PREFACE. 



Very recently two large Water Powers have been developed 

 on the Tallapoosa River, one of which is at Tallassee, Ala., 

 and the other is three miles above Tallassee. These develop- 

 ments have awakened considerable interest in the undeveloped 

 powers of the State, and this Bulletin undertakes to answer in 

 a general way the numerous inquiries concerning them. Some 

 of the largest of these unpublished powers are : 



Pozver Site No. 3, on Tallapoosa River, at Double Bridges, 

 about ten miles above- Tallassee, where a head of 40 feet can 

 be obtained. And other similar powers farther up the river. 



Black and Sanford Shoal on Big Sandy Creek, near Dade- 

 ville, with 80 feet of fall. 



Thirty-one locks on the Coosa River, capable of furnishing 

 1,300 to 4,500 horse power each, or an aggregate of 100,000 

 horse power during low season of an ordinary year like 1900. 



Seven power sites on the Cahaba River capable of furnishing 

 from 500 to 1,100 horse power each. 



Squaw Shoals on the Black Warrior, with 43 feet of fall. 

 Also the following shoals on the Tennessee River : 



Minimum Minimum 



Shoal: 



Elk River Shoal . . . 

 Big Muscle Shoal . 

 Little Muscle Shoal 

 Colbert Shoal . 



Fall in 

 feet. 

 26 

 85 

 23 

 21 



H. P. 



dryest 

 years. 

 15,600 

 51,000 

 13,800 

 12,600 



H. P. 

 average 

 years. 

 30,550 



99,875 

 27,025 

 24,675 



These and other powers will be described more fully in 

 Chapters II to VIII. 



The water powers of Alabama are conveniently located for 

 running cotton factories and other manufacturing plants, and 

 also for generating electricity that can be transmitted to cities 

 for power, light, etc. The larger powers are all close to water 

 transportation, and are also on important railroads. These ad- 

 vantages will naturally make them more valuable than if they 

 were otherwise located. B. M, HALL. 



Nov. i, 1902. 



