Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-28

pennsylvania and elsewhere. and the officers aud d.
rcctors of the canal company, the engiueer canal
aud beautiful morning Of the 18th Instant after skim
ming bfkiy the Newark 10 tho deinht-
fi and thriving town whence they derive their name
aud traversing portion OF the canal banks between
Newark and Bloomfield, made our first stop at the
latter place. TO examine the inclined plane lust com
pesed near the village, aui which the party were to
see in successful operation. There has been much
skep,icn upon the subject Of inclined planes aud the
fact having become known that the works wore TO
BIO in motion, many hundred ciz from Nsys- k
and the surrounding neighhorhooi. were collected on
the occasion TO witness the experiment which, as will
De in tho sequel was equally successful and salts
factory.
This plane ovcrcomes an elevation of ffty.two feet
The rail have inclination OF one foo, in every
twevc--of co'irsc they are GA feet in length Tho
plane il constructed on the balance principle ,hat
chain passes roni" pulley wheel at the head OF the
plane, and car on which boat snd cargo is 10 be
transported is attached 10 the end Of the chain The
pulley-wheel is connected with water wheel by
common gearng, so that the motion may be instantly
aud easily reversed by throwing spur wheels in aad
gu, Of gear Tho descending assists the ascending
DIV, Just the descending bucket in well assists that
which is ascending. And the water. wheel al the he
of the pane 90 continue the familiar sup
plies the place Of the man at the crank Of the wel-
AMI a. the man a. ths crank would have hold back,
IL tho descending bucket the heaviest, at the
plane, if the descending boat is the weghty, the
will be used to etard tho motion. instead
OF propciling IT, The trade from the summit level to
Newark. will hs chiefly descending trade tina, s, the
descending freSh,s OF coal iron, ore lumber plaster,
agricultural produce. SC ninety. nine times out Of
hundred, will be the heaviest. Aud in such cases,
water will be used on the water-wheei.
LIZ The attempt therefore made TO Introduce the in
cIined plane canals the greatest difficulty has been
20 the boat from the apex, hghes part OF the plane
into the water OF the upper level vice from the
water to tae plane: ponbe planes have been tried
that IL, the plane from the lower level carried up
TO sons height above the water in the upper level and
from the highest point plane made to descend in
to the water OF the upper level upon which the boat
was To be launched aud TO descend by gravity into the
water. When a boat was to descend, she was to be
drawn by machinery to the apex aud thence to des
eend to the lower levelb by her preponhrance alone
with the assistance Of water wtiecl.-Anotter mode
which has been tried is carry the boat up in move
able lock Whatever difficulties these mean. present
sd seem entirely overcome by the very simple mschn
cry which We have boon Stenp'ing in to describe
There are two LOCKE or rather two half locks .on the
inclined uians At' heal Int, Of these locks the
a'ccndi.5 boat s drawn by the pulley wheel while
the descending boat il leaving the other lock and de-
seeming to The lower level When The ascending boa
reaches the top Of hs plane she Is completely within
the lock- into which Che wa'or ia letrom the upper lie
vel Aud juring the operation, by most ingenious
conrvance, as the water rushcs in it raises gate be-
hind the boat, closing the lock- which then fills with
water till IL rises level with that of the upper level
The upper gates Of the lock then OPEN and the boa, pro
ceeds OIL her voyage. There is beautiful par, of the
machinery oil this plane, by which the possibility OF any
great injury In case the chain should break or any
other part OF the machinery give way, is prevented
which deserves particular mention. This govern
or, which is 40 applied 10 the wheels that the momen
their velocity unduly acecleracd large wedges drop
upon them instantly, and stop their motion This CON
ryance and the sell. acting water gate is in our op;
MON, proof that great ingenuity and ability have been
employed in tho construction II this plane. or .Iese
,hings, well Of some other ingenious eouirvap
ces connected with the machinery, understand Mr.
| T. Morris. young man, who the Contractor by
whom the plane was erected deserves the credit.
| At the exhibition OF which VIC are speaking, one OF
| the cars wa. loadel with twenty-five tons Of stone;
which, to prevent all question as to the quantity had
been actually weighed with pair Of scales On tn
other car boa; inte nieJ for passengers which
was therefore only freighs with fifteen lons of stone
hps car tritl fhaoc la.ly
OF people in the boat passed over this pl,pe al
hity-two feet liz, in less than minutes Nothing
could be more perfect or beautiful than the whole ope
ration. IL seemed to leave doub, on the mind of
any OF the spectators present but that Puons predic-
ton that planes would Ultimately supersede locks
high elevations to be overcome, was about TO be
| realized.
Oar observations upon this interesting subject will be
continued.
.NoE1 Cau-s: Yhsis tho Iniln OF tho coal moua,nin
% ,s Fenhsysania editors write, print aud
on n OR eyesso much that had gentleman
guirns language AMI oaracter lie saw
there ere no such wos sounds analogous them
be believes tho Nony Chung or the Bar
'aa Such hereafter, shall DO photography Of t. cee-
bod places aud en,rea brother editors of
step in to our aid 10 eIecing tho "Rcforn" IN y. Co
wiNANS' RAIL ROAD CAR
we are grated 10 learn by the late arrival from Eng
land, at New York, that ingenious countrym an,
Mr. Ross Winans las obtained patent in that country
or OF giving birth TO two OF the most useful be
to the cause OF internal Improvement that ever lived
and Enssnd to her praise, has had the glory
aging both
TO several intcresting experimental which were made
with Mr. Winans carriage the Liverpool and Man.
chester n vii Road, July 18th, Gays:
The experiments although highly successful, were
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