Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . ar-row gorge at either end through which thesnow-waters flow unceasingly. Picture toyourself at the lower end great buttresses ofrock rising from either bank of the river to aheight of several hundred feet as though jeal-ously guarding the outlet of the the idea of constructing a dam theresuggest itself at once? This suggestion is not intended to detractfrom the skill and ingenuity of the more thancapable engineers who are responsible for thedetails of this great development that willmean upwards of I 00,000 horsepower to ourhydro-electric syst
Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . ar-row gorge at either end through which thesnow-waters flow unceasingly. Picture toyourself at the lower end great buttresses ofrock rising from either bank of the river to aheight of several hundred feet as though jeal-ously guarding the outlet of the the idea of constructing a dam theresuggest itself at once? This suggestion is not intended to detractfrom the skill and ingenuity of the more thancapable engineers who are responsible for thedetails of this great development that willmean upwards of I 00,000 horsepower to ourhydro-electric system. It is calculated, rather,to impress upon the minds of our readers thewonderful success that must be the outcome ofthe project. It means, in effect, that DameNature has been more than generous, andthat what she has given with so lavish a hand,man will accept and make the most of accord-ing to his powers. Accompanied by a small corps of cameraartists I paid a visit to the scene of the SouthYuba-Bear River development in the early. Logging Lake Spaulding. All this lumber is used in construction workS7
Size: 1883px × 1326px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorpacificgasandelectric, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
