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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-11-14, Page 7uge InrLe. ° r Weeding the turbine the the Sir 141..6.14 BeelWiag,ara NR- Geligrat- ing Station at QUetmatou will be an Ihydratilic System featUring twin tunnels of colossal false. From the intake structures in the upper Nia- gara River near Chipeavia, these tunnels will pass under the city of 3+11egara Falls and emerge as the Whirlpool Rapids. From "hen), en open canal, 24 miles in length, will money the water on to the power- house forebay. Forty thousand cubic feet of war 4er will pass through the tunnels every tocond. This is one -filth. of ,fblie total flow of the Niagara River, which is backed by the tremen- dous water storage of four of the ve Great Lakes. It works out to the equivalent of 151100,0,00 gallons yer Minute and adds up td a total of 21,600,000,000 gallons a day. A •laigh average per capita daily use of water in a modern City is esti- mated at ICO gallons. The flow through the Niagara tunnels' wmild, therefore, be sufficient to Meet the .domestic water requirements of an urban population of 216,000,000! To handle this tremendous flow there will be two tunnels, each 5% miles Icing, bored through rock, wfth an unfinished diameter of 51 feet, which will be reduced to 45 &fig/ YOUR •FAYOURITF. BEVERAL: KIST LEMON LIME • • feet when the smooth concrete lin- ing is applied. Outranking Other Tunnels As far as it is known, no hydrau- lic tunnels in the world are com- parable in terms of combined length and diameter to those be- ing constructed by the ,Commission at Niagara. By way of comparison, he four diversion tunnels at,Boul- der Dam in Arizona have a 56 -foot unfinished bore -50 -foot when lin- ed--iwith a total length of 156,000 feet. The Delaware aquaduct in New York State s 85 miles long, and its greatest diameter is 19 feet. The tunnel at the Cresta develop- ment in California has a total length of 20,900 feet and a diame- ter of 27 feet. The tunnel at the Fort Peck project in Montana .has a length of 25,294 feet, with a fin- ished diameter of 24 feet, 8 inches. The tunnels at the three great hyro-electric developments in Swe-. den—Kilforsen, Krokstromen and Donje—are all of the horseshoe type (half circles like railway tun- nels). Kflforsen is 9,830 feet long, with diameter of 55.76 by 42.64 feet. Krokstrornen has a length of 7,560 feet and is 29 by 36 feet. Donje, the largest tunnel, is 15,310 feet long and measures 36.1 by 40.5 feet. The Hydro tunnels at Niagara will receive the water from the in- SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY — PHONE 3634 T. PRYDE & •SON ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Enquiries are invited. Exeter Ptione 41-J Clinton Phane 103 Your Business Directory LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTEI : ONTARIO McCONNELL & HAYS. Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK. D McCONNELL H. GLENN HAYS, Q.C. County Crown Attorney SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 ACCOUNTING RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant CLINTON : ONTARIO Office: Phones: Royal Bank Office 561, Res. 455 A. M. HARPER • Chartered Accountant 65 South Si, Telephone Soflerich 343 Licensed Municipal Auditor. _CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correction COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday, Thursday — 1 to 8 p.m. AUCTIONEERS HAROLD "JACKSON Specialist in Farm and HMSO - bold Sales: Ldeensed in Huron and Perth Counties. Prices reasonable; setts - ,taction guaranteed. For informatlen, etc., write or tone HAROLD JACKSON, 661, r 04, Seaforth:- VAR. 4, Etegbith. JOSEPH L. RYAN Specialist in farm stook and im- pletneftta and household effects. Satisfaction guaranteed, Licensed Hartilintid Perth ,C0iiitt1ea. ;For particulars and open dates, write Or phone Iti.014/ AVM R. it 1, Dublin. Phone 40 r 5, 4217x51 EDWARD W. ELLICIT ' ILIceneed AmatiOater Correspondence .prensptly anovier- otL Immediate atrangemente can be made for sale dates by phoning $5J, Clinton. Charges moderate . and satisfaction guaranteed, PERCY C. WRIGHT .41Jeensefl Auctioneer Cromarty LiVelitetkarid Fara' Bake ' Saibty Yor b4ter miction tale, call the "WOM Aundo:leo. Blame Hew Not ogoi w 211, MEDICAL DR.. M.'W. 'STAPLETON Physician and Surgeon Phone 90 : * Seafortb. JOHN C. GADDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 .• : Henson JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J Seaforth SEAFORTH CLINIC E. A. McMASTER, B.A., • M.D. Internist ' P. L BRADY, M.D. Surgeon Office Hours; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., daily, except Wednesday and Sun- day. EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments made in advance are desirable. *OPTOMETRIST • JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Eyes Examined. Glasses Fitted. Phone 791 MAIN ST. : SEAFORTH Hours: 9-6 Wed. 9-12:30; Sat. 9 a.m.. to 9 p.m. VETERINARY TURNBULL & BRYANS Veterinary Clinic J. 0. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. R. Bryans, D.V.M. Phone 105 : Seaforth THE McKILLOP 1VIUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: Px�1dent - J. L. Malone, Seaforth Vi -Pres. - Y. H. Molding, Blyth Manager and Sec.-1TreariL - M. A. Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS: 111. 3. Tretfrartha, 0111(ton; 3. L. Malone, Seaforth; H. Whit- more, Settforth; Chris. Leonhardt,, BOrnhobn; Robert Archibald, Se+ tor* John H. McEwing, ialsrtbi Prank Iiitairegor, Clinton; WM: S. Aletatulot Walton; Harvey Fuller, 430dericlii ^ • AtIENTS: S. brlicegeld*: 11. P. MKe11r 1tLbthij 'W Lifter Ji4 tondestoro; 3.• P.' Prueter, 13tadhaSon; Seinryn Baker. Brea - ,•••k„.. ,s s One million, two hundred thousand horsepower will come from Ontario Hydro's Sir Adam Beck -Niagara Generating Station No. 2 upon conipletion in 1957. The plant, which will be in initial operation in 1954, is shown at the left in this artist's sketch of how the ultra -modern structure will look when finished. To the right ,is Hydro's Sir Adam Beck -Niagara Generating Station No. 1, at one time the largest hydraulic power plant in the world. The new power development is the biggest ever undertaken by- e public utility in Canada. Both plants are located on the bank of the turbulent Niagara 'River approximately six miles below the famous cataracts. take structures above the Falls Chippewa. The water will, pass in- to the tunnels •through' short cut - and -cover conduits an there will be a drop of approximately 290 feet after which the water will be under pressure to regain its own level when the tunnels emerge at the canal section near the Whirlpool rapids. Follows Limestone Stratum The line of the tunnels is marked by the headframes of five entrance shafts which rise to an average height of 45 feet. Three of these headframes are probably amoug the most massive of their kind ev- er erected in Canada. Two hundred and fifty tons of steel went into the construction of each and they are equipped with cables which, after making full allowance for the safe- ty factor, are capable of handling impressive loads. The greatest depth of the tunnels. below ground surface will be 330 feet and they will rise to an eleva- tion which is 2,07 feet below ground level before they emerge at a 30 - degree slope to the open canal. The reason for locating the tun- nels at this considerable depth was •to take advantage .of a stratum of irondequoit limestone averaging 10 Peet in thickness and calculated to provide an adequate roofing. There are other' strata of limestone near- er ground level, but it was discov- Ored that there would be lesa gas andseepageat the lower depth. Construction of Shafts The five shafts are located at convenient intervals to provide for the removal of the excavated rock, the lowering and raising of equip- ment and the Movement of the crews engaged on the job. Three of the tunnel sections are being built for the Commission by Perini -Walsh and Associates, and the remaining two by the Rayner - Atlas Company—an all -Canadian firm. As the job is one of immense magnitude,,it was judged advisable to divide up the work between the two successful tenderers. The two contractors employ dif- ferent methods which was firat evi- denced in the digging of the •en-; trance shafts. The Perini crews first excavated a cone-shaped hole to a depth of about 20 feet in the over -burden. They then drove a ring of steel sheet -piling down to rock. Inside this ring they placed a cylinder of concrete. When the rock was ,blashed and mucked out down to the tunnel level, concrete rings were placed at intervalsof six feet. In their shaft construction the Rayner -Atlas [Company employed the concrete caisson method. The caisson was built down to rock by adding more and more concrete. After •blasting out the rock, the shaft was heavily timbered to tun - level. Aa the Niagara development is a' twin -tunnel project, with the tun- nels paralleling one another in close proximity, the shafts were offset providing large working ‚chambers from which excavation of both tunnels could begin. Tunnel Exacavation On •Sections Three, Four and Five, where the work is being'car- ried out by Perini -Walsh and As- sociates, the "heading and bench" method is being employed. This means that the excavation of the upper half of the tunnels will be completed before the excavation of the lower half of the circle is be- gun. For some time, therefore, fiat working •platform.s 51 feet in width will be provided. On these floors no less than ten motor cars could be parked side by side. The' Rayner -Atlas ICOmpany are carrying out their part of the ex- cavation—sections one and two— on a different plan. They arepro- ceeding to take out about nine-, tenths of the full -face of the Cir- cles in a continuing operation. Protection to the working crews on, both contractors' jobs is provid- ed by 8 -inch steel "I" beam arches with channel lagging. These are being spaced four feet apart as excavation proceeds. Ground was broken for tunnel- ling job on July 13, -1951. Working from the cross -cuts at the bottom of the shafts, excava- tion of the first tunnel began on May 1 of this year (1952). It is expected to be completed,this De- cember. Concreting will then be taken in hand. Excavation of the second tunnel began on August 21, 1952. Early in October excavation had advanced 225 feet from Shaft 2 and 150 feet from 'Shaft 3. At Shaft 4, crews were working in the ap- proach gallery. ,Approximately 1,933,000 tons of concrete will ,be used in surfacing the inside rounds of the .two tun- nels. This will reduce the diameter to 45 feet and provide a smooth, unobstructed passage for the water. The boring of the tunnels calls for the excavation of approximate- ly 4,375,000 cubic yards—equivalent Hue's the SNOW-ICEI TIRE that gives /?'ArSbfl the SUBURBANITE ,by GOOD!, • • r 40513444 AN4 1_041rAcA iffo i7.1%Y .N4_,/tj" pr,y, ,00,4 BIG TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE BEST SNOW -ICE TIRE BAR NONE TOR CITY AND SUBURBAN DRIVING SUBURBANITE T.M. ' The Goodyear Tam ' & Rubber Company of Canada, limited. Ititilion •IS1 ec, foram° op Rolf:R...., • for your worn tires For sure Winter starts let us install a Goodyear "Factory -Fresh" Battery. , $12 .IIENSALL LES 3, PHONE: 31 DESOTO. GOO IDAE Ft TIRES • to about 9,923,000 tons. N oless than 43,900 tons of structural steel will be used in the supporting "I" beam atructures and the lining will require 954,800 cubic yards of Con- crete. All this concrete will be pre- pared in the Commission's two huge mixing plants, one erected near the powerhouse at Queenaton and tne other not far from the intake. It will be serviced to the tunnel loca- tions through 8 -inch holes drilled from the surface along the centre lines of the tunnels. Carved out of solid rock, the tun- nels are being, excavated as closely as possible to the planned dimen- sion. This is a very tricky job, re- quiring a great amount of care and attention and a knowledge of rock conditions. The contractors have . the responsibility of deciding upon the pattern of rock drilling and of determining. just how much dyna- mite will be required to dislodge at each "shot" enough rock to keep the job moving according to sche- dule, Too big a blast might dis- lodge an avalanche of rock and en- tail a large amount of concrete revelling. The first ,milestone on the tun- neling construction job—and that in a very literal sense—was passed on October 10, 1952, when a break- through was effected between No. 3 and No. 4 sections of the firsttun- nel. The Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario, Honourable Louis 0. Breithaupt, officiated at this cere- money. A 30 -foot plug of rock, weighing approximately 2,000 tons, was blasted away by 15 explosions, which reverberated through the tunnel and echoed around the gal- lery in the cross -cut, 3,100 feet dis- tant, where the distinguished guests including government, labor and Hydro officials were assembled. ."This is an occasion of the great- est significance for Hydro," com- mented Chairman Robert H. Saun- ders. "Culminating months of careful planning and work, it has achieved the first link between two excavation crews." Equipment Employed • Drilling. Sections Three, Four and Five is being carried out by drifter drills. Nearly a dozen of these can operate simultaneously from the platforms of Jumbo "mountings huge frames, which can be man- oeuvred on either skids or wheels. They are controlled hydraulically. Brought close to the rock surfaces skilled operators trace out the TOWN WHISPERINGS BY LEE -NEE Five representatives from Sea - forth Athletic Association were in attendance at Wingham Town Hall last Wednesday, when sportsmen froin all over Western Ontario. met to arrange the W.O.A.A. hockey groupings for the 1952-53 season. John A. Baldwin and Gordon Mc- Gonigle were named conveners at this meeting. Hugh Hawkins, ,Clinton, presi- dent of the W.0A.A., presided over the gathering, Groups ranging from intermediate to bantam will total well over 100 hockey clubs. Ainotion to affiliate with the O.H.A. was passed, with a rider proposed by Jimmie Chan, of C.hes- ley, that intermediate "B" clubs can dress only 14 'Ayers and a spare goalie. If a winning team goes into the O.H.A. .playdown, then the club, must drop two play- ers to bring the strength to 12. Following are the groups we feel you are most interested "tin that were drawn up at tihe Wednesday night meeting, and includes the names of the convener. There are six groups in the in- termediate "B" serieg. Group 1—Kincardine, Walkerton, Wingham, Goderich and SEA - FORTH JUNIORS; convener, John- nie Bell, Listowel. Group 3—Exeter, St. Marys, For- est, Hensall, Lucan 'C', Zurich Dashwood ID', Ilderton '6Y; conven- er, Derry Boyle, EXeter. Group 4—Durham, Orangeville, -Mount Forest, Palmerston bistair- el; convener, Johnnie Bell, Lis- towel. The clubs in group 1 and group 4 *ill play an interlocking- schedule, as well as their own group sche- dule, with all points to count. There are three groups ,i11 the juvenile series: Group 1—Goderich SEA - 'C', Exeter 'C", Henget? eD', Zurich 113', 'D', Lucan Convener, John A. Baldwin, Seaforth. In the Bantam—series. there are four groups:. Greup 4 —Goderich Exeter SKAIFORTII [Clinton tucan; convener, Gordon MeGon- igle, Seaforth. Schedules Will be draWii UP soon lind.released or local papers Short- • ly after*ards. '" • ' • •.•1• 4%****041.E000-., 0:f4,0000,.*W100* Atto,*' flg 44.044e- #0.04.040•*1*104940010:4* op.{40„ 40" TeW.g.k.740.014g 1.40. "Weigh n0.,leil11140490004:A 65% WIS. Titeyrare'.10Wered, deVn the shafts in ,egtetieine anas sembled in the creWeetts:' The material excavated 18 ed into hOPPers. located in vertiCal extensions of the 40.34fte,..satitia depth of 65 feet below the cross floor. The. rock is .fed eiteraitelr into a. pair of 15 -ton capaeity skips whip int it'to7the surface. . • Approximately 2,600 men are cur- rently working on .the va.rious sec- tions of the tiinnels. As W?rk Progresses A. constant stream of diesel trucks carries the excavated ma- terial ' to the hoppers, \ and after reaching the surface there is ,a con- tinuous movement of • trucks 'carry- ing it on to the disposal areas. Hy- dro and contractors' trucks make a total of approximately 1,000 trips every working day and a goodly percentage of these journeys is as- sociated with tunnel construction. For the disposal of material ex- cavated from the tunnelstwo main disposal areas have been establish- ed. A disposal area on Mountain Road will be used to hold all the material excavated from the lower or Queenaton end of the work. The area far the upper or Chippewa end is established close to Shaft No. 1, and is on land which has been 1y ing waste up to the present time. Altogether, five large tracts of land have been set aside for the whole -Niagara project. These ar- eas, totalling approximately 640 ac res, provide .spacefor` all the ex- cavated material. On completion of the project these disposal areas will be graded and land.scaped. Down in the tunnels, following in the wake of the mucking„operations the scaling crews prepare the rough naked rock periphery for its concrete lining—a layer •averaging three feet in thickness and as smooth and precisely circular as if drawn with a draftsman's compass. Benefits For All The citizens of Niagara Falls will enjoy the distinction of hav- ing possibly the greatest twin -tun- nel project of its kind in all the world pass directly under the busi- ness section of their city. It will be a thoroughlywellbehaved and unobtrusive neighbor, competing with no one, but bringing blessings to all. Once they are .completed, the tunnels, in themselves, will never be an added tourist attraction be- cause no one will ever be able to see them. Nevertheless the good people of this progressive city and of the equally progressive' sur- rounding communities' will have very substantial reasons forfeel- ing proud of them. 'They will . be the principal arteries in a water- power project which will stimulate and promote every local business and industry and bring the im- measurable benefits. of a vastly in- creased supply of electric power to every man, wothan and child in Southern Ontario. 714-'1 ,•`• 41,..1102„.1FAR Ji .:000004 1*, through kilze..**r* a4pn 4vg1.93113-4.44***Mtl 44VA4 14 04 -4071:0.4401 i011 npt PAOSS' OPW,S,1*%14.0: , a.; , 1 toured to ip; *'r may 0 fuse legume silage or ObbleatIbiRPL,A• &1410119- R.9*e*er, PrOlfiffi#e"We1 4140' 40..PP# O1,. ratios eontains no spo1le4, plat* • , 1 1 h a t eir appetite fer this eilage will gradually increase, to a high rate of intake. .While 4 has been slitEwn that cows Will produce wen iiurieg the whiter season on. legume ,silage as the only roughage, it naigbit b ad- visable to aliow smail quantity of hay daily which will provide needed vitamin D and tend to in- crease the overall consumption of roughage. 1110111M. DUBLIN - Mr. and Mrs. Clayton- Hill, Chi- cago, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Klinkhamer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles KrauskoPf, Detroit, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Nicholson, London, visited with Mr. and Mrs. James Krauskopf- 1 Mr .and Mrs. Charles Counter and Patricia, Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. David- McConnell. Mrs. William Byrne, Betty Jane and Jim, Trenton, Mich., visited with Miss Monica Byrne. Rev.. Father Michell, New Yorki Quick Canadian Quiz 1. Where in Canada would you hunt the white whale? 2. Is more wood pulp used in Can- ada to manufacture paper or for industrial purposes? 3. That Canada is signer of GATT past means what? 4. What five provinces have cities of more than 100,000 population? 5. Of the 1 000 children born daily in Canada, how many are born in hospital. ANSWERS: 5. 75 per cent. 3. With 33 other countries Canada is member of General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade; each member grants major tariff concessions to all other members. 1. In Hudson Bay or in the lower St. Lawrence, 4. BritiSh Columbia, Alberta, Mani- toba, Ontario, Quebec. 2. For ev- ery pound used for paper, more than two pounds for other indus- trial purposes. DIAL 980 CFPL 7 DAYS A WEEK 6:25 Noon (Monday to iriflay) STOCK MARKET REPORTS Wally Hellen reports from Easton Fisher " 14 .1144154*144* OOP 0, • , ."1,1 ,•• •,`„ T., • TI Te battle goes:OZ'F,,,te has is.gued ordorgbarinio, tario pero4ieal.'Ka PA ble-inetining" acookA:10,y46, vertising• The 01,40,b,;11,:i0,9,,. Federation le PrePa,04:4.•EleP91. educational advertiseMentS.t,..c7', police are atilt taidiig„ against intoxicated drivers.: bootleggers. The 'inagistrati registering conVintionS.againSt447; breakers. The Proviactel 'peivier.;* went is establishing cure,i3entreS for 'alcoholics. So thehattlegoeo, on. 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