New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-24
HNDRAILIC-.
The Properties Of Watcr-Thc Gulf Stream
Motion impaired by Currents Of Water
Land drained by Wnter-DischarEe of
Liquids Nnter-WOrks, Nc.

From ny lflAll-- and Mechanics.
stream OF water directed into or through a BODY
81 fhe sane liquid also comrulicare. motion 20 tho-e
particles of the latter chat Doh coutlct with or al
cent % the current Example Of this furnished u
several ot N1ures hydraulic operations. That con
slant oceanic current produced ry the trade winds H
one u sweep. round fhe globe bur detected and di
gIei iv the VARYING c0ufrution II the lands that Le
iu f- way Under rhc t0rrid zone i passes through
the Pacific and Indian oceans wair.s round the south
cru point o Africa uclnc- iO That continent ID again
aur0arhur the Fruar1r then stretching across the A.
.anrc is divided by the south american coast-oue
part turning nortlward - fne CUT oi Me1lcO-tlcnrc
This at division issues As the GaJ Sea- and being
turned In an c-.rv direction hv the OF the United
states t bears away past the banks OF Newfoundland
and extends it- influence Oh Ireland. Iceland Norway
and the North Sea. This mighty current nor only
draw. with .f che liquid channel through which i flows
hut thc ocean for leagues on each side il carried along
with H. or follows m b. train and thus % is necessarily
transferring 90 northern latitude The warm waters NJ
the equin0criai r. -ions
The volumes of water which shoot from the mouths
Of the Amazon Olinoco 1nt VI 7---iqp. continue with
almost undated Velocity 1r leagues into the -ca ami
iupart motion 90 the contiguous portions of ue latter
which are compelled O accompany them m thelr cour-e
current of water nor only lmparfs motion 20 THE
manner 90 q mass of -he same liquid when on level
with itself bf % may Boz applied o. r1ise water from
lorer icre This a. nr-t sight does not appear very
obvious person having ned which he j. unable 20
drain Tor want u place % discharge sufficiently lw
FOR the purpose would hardly think his object could
be obtained by passing rapid stream INTO 10 from
higher level To some farmers this would seem the
most direct way 10 deluge he land yet the thing "a not
only possible but in cases quite easy, AZ viii np.
pear from the following experiments made by " Ven
turf in 1921.
From the lower part Of the cstern D. No l92 hori-
zonal tube proceeded into the vessel C. The water
In was kept % inches above the centre OF the
pipe Opposite and At q short distance from the pipe
was placed the mouth Of inclined rectangular channel
or gutter. open - top. The water ISSUING rom the
pipe rushed up this channel and discharged 40 Is
but 10 entered the gutter the current drag 5ed ID with
il the contents Of C. until the surface sunk from 70
C. From this experiment 20 i- obvious that land on
low level rs A. e. might be drained n This manner
and the water discharged shove rs ~ B. wherever
motive current could bc obtained Ventura applied Che
principle with success 20 some mar-ny land beiongn,
10 the public
In the next experiment. both COR and water arc moved
by the current and thc pressure oi the atmosphere
excited 20 rase water as IN th, pipe oi pump Tie