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$349	D225	NIAGARA FALLS: Cataract of Power Jeffrey Syken At Niagara, nature has built an imperishable dam from the solid rock, which she maintains without cost to man, so that the manufacturer who avails himself of its power is relieved, from the beginning, of all anxiety about his dams ever giving way and causing death and destruction of property. He is also assured that his mills can never stand idle for lack of water, because, instead of being dependent upon some slender and fickle stream, he draws his copious supply from the mammoth reservoirs which constitute the Great Chain of Lakes. There will, therefore, be nothing to interrupt the steady flow of the manufacturers yearly production at the minimum of cost Water-Power at Niagara Falls to be Successfully Utilized(1886) The potential of the Niagara River, Falls and Gorge dates as far back as the 17th Century when, in 1679, Pere Louis H. Hennepin; soldier of the cross and explorer for the King of France, came upon the Falls of Niagara. The first white man to see the magnificent falls, Father Hennepin remarked: A vast and prodigious cadence of water which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner. Settled initially by the Iroquois, the French were the first Europeans to settle the Niagara area, establishing their presence with the construction of Fort Niagara, in 1687. The last Frenchman to play a conspicuous part in the development of Niagara was Chabert Joncaire, who envisioned putting the Niagara River to work. A fur-trader, he had settled on the banks of the Niagara River, near the falls. In 1757, he dug a ditch; taking water from the rapids above the American falls, leading it along the bank which, after a short distance, the ditch turned back to the river and the water tumbled down upon an overshot wooden water-wheel which drove a crude sawmill. The late 18th and early 19th centuries saw war come to the Niagara region and control changing hands from France to Great Britain, with New York State ever-present on one side of the cataract. However, it wasnt until 1852 that Caleb S. Woodhull, of New York, with Walter Bryant and Associates of Boston, formed a company to build a canal from above the upper rapids to a point on the cliff about a half-mile below the falls. Ground was broken in 1853, but after only sixteen months of work the company failed. In 1856, Stephen M. Allen, of Boston, took over the work and provided additional capital. On July 4, 1857, the first water was admitted to the canal and a thin, useless stream trickled over the cliff below the falls. Undismayed by the string of failures, Horace H. Day, who had been associated with the previous company, started the work again in 1860. His fortune was exhausted in his effort to blast-away the rock for what is now the Hydraulic Canal. In 1875, a small flow of water through the canal finally turned the wheels of a flour mill. The operation proved unprofitable. On May 1, 1877, the property of the old Day Company was auctioned-off. It was acquired by Jacob F. Schoellkopf, of Buffalo, NY. In 1878 Mr. Schoellkopf organized a new company and, under its direction, the old canal was enlarged and improved from time-to-time. By 1882, there were seven mills using its water. Real progress was being made in the effort to put Niagara to work. In 1879, a small wheel; using water from the rapids above the falls, turned one of the first dynamos. The current thus generated fed sixteen arc-lights in a local park. Ca. 1895, Thomas Evershed, an Engineer from Rochester, NY, came forward with a plan to take water about a mile above the falls, drop it to wheels sunk in the ground and discharge it into the lower river through a tunnel. He envisioned factories lining the river bank, each driven by its own water wheel and each discharging tail-water into the tunnel. Alas, with the formation of the Niagara River Hydraulic Tunnel, Power & Sewer Co., Engineer Eversheds vision would be realized. Eventually, both sides of the river, gorge and falls of Niagara would be put to work for the peoples of New York State and Southern Ontario in ways that Father Hennepin could not have foreseen, especially in the post-WWII-era with the Niagara Falls Redevelopment Project. Hydro-power had come of age. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials. NY PE & PLS: You must choose courses that are technical in nature or related to matters of laws and ethics contributing to the health and welfare of the public. NY Board does not accept courses related to office management, risk management, leadership, marketing, accounting, financial planning, real estate, and basic CAD. Specific course topics that are on the borderline and are not acceptable by the NY Board have been noted under the course description on our website.	15

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NIAGARA FALLS: Cataract of Power

Jeffrey Syken
At Niagara, nature has built an imperishable dam from the solid rock, which she maintains without cost to man, so that the manufacturer who avails himself of its power is relieved, from the beginning, of all anxiety about his dams ever giving way and causing death and destruction of property. He is also assured that his mills can never stand idle for lack of water, because, instead of being dependent upon some slender and fickle stream, he draws his copious supply from the mammoth reservoirs which constitute the Great Chain of Lakes. There will, therefore, be nothing to interrupt the steady flow of the manufacturers yearly production at the minimum of cost

Water-Power at Niagara Falls to be Successfully Utilized(1886)

The potential of the Niagara River, Falls and Gorge dates as far back as the 17th Century when, in 1679, Pere Louis H. Hennepin; soldier of the cross and explorer for the King of France, came upon the Falls of Niagara. The first white man to see the magnificent falls, Father Hennepin remarked: A vast and prodigious cadence of water which falls down after a surprising and astonishing manner. Settled initially by the Iroquois, the French were the first Europeans to settle the Niagara area, establishing their presence with the construction of Fort Niagara, in 1687. The last Frenchman to play a conspicuous part in the development of Niagara was Chabert Joncaire, who envisioned putting the Niagara River to work. A fur-trader, he had settled on the banks of the Niagara River, near the falls. In 1757, he dug a ditch; taking water from the rapids above the American falls, leading it along the bank which, after a short distance, the ditch turned back to the river and the water tumbled down upon an overshot wooden water-wheel which drove a crude sawmill.

The late 18th and early 19th centuries saw war come to the Niagara region and control changing hands from France to Great Britain, with New York State ever-present on one side of the cataract. However, it wasnt until 1852 that Caleb S. Woodhull, of New York, with Walter Bryant and Associates of Boston, formed a company to build a canal from above the upper rapids to a point on the cliff about a half-mile below the falls. Ground was broken in 1853, but after only sixteen months of work the company failed. In 1856, Stephen M. Allen, of Boston, took over the work and provided additional capital. On July 4, 1857, the first water was admitted to the canal and a thin, useless stream trickled over the cliff below the falls. Undismayed by the string of failures, Horace H. Day, who had been associated with the previous company, started the work again in 1860. His fortune was exhausted in his effort to blast-away the rock for what is now the Hydraulic Canal. In 1875, a small flow of water through the canal finally turned the wheels of a flour mill. The operation proved unprofitable.

On May 1, 1877, the property of the old Day Company was auctioned-off. It was acquired by Jacob F. Schoellkopf, of Buffalo, NY. In 1878 Mr. Schoellkopf organized a new company and, under its direction, the old canal was enlarged and improved from time-to-time. By 1882, there were seven mills using its water. Real progress was being made in the effort to put Niagara to work. In 1879, a small wheel; using water from the rapids above the falls, turned one of the first dynamos. The current thus generated fed sixteen arc-lights in a local park. Ca. 1895, Thomas Evershed, an Engineer from Rochester, NY, came forward with a plan to take water about a mile above the falls, drop it to wheels sunk in the ground and discharge it into the lower river through a tunnel. He envisioned factories lining the river bank, each driven by its own water wheel and each discharging tail-water into the tunnel.

Alas, with the formation of the Niagara River Hydraulic Tunnel, Power & Sewer Co., Engineer Eversheds vision would be realized. Eventually, both sides of the river, gorge and falls of Niagara would be put to work for the peoples of New York State and Southern Ontario in ways that Father Hennepin could not have foreseen, especially in the post-WWII-era with the Niagara Falls Redevelopment Project. Hydro-power had come of age.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

NY PE & PLS: You must choose courses that are technical in nature or related to matters of laws and ethics contributing to the health and welfare of the public. NY Board does not accept courses related to office management, risk management, leadership, marketing, accounting, financial planning, real estate, and basic CAD. Specific course topics that are on the borderline and are not acceptable by the NY Board have been noted under the course description on our website.