Emery County Progress | 1902-02-22 | Page 2 | Transmitting Electricity

transmitting electricity longest transi abslon J at completed id mo tanu the largest and longest transmits tran on of electricity in the world has just been by the M assoun power company transi eting pov er from its dam and plant at the M assoun river to butte the length of th s line is sixty five miles cross ng the ma n range of the mounta ns at an altitude of 7 00 feet and a spur of the main range at almost an equal height the power 1 ne conveys I 1 horse power wh ch is the power avail able at tl e dam at present although the install dt on of the ss on plant is intended to convey double that quant ty when tl e additional dam contemplated by the company for which a site has been selected is corn plated the transmits tran on line cons ats of two complete in es on parallel poles ol 01 three large cables each