Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
THE HILLOTYPE.

me HlLLOTIPE.
We have been favored with the following extract
of letter from Professor MORSE to friend in this
city. II cannot fail to interest our readers. The
improvement by BAIRD, exhibited at the " Worlds
Fair, is spoken of as great advance upon the
silvered plate, as it cannot but be. II is making
surface OF porcelain susceptible to the suns rays
And now, in the very depths of our forests, has a
discovery been perfected which leaves nothing to
be desired by Daguerreotypists. France, Eng
land, and America have thus each contributed to
the perfection Of the Photogenic Art:
"You perhaps have it announced that Mr.. HILL,
OF this State (New York. formerly Baptist clergyman
was under the necessity from i'll health Of abandoning the
ministry and for support practised the Dsgueeotype art
and has made the discovery Of phoogaphing IN cors
Chromofography The result is named (not by himl the
Aotype The magn6csnce of this discovery is as remark
able as the original discovery Of photography by Daguee
Many affect to doubt the fact Of this discovery by Mr.. HILL
but have every believe It strictly true. week
or two since received most interesting letter from him. in
consequence Of his learning that had expressed hope that
ne would not think of attempting bis property in his
discovery BY patent. determined to visit him and save
him, possible from the evils had experienced. So last
week went up to Kingston and, hiring gig forth in
northwesterly direction in search Of Wesik in Greene
county, some thrysI miles in the INTERIOR and after
hours drive through wild region Of the Western Catsk
mountains passing into the very outskirts of civilization
through deep gorge Of mountain pecpces that each
side Of the road than thousand feet angle Of
yave degrees length found the little village Of some
three hundred inhabitants Of which in search embo
somed in the deep valley Of the Weski creek. had no
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Of genius intelligence and piey, retiring and sensitive;
and his simple description of the effect upon him when the
result Of his discovery stood revealed before him. true
nature d, among other things demonstrated to that his
discovery fact have time give you the details
the conversation but succeeded in dssuading him from
thinking II patent security and in this am rejoiced He
shall not 70 plagued with lawsuits have his life shortened and
made miserable and his just right in the property of his dis
covery sna,ched from him, prevent it, His disco
very fortunately for him, that be kept secret and
his furnishes capital example Of the reality and nature
Of property invention discovery be seen glance
in this stage Of the matter that Mr. Hill has that property now
absolutely in his possession and one has right to
demand it Of him, nor TO request without paying him such
price as he may afx to his properly. have plan which
pleased him. and which, think, will the object aimed
at to wit ample remuneration to him, and in such shape
to leave him the Of his powers the remainder of his
life (unke my CASEY for further research and scientific
pursuits without fear Of fraud, Of attacks bis character
and endless litigation. More Of this another time. must
stop simply remakingon the srangeness Of the ccum.
stances Of this discovery contased with Daguee disco
the latter surrounded by every facility for experiment
n the metropolis Of refinement and SCIENCE the former
rounded by no facilities whatever for experiment. excepting
such transported by him great trouble and compa-
atve expense with limited pecuniay MEANS into the pr-
meval forest, with scarcely individual to consult with
except his wife, and literally surrounded by wild beass-the
deer the BEARS the wolves the wildcats and the panthes too
still inhab,ng the wild mountain forests that enclose the
village But four weeks ago (Apnl Is) Mr.. Hill, while
walking in his at o'clock in the morning, during
fit Of coughing, upon casting his eye Of the win
dow, rong down the road before his house what he
first supposed to be black COW, but which proved be an
enormous bear"