Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-01-27
POWER OF THE WORLD

How little the people of this coun- try realize the importance of power development along the Colorado river, and in fact throughout the United States, may be realized from the an nexed report of the Geological Sur vey on the water powers of the world. In this survey little notice is taken of the potential water power that may be produced from the Colorado river, which has been estimated at 100000 horsepower, the river being taken as a whole in the matter of development. From the head of Marble canyon to the last gorge on the river there is a fall in excess of 2600 feet, and above the head of the Grand Canyon there are splendid possibilities for the in stallation of power units. The de velopment of power in the United States is sure to become of such mag nitude that no site will be overlooked by the government, especially as power is one of the greatest factors in costs of manufacture. The south west, and Arizona especially, is ideally situated for the utilization of power in the manufacture of copper, iron, cotton, woolen, leather and many other important commercial products, all the raw materials coming from our mountains and plains to swell the trade marts of the world. Now is the time to busy ourselves in the further ing of power production that we may actively enter into competition with the favored sections of America and the old world. Read the following and gain some knowledge of the worlds power potentialities:
 "Forty per cent of the developed water power of the world is in the United States, where water wheels having a capacity of 9,24S,OOO horse power have been installed, according to a recent statement of the United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. The leading States in developed water power are New York, with 1,3OO,O00 horsepower, and California, with 1,111,000. These States totals compare favorably with those for some of the most progress sive countries in waterpower develop ment in Europe, where France leads with 100000 horsepower, Norway has 1,35O,00O horsepower, Sweden l. 200, ,OO0 horsepower, and Switzerland 100000 horsepower. The largest percentage of power has been develop ed in the New England States, where the capacity of the water wheels in stalled is 1,981,O horsepower and the estimated potential power at low water without storage is ooe'ooo horsepower. In the Pacific Coast States-Washington, Oregon and Cal ifornia-the capacity of water wheels installed is 1898, ,00O horsepower and the potential power at low water with out storage is 11,5O0,O00 horsepower. The largest water-power development in the world is at Niagara Falls where the plants in operation have a capacity of S70,OOO horsepower, of which 385,500 horsepower is on the United States side. The capacity of the plants at Niagara is being in creased by 114,500 horsepower in the United States and 300,0OO horsepower in Canada. Other large plants are one of 100000 horsepower on the Mis- sissippi at Keokuk, Iowa, from which mower is transmitted to St. Louis, and two plants aggregating 26s,50O horse oower on St. Maurice River in Canada from which power is transmitted to Montreal, Quebec, and other cities. ranks next to the United States in water-power development, with 2,41S,OO0 horsepower, or oven lO per cent of the worlds total.
 ! Europe has third of the devel- bped water power in the world, Two \lants at Rjukan, in Norway, have ktal capacity of 239,Ooo horsepower
 d at Trollhattan Falls the Swedish
 Uernment has installed a plant of
 1000 horsepower. At Lake Fully,
 Switzerland, the remarkably high
 ad of 5,413 feet is utilized, France,
 rIy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and
 kitzerland have each developed more
 In 100000 horsepower.