Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-22

1 NJOTICE--From queries Of g~n,lenen taking an
~ Interest In the great in the app!ics-
ton of water power TO machinery OF The most ussiu
kidd, tnvinc that the coiumu ic aioDs hereto
tore published have not detailed suf ienly the psri-
cuars oil ts Invention. Uaer this iupre sion, take
this Tporunity OF descending 10 the mnntie In 1x-
painit the mill Of Col Hougho Of Georgia
He has invented water wheel, on which supply oil
water may be ob,aioed wi hout constructing dam-, ca
nails her obtruciioDs 10 the natural current ana
therefore, neither affects navig icn anneys the Vi
cui,y with the pes IL niiai exhsatcns OF stagnen
pond. He accomrlshes this end by a water wheel OF
simp'c and origin construction; whose diomeer may
be 80 feet, with doats OF from 10 ct in b eadh
ed Length of from to "a fee, according 10 The
power required TO propei the machinery. THIS wheel
IL 10 be placed Ia the water at som- accelerated point
produced ~ Sigh, fell contraction oil The sresm,
which, with the abovenamed dime nsons, sufficient
carry several pair Of stones. may be dtsl
ell by prop tore of the mill. When lie nconv ut,
from the hesh OF the bank, the want Of stability in
founda on, buiid mill INN ediately in the vicinity
OF pont favorable TO the sppi cation Of power he then
6xes cr-pks lever or other machinery, to work ei-
Their ittipg or forcing pump, on simple and Improved
plaD calculated TO rsie sufficient portion Of water to
act upon and turn eG-shot other suitable mill
wheel The water so raised may be conveyed in pipes
rovgbs, or canal' 10 any distance that may be requir-
ed ird convenient plao for the erection ut Tire mill
The great advantage oil the curren mil VIII be iound
in large stresGs where, by this application. the whole
body OF the water may be made to act with complete
effect in it's Cwcs ebb, and the mill will continue to
gtud In swsls OF the stream, until IL rises a.
bow the shat CT the water wheel when only there IL
oses its power. Without a6verrg 20 the claims on the
public attention, which man 20 eminrntiy merits
f IN his beuevoleuce and philanthropy, who has dsvo'-
ed several years OF his lite many and dyersrd ex-
pertinent. TO nod out SEINE 10 obvate the neces-
sjy OF producing the grra,esl OF all evils consequ-
to civzauon by accumuati"g unna ural quantities Of
ter in any section or vciaity, by raising heads OF
water upon machinery and, Therefore, exciting
into action in seasons ADD countries, two OF The
moet powerful agents in hnmau dies luton, heat aud
moisture combined, whose dele'erious inhrence has
cen so Invariably and fatally acknowledged in all low
and IA countries, where they only have complain Of
I h. Gyla nt liz
destructive liam pools entirely sagDant; Col. Hough
too only solict it, in consideration OF its most In me-
daie consequences, those OF rSclamng the best por-
items ands and the actual saving in the exp
aud lahour OF building the mill. As to the success OF
the princi h. Of this m assure the public that II il
chimerS; tina: it is practical fact elu dated by
| a number Of experiments by gentleman wholly de-
voted the interest OF HIS county, and to the progress
OF the les, principles of human peTcepion-bs, with
more scruples OF telicacy this point than any other
hevs, has given it his 'ancQou and support aud
claims 10 The orld that hs has to this definite
coocuson, that its principle is simple beautiful and et
crnt; which will reward its patron, aud enighten the
philosophy of the age. There being but mill yet
existence this admirable pian suat ID the ri-
81. Marks, Florida, "a slow sreim in very level
country, the tide rising s source) placed there by
design to convince the sceptics that by artificial
contraction Of the river that it would even work there
with full ircs; subjon the certifiate OF the gentle
men who were present at its performance % the hrs
G. NJ. STONE.
| Colesvihr, Chesterfield. Va. Jan. ls 7S-w4m-
We, the Undersigned, have this day examined saw
mill, erected by Col. Houghton of Georgia, propelled
by current wheel. This mill is situated the RI
yer s.. Marks, mile ahOva the town Magnolia
the tile Gibbs and flows from IL t. Is inches, and with
low dam tn river makes fall o, water nearly
one foot TIE makes 100 evolutions per minute
aud 10 our presence plank IA feet long and IL in
wide in five minutes: and from our observation, we d
not hesitate to say that this mill exceeds any in Thu
! section of county
THOS. JET GREEN, VIM REMINGTON
NATH. HANLfN, G SEIXAS.
JOHN HAMLIN, GEO. HA NLIN,
ALEX MARTIN, SAML. CULVER,
VIM CARR
| Magnolia. July 81, 1880
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