American Woolen Co. v. State

On July 21, 1909, and many years prior thereto the above-named claimant owned about fifteen and two-tenths acres of land on the west side of the Oswego river at Fulton, N. Y. Said ownership extended to the center of the Oswego river, and carried with it such rights to use the water of said river as had not theretofore been acquired by the state. The claimant maintained on this property at that time a large woolen mill employing about 1,600 hands. This mill was operated by water power derived from the use of a portion of the surplus water of the Oswego river impounded by a dam belonging to the…