Powering the Mines: $100,000 Plant Planned at Meyers Falls
Railway and power company officials secure lease for entire water power, promising 1,000 horsepower to mines and a major new plant.
A. H. Sperry, assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Spokane International Railway, and Mr. Willsiam, of the Northwestern Light Power Company, were in Meyers Falls Saturday with a view of leasing the entire water power at the falls, and of which the Chewelah mines alone will receive 1,000 horsepower. As soon as the terms of the lease can be completed work will commence on a plant costing $100,000 and other improvements will be carried on as early as possible with the opening of spring.—Ex.
“As soon as the terms of the lease can be completed work will commence on a plant costing $100,000 and other improvements will be carried on as early as possible with the opening of spring.”
The early 20th-century hydroelectric boom transformed Washington's landscape, powering mines and mills. Today, debates over hydropower, dam removal, and energy transition continue to shape the region.
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