1t would undoubtedly be running
within ten days. which would be the COM
ing Wednesday. Owing to the prolonged
cold and disagreeable weather, there was
practically no activity at the lake last
saturday except the carpenters hammer
ana rtveters noise on the eastern noun.
tain. The hotel and cottage owners, us
ually getting things in readiness in early
May. were not yet on the ground. But
the silver Lake project is interesting
! enough to make trip to the lake worth
while even this early. Those who have
not been there since last seasons close
| VIII be surprised to find so much work
accomplished.
The brick power house. a modern and
substantial structure, is complete, the
water wheel and dynamo. and huge
switches are installed. and all is in a fin
ished state except the final cleanup of the
grounda Already water has been let
down the penstocks from Silver Lake to
test II for leaks. and on Saturday a num-
Der Of men were climbing inside the PEN
stock to caulk the few leaks that had
been discovered. From the surge tanks
down to the power house this penstock is
OF iron. three feet in diameter. while from
Silver lake to the surge tanks the wa
ter is conducted by large wooden pen
stock. ten feet in diameter. Looking up
the mountain side from the power house
the black iron penstock, all above ground.
may be plainly seen. taking several turns
ana some sharp dips. Some sections
| come down at an angle Of over As degrees
Every fifty or twenty-five feet the pen
| stock Is anchored-or imbedded at its
joints in a large block of concrete and
Ii supported elsewhere by many con-
crete cradles. The whole resembles moth
Ing more than huge black snake.
The falls of Lana, through which the
1 vxyof aPr ~
turesque tumble. may be seen to fine ad-
vantage now but few yards from the
penstock. and on Saturday. despite the
disagreeable weather. there were a couple
OF parties Of college men and girls pick
nickfng on the damp lodges. This spring
may be the last time that the falls win
have all of their beauty. The Silver
Lake project Is also to take water from
Sucker brook, probably leaving a scant
fall for tourists to visit At the junction
OF Sucker brook and Dutton brook, quite
a bit up the mountain from the falls the
dam Is being built and penstock to d.
vert the brook water to Silver Lake and
give the power plant still more volume
Stretching from the power house are
the heavy. bright, new copper wires.
crossing Addison county farms to the
Vast to the Bridport shore Of Lake
| Champlain. and thence from towers 100
feet high, they stretch across the lake
to Crown Point and then across Bulwag-
ga Bay to Port Henry. N. Y, and to
| Mneville, an air line distance of over Is
miles from the powe, station at Lake
| Dunmore. Other lines run south through
| Leiceccar to Brandon to connect with
the Brandon Heat, Light and Power COM
pany's plant. and thence to Rutland.
Current will be sent over these lines next
| week o. bop Zinc he nd ma rl,,t
land plants and the lines to Port Henry
will be in operation as soon as two gaps
in the line are filled, one of which is the
crossing OF the railroad and another
the crossing OF the Vermont Marble com.
pany's electric transmission wires which
probably will be within a month.
At Salisbury the Hortonia company is
also at work on another development,
making use Of the waters of Leicester
river, one OF the outlets Of Lake Dun
more. and as soon as the Silver Lake
project Is in operation the work At Sails
bury will be rushed to completion.
! Another development has been under
taken by the Hortonia Power company on
the New Haven river. The purchase was
completed recently Of two farms on the
New Haven river In the town Of Bristol.
The newly acquired property. known As
the Earl Kelton and Edward Lathrop
farms. is located above the present dam
near the Lincoln town line. which pro-
vides 80 horsepower. and with the pro-
posed additional equipment this plant will
produce 1000 horsepower
The Ho-tonia company proposes to ex.
tend the oenstock at the Bristol plant up
stream about 1000 feet. increasing the
static or feet head. under which the wat.
er is used. from us to 80 feet. As soon
as material can be secured it Is planned
to install = new water wheel and seuer.
ator In the present power house Of l.ooa
horsepower capacity.
The company will also extend Its lines
to Monkton, Monkton Ridge and Hines.
burg. supplying numerous farms between
Brandon and Hinesburg. in addition to
carrying current into the villages men.
toned.
1t is proposed to connect the Bristol
generating station by transmission lire
with the companys generating stations
located at Bethel. Gaysville. Hortcnvi!le,
Salisbury. Danville. Barnet. Groton. Rye.
gate. Brandon and Benson and with the
Port Henry. ". Y. plant
|
Churchman's Body Home.