Mariposa Democrat., 1857-12-31
Another Plan for Raising Water.

We copy the following hints of a motive
power for raising water, from the California
Farmer. If it is really as represented, when
built on a sufficiently large scale to prove its
practicability, it will be of immense benefit to
our miners, especially those on the rivers,
where ditching is often attended with a great
expense:
Richardson's new motive power is now at
tracing great attention, as it is the application
of well known power to new style of en-
terprise altogether. Mr.. r. has often shown
us his plans while in embryo and as they pro-
gressed we have seen that they must eventually
result in great public benefit. The peculiar
heat of our climate, and the long dry weather
of the Pacific coast has called into active use
all the inventive genius of our mechanics and
many new and valuable wind-mills force
pumps, and every kind of hydraulic power,
have been brought into active use for mining
and agricultural purposes; and every new
plan seems to develop something newer still.
The present invention now presented by Mr..
Richardson is the application of motive power
something after the style of house-clock.--
An apparatus is wound up by hand power at
present, and the machinery works six hours,
pumping six thousand gallons of water from
an inch pipe. Greater power can be applied,
so as to increase the quantity to large extent.
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model, now at work, and were extremely graf
flied TO witness the success with which the
plan operated. Mr.. Richardson first conceived
this present plan while working the pile-driver,
and he resolved to bring that power, the wind
ing up of heavy weights, to better use. The
invention in question is the result 1t consists
of a square frame, upon which is placed the
working power, like the movement of chro-
nometer, to which is attached the wheel and
chain; to the chain is attached the weight of
nearly 1,700 pounds. When wound up by
hand, it will work, as stated, six hours Itcan
be made to work six, twelve, eighteen or
twenty-four hours A drum can be attached
to work by horse power in winding up the
machinery; it can be wound up without inter-
fering with the work, being of double action.
The power will raise water from well twenty
five or thirty feet deep, and force it up one
hundred feet more. The whole moving power
is upon friction rollers, and will last an age
Having thoroughly explained this valuable
invention, we must commend it to all who need
water power-to stock ranches, farmers, dairy
men, miners-to all it will prove invaluable
The frame work can be made to occupy small
space, so that house twelve feet square would
be sufficiently long to protect the machinery
with drums attached, by which churn, grind
stone, corn-mi and hay-cutter could be driven,
and thus vast amount of hard labor saved
Whatever may be said in its praise, every
body needing it should see this model, now in
operation at Fiske's Saloon, near the Bulletin
office, in this city. Mr.. Richardson, the pat
entee, is there to show tho movement, and
will be happy to see all who please to come
during the next two weeks We earnestly
urge our friends to see it; they will like it.