Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-08
DR.. Mil.er's Combined Patent Uider.
ground D-ainer,

ground D-aincr,
We have becl requested by an esteemed friend
Of ours in this county, who is also a warm friend
of DR.. Miller's. the inventor of the above named
machine. to call the particular attention OF the
farmers of Marshall to it, he thinks it will
swer the purpose designed by the inventor, and be
the means of adding largely to the wealth of the
county by draining the wet lands and rendering
them fit for cultivation. From careful examina-
ton of az engraved representation Of the ins;ru-
ment We think it will probably answer the purpose
intended better than any thing Of the kind yet in
vented, although do not profess to possess much
knowledge either practically or theoretically about
the matser,-our opinion, therefore, is not en-
titled to much weight. The agriculturist can bet
erjudge of the merits Of the machine by reading
the following description of il by the INVENTOR and
by calling at our Office and examining the cngra-
we'd representation:
Aware Of the fiiure Of the mole pIow in many
localities. and of the expensivcness and inconvcn-
ience OF tile drainage, and also of the great want
among western farmers of cheap, economical and
perfect system Of drainage, l have ado ted the
method of protecting the drain by placing into il a
reversed gutter, which secures the top and sides
OF the drain from caving in, leaving a smoothly
pressed concayc surface in the bottom, over which
the water passes without interruption.
| / will now proceed more particularly to describe
the construction of NV underground work, and
tie mode OF its operation.
! l construct my instrument that cuts the opening
through the ground and presses the dirt out of the
way, OF plow steel, in a triangular FORM tapering
from the sides 10 the top, and from the to the
front, where it is fastened by double attachment.
The lower to the extreme lower end of the coltcr,
and the upper to an iron bar passing down the rear
OF the colttr, az shown in the model or engraving
In the rear of the mole dresser have strong
hooks turned up at right angles, which are intended
to hold the first section of the gutter, and by which
the gutter is drawn into the ground, and to whic,
succession of cutters attached, each from six
to eight feet long, and fastened together at tho
ends By wire or some other flexible material.
| The gutter consists of two boards nailed togcth
er at right angles, an inch thick and from, 2 to 8
! inches wide, more, according to the amour. OF
water in the ground to be drained. rtfet
| For all ordinary drainage, l take one piece
inches wide and another 3 inches wide, and by
mailing the inch piece on to the inch piece l
hate inch surface on the inside of both pieces,
and these resting on a bearing, left both sides
OF the ditch by the construction Of the mole, which
also has cavity at the rear, making the ditch con-
cave by pressing the center, will leave an opening
large enough to carry off vast quantities of water
will now describe my machine and tn, mode Of
its operation:
The large beam A is made of solid oak timber
IA feet long and inches wide and III inches deer
at the rear, snd slot is cut through this beam
large enough to allow the easy passage of the col
ter, resting on two inch bolt which passes thro
the beam, and the iron braces on both sides, which
braces are fastened by bolt the lever c, resting
in tenant on the fulcrum d. which fulcrum ID j.
IL inches between Joints, and four feet from real
end The Golfer passes through slot in the
rear OF lever Z, and firmly secured there by an ror
bolt. and while there is backward pressure at the
lower bolt in beam A there is a forward pressure al
the fastening at lever c. SO as to render breaking
or giving-away of the machine almost impossible
The rear ends of both beams are shod with strong
iron bands half inch thick by inches wide, and
the whole so arranged that they will exactly cor
respond with each other for the movement Of the
Golfer. BY the upward or downward movement Of
the lever the Golfer is set to deeper shallowel
! grade varying from 2to A feet deep. The lever
is held to its proper place by bolt through the
standard r. The iron bar passing at the rear O
Golfer b. holds the upper attachment of the mole
on the rear OF which, as before stated the boards
are fastened to the hooks raising at right angles
and the machine is drawn forward By = strong I
inch rope fastened to common capstan as is seer
in the engraving. When the draught becomes toe
heavy from the amount Of gutter attached, VIC take
out the bolt IN the rear Of she Golfer in beam A
and also withdraw the bolt from The beam of lcve
at standard F. and then raise the iron bar in tho
rear OF the colter, sufficient to detach the uppe
fastening OF the presser, and thea move forward
The eoltcr is inmcdiateIy drawn back and tht
4 beams s<e brought together ntthe rear, and with
! the backward and upward m6|oment of the coltc
the mole Is thrown back and unhocks itself from
its attachment to tn. gutter, leaving it snugiy in it
place, and comes out of the ground without difficult
ty- Al that is necessary thens is to dig down ths
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