FALLS “DISCOVERED.”

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10167, 23 July 1924, Page 5

FALLS “DISCOVERED.”

-THOUSAND-FOOT CATARACT IN

~ I*l the extreme north-west corner of umbS n ‘b ed St / lteS near the Bri tish ColusuM aiT i u a waterfall unSr £ fond 11 b e -M' onltor -” • 111 the cours e Of road-building now in progress and the vSnitv m +r ° f a 3° wer pr °i ßct in the vicinity tins cascade soon will be made accessible to travellers. Hunters and fishermen have known of this cataractbut no photographic record had been made, it is said, until l ecently, when a photographer sent in: by the power company made the first picture. The cascade was named Leonard Falls, in honour of A. AY. Leonard, president of the Puget Sound Power and Light Company. Development of the new power pro- . jeet by this company, whose services already extend over the western part of AVashington, will not detract from the beauty of Leonard Falls, which, dropping from a. height of approximately 1000 feet, is one of the most important feeders to Baker Lake. It is on Baker River, and outlet of the lake, thab the plant is to be installed. Baker Lake is at a high elevation, close to Alount Baker and Alount Shuksan, of the Cascade Range. As the river falls from the lake, it passes through Sulphur Canon, where there are possibilities of development that will be utilised following completion of the first installation of Eden Canon, 12 miles further down.

An impounding dam at Eden Canon will create a new lake eight miles long, of 1600 acres expanse, reaching almost to the upper canon, which will store 50,000 acre-feet of water. The dam will be 235 feet high, resting on solid rock bottom. By the end of next year it is planned t ; . it the Eden Canon plant will he. genera ting 30,000 horsepower 7 which can be increased easily by an additional turbine to 45,000 horse-power. Later a dam is to he built acrcfis Sulphur Canon, and another 45,000 horse-power plant installed. In tms way the waters of Baker River will o used twice. Engineers estimate that the river could supply 160,000 horse power by efficient development.