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There are two principal falls of the Mohawk river, the Great 

 falls at Cohoes and the Little falls at the city of the same name, 

 where are found the only important water powers developed on 

 this stream. At the Great falls at Gohoes there is a fall of 105 

 feet over Hudson river shale, which has been extensively utilized 

 by the Cohoes Company for power. 'Cohoes is a city of 25,000 

 inhabitants, entirely devoted to manufacturing. 



According to the statement of David Van Auken. Engineer of the 

 Cohoes Company, there are about 10,000 horsepower developed. 

 At Little Falls there is a total fall of about 45 feet, occurring in 

 about gne-half mile, of which 40 feet are utilized by three dams. 

 The population of Little Falls is 12,0-00, extensively devoted to 

 manufacturing. There is stated to be about 3000 horsepower 

 developed at this place. Aside from a small amount of power 

 developed below Cohoes, just above the " sprouts " of the Mohawk, 

 there are no water-power developments on the stream other than 

 those of Cohoes and Little Falls, except a few unimportant mills 

 on the extreme headwaters. The waterworks of the city of Rome 

 are at Ridge Mills, 2 miles north of Rome, where a water power 

 pumping system is in use. 



The following are the principal subdivisions of the catchment 

 area of the Mohawk river: 



At Utica 

 At Rome 



Chuctemmda creel'. This stream rises in Saratoga county and 

 flows southerly into the Mohawk river at Amsterdam. There is 

 a small amount of power on this stream, at Rock-ton and Haga 

 man. The city of Amsterdam, with a population of 21.000. is a 

 manufacturing city on the Mohaw k river at its mouth, but most of 

 its manufacturing is by steam power. It offers a good oppor- 

 tunity for the sale of power from an electrical* power plant on 



Square miles 



At mouth 



Below mouth of Schoharie creek 

 At Little Falls 



