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Show Big Sardinian Dam The (In in on the Tlrso river in Sardinia, Sar-dinia, ollieiiilly opened April 28, ere nto3 us nrtillchil lake with a capacity capac-ity of '15U,000,(XI0 cubic meters of water, which will give an estimated annual output of 50,000,000 kilowatt liuurs of electric power and Irrigate 75,000 acres of land. The cheap power created hy this dam will permit per-mit local electrolytic treatment of zinc ores, which have been exported hitherto, and will favor the development develop-ment of oilier industries in the region. This Is the first of several similar projects In Sardinia to Increase the ctKi li'u 1 1 ural developments of the Island. |