The New York herald., 1845-10-14
Description OF THE
SIPHONIC PROPELLER,
LNVENTED BY JOSEPHInS ECHOLS,
OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
NOW EAH1Bl TING AT THE FAIR OF THE

NOW EXHIBl TING AT THE FAIR OF THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
such csT g" G@ &c s'as
Son I o the h.ss s % he as & Of s e"i h a.
be sS' u % Gs that Of s *.
locks the canal The thus elevated furnishes the
Which, s @ ascSe es.
Of % Of h
euye ~ the he same but SO as e Discharge water hor
BY agate valve except when becomes the
boa boat stern & then then opened aud hs gate ysvs
lpg extended up to point on two three or four ee higher
the bottom Of the Tor being all
Tended ssxs1a direct % p sqd ps5ss
buoy whose att
tachmsn just equal to that Of the tube; its depth equal to
daaly until the side; terminate edge at the dit Of
s q
tube but NOT extending beyond its mouth These buoys
dssSe air tube ted which with
% : o & ws % be worked BY To- that
arms 0e the sn bow the other ne M both
friction roller whose a1s vertical These rollers may bs
aud about inches in diameter strip Of scan log IS
such height usually would fl"s be S l' with
The middle portion Of the rollers The boat put in motion
The ar y ,s entirely and water sit place The
out al that point and by its reaction the boat forward
Mhs q The phO1c portion Of the tube with i. mouth
ply Ths baov before mentioned sustaining and pressing
SDs, % portion ohe tube tesps The
Ti with the D % And BY
the necessity Of st.eman speed propooned the
elevation on Of the water in the stsn above that in the canal
hour be attained gat speed be made the lead object
$ nss s OF s S 5
tight or nearly so appg feet so that The upper portion
shortened SUIT The various elevations Of the cs ern; and 50
ht can be raised until the mouth Of hishe than the els
tern ena6 ing the boat to make sufficient distance between
and the admit Of the free Of another boat
the By the se Of the taBe In Or at the toy
.dxed horizontal axle with suitable gudgeons and bearings
o"e end chain IS fastened N the Of he small
sSebe ss
n the groove Of the large roller and passes around
as.iy 5 ss %eyssels q
tween aameers the two rollers the
weight need not be more than cneenh onetwenteth part
the last mentioned portion Of the tube when filled
l..tesd 9 hs counter balancing weight the chain
the movable portion Of tube be raised or lowered By
cient When becomes necessary raise the tube as des
crSed to slow another boat pass he valve the lower
he % distance The points Suppy is TOO great to admit
Ger aaay %sy be- Conducted ass SuP Sawsen wo
mens, the with ordinary canals with this difference,
S he
s Which % s' 20
ir m w. man BODY (bttween the embankments) \,
described n"w being exhibited u working model at the
Fair OF the Amerc Institute at Nblos In the arrangement
ref the short leg the sphon instead Of the long one
aschsd to the boat and The supply taken from the water
by each side Of canal Is not ne
that should be branched and therefore, IN order
prepare ordinary canal for thi is hecesa
~ only channel several (ssy FIVE eight or tweve)
se deer BY the side Of and along the canal from lock to
lock having the aide the canal nearly vertical and pro-
pery Imported The sphon through the bot
tom Of the boat the bow and conducting the side Of
the canal aud down nearly bottom Of the channel dis
,hg-s IL there in horizontal direction, opposite to that
whe the boat moving The water thus discharged may be-
into the canal Immediately below the
(nd owel OK In this the vertical and hor.
xonal portions Of the united by JOINT which admits
ofhe being drawn up by machinery similar to that al
ready cescbcd that tn. boat be moved Of the way
OF .nofher bo Z. goi,g in either direction
In witt nj the foregoing description the writer has
n6ced v-rythog else 10 the desire make himself easily and
early uu er.ood 1he weuiormed esder will discover
that ihgs are left to his inference, for the purpose Of
avoid ne e ater pr xity. ol4arm