Show I 1 SWAN FALLS DAM COMPLETED snake elver now power for sll ver city idaho mines wednesday afternoon after Doon water wai sent over the crest of the swan falls dam this marks the successful corn of one of the most important electrical enterprises in the inter moun tain country the river has been dammed at swan falls thirty miles d erectly south ol 01 bo se by the trade dollar console dated mining company for the pur pose of securing power for the corn pany s mines and mills at silver city there are four ne wheels in stalled each of horse power the electrical energy is transmitted awen ty six miles to the company s property the plant has cost the closing atthe dam proved a very difficult undertaking as there was a deep channel with a sharp fall to shut off this part of the work has delayed completion of the enterprise some three months but the channel has been closed and the announcement that the water is flowing over the twelve foot dam is received with no little salis fac tion by officials of the company and by the public as well |