. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. lleged lunar origin. About 500 feet back fromthe crest of the Falls the riveris diverted downward throughits bed through an excavatedshaft 10x28 feet, which atthe level of the lower riverabruptly turns towards thefoot of the falls, at the sametime being enlarged into alarge chamber, cave or cavity,200 feet long, 40 feet wide,and 30 feet high, all of whichwas excavated out of thesolid rock with the use ofdynamite. This is the powerhouse, in which are installedfive great
. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. lleged lunar origin. About 500 feet back fromthe crest of the Falls the riveris diverted downward throughits bed through an excavatedshaft 10x28 feet, which atthe level of the lower riverabruptly turns towards thefoot of the falls, at the sametime being enlarged into alarge chamber, cave or cavity,200 feet long, 40 feet wide,and 30 feet high, all of whichwas excavated out of thesolid rock with the use ofdynamite. This is the powerhouse, in which are installedfive great water wheels,—oneof which is the largest in theworld, and the generators, capable of deliveringaltogether 19,000 electrical horse power. The waterafter passing down the shaft through the twoeight foot wrought iron stand pipes and dis-charging through the water wheels, escapes througha tunnel about 400 feet long, likewise excavatedout of the solid rock, and emptying back inthe river at the foot of the falls. The wholeconception is very bold, and is weird in aspect as onelooks upon the thundering machinery, nearly three. Diagramatic representation of the Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Sno- qualmie and White River Power. 194 LIFE OF WILLIAM TAYLOR BAKER hundred feet below the ground, eternally busy at workin the rock cave looking like white marble,—for therocks have been whitewashed. The cavity islighted by electricity and looks as gay and brilliantas a ballroom. The electricity generated in the cavityis transmitted on cables up the same shaft which car-ries the pressure pipes, and is led into the transformerhouse above, where the voltage is raised to 32,000through a series of transformers, at which high pres-sure it is transmitted over aluminum lines to the sub-stations in Seattle, 32 miles, Tacoma, 44 miles, Ever-ett, 36 miles, and the several intervening small these places and in very handsome and substantialbuildings the location of which I personal
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