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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Contents (cont'd) 



Schoharie creek 

 Garoga creek 

 East Canada creek 

 West Canada creek 

 Sauquoit creek 

 Oriskany creek 

 Nine Mile creek 

 Allegheny river 

 Susquehanna river 

 Chenango river 

 Chemung river 

 Canisteo river 

 Cohocton river 

 Delaware river 



Summary of information as to 

 maximum flows in New 

 York 



Minimum flow of streams in New 

 York 

 Niagara river 



West branch of Canadaway 



creek 

 Genesee river 

 Oatka creek 

 Morris run 

 Hemlock lake 

 Oswego river 

 Seneca river 



West branch of Fish creek 

 Salmon river west 

 Black river 

 Oswegatchie river 

 Raquette river 

 Hudson river 

 Croton river 

 Fishkill creek 

 Rondout creek 

 Wallkill river 

 Esopus creek 

 Catskill creek 

 Normans kill 

 Kinderhook creek 

 Schroon river 

 Mohawk river 

 Cayadutta creek 

 Schoharie creek 

 East Canada creek 

 West Canada creek 

 Sauquoit creek 

 Oriskany creek 

 Allegheny river and tribu- 

 taries 



Susquehanna river and tribu- 

 taries 



Delaware river and tributaries 

 Summary of information re- 

 garding minimum flows 

 Quantity of water which may 

 be stored on the several 

 plateaus 



State ownership of public utilities 

 State water supply 



The development of waterpower 

 in New York 



Power employed in manufactur- 

 ing 



St earn power 



Waterpower 



Percentage increase of steam- 

 power 



Percentage increase of water- 

 power 



Comparison of development of 

 waterpower in New York with 

 development in New England 

 Waterpower reservoirs in New 



England 

 Special mill acts in New York 

 State ownership of Hudson river 

 and its effect in restricting the 

 development of waterpower 

 The Seneca river controversy 

 Compensation in kind on Black 

 river 



The case of Skaneateles lake 



Waterpower development dis- 

 couraged in New York 



Future power development of 

 the Adirondack region 



The real value of the Adirondack 

 region 



Power development at Glens 

 Falls and vicinity 

 Statistical comparisons 



Relation of population to capi- 

 tal invested in manufacturing 



Percentage increase of popula- 

 tion 



Relation of area to population 

 Relation of values of agricultural 



products to waterpower values 

 The proper remedy 

 Constitutional amendment 

 Compensation for property 



taken 



Waterpower by industries in 

 1900 



Water storage projects 

 Genesee river 



Preliminary investigations 

 Interests to be served 

 Mount Morris site 

 Portage site 



Comparison of Mount Morris 



and Portage sites 

 Summary of Genesee river 

 storage 

 Early history 



Erie canal in its relations to 

 Genesee river 

 The Genesee River Company 

 Genesee river waterpower 

 Plan for acquiring water 

 rights 



