Official opening of the Queenston-Chippawa Power Development . as far as possible from awar measure, designed to meet an urgent and im-mediate need, to a commercial scheme embracingthe elements both of true conservation and of ulti-mate maximum economy in the production ofpower. Space is not available to cover the stepsof this transformation in detail, but it resulted inthe final development as it stands to-day, withpermanent works designed for the installation ofplant up to an aggregate capacity of at least550,000 horsepower, the initial development being275,000 horsepower. The Scheme as a Wh
Official opening of the Queenston-Chippawa Power Development . as far as possible from awar measure, designed to meet an urgent and im-mediate need, to a commercial scheme embracingthe elements both of true conservation and of ulti-mate maximum economy in the production ofpower. Space is not available to cover the stepsof this transformation in detail, but it resulted inthe final development as it stands to-day, withpermanent works designed for the installation ofplant up to an aggregate capacity of at least550,000 horsepower, the initial development being275,000 horsepower. The Scheme as a Whole The general scheme of development comprisesan intake structure in the Niagara River at Chip-pawa; the deepening and widening of the WellandRiver between Chippawa and Montrose, a dis-tance of 41/2 miles; the construction of a canal8j/2 milei long from Montrose to the forebay andscreenhouse at a point on the cliff about a milesouth of the village of Queenston; and the con-struction and equipment of a power house in thegorge below the QUEENSTON—CHIPPAWA DEVELOPMENT Fig. 9 Placing concrete lining on rock sides of canal. Completed sections 40 feet in length in foreground with mixing plant and forms in distance. II
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