The Nevada journal., 1861-09-27
uYpRAULIC WHEEL POWER.

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fall the adaptations of hydraulic pow
er to machinery, that of Mr.. Edward H.
Mattesen, of Nevada county, is prcoaoiy
The most valuable On oar first page the
reader will observe al illustation ct the
manner in which he applies this force 70
the derrick, bnt this is but one OF the almost
ipnnmerable uses for when it can be rem
dcred available. Whenever water Is cheap,
the principle of hydraulic plessuie, oy A"t-
teson's method, car be brought into pay,
impellinc any fixed machinery, at far lesS
cost and with less risk to property ana ne
than steam or any other motive power Al
,bouoI, not entirely original with nun yet
Mo natentee has introduced mahv improve
,nants in his machine We will briefly des-
cribe it, as applied to the derrick. The wa
ter is conveyed through hose into tube,
from which, it is forced into the centre OF
hollow S shaped casting called 'tae wLeel.'
The water rushes in opposite directions ron.
thi. uoint. through the curved arms: Wa:ch
arr omen at the end. The discharges, as III
flo case of the fireworks Grown as Gather
in, wheels cause the arms of the Thee' TO
reyolye with more or less velocity, III tao
ontion of the person in charge, WHO gov
ems the same by opening and shutting the
o.s.o- that are attached to the apertI~es- -
This u regulator" is, as will be seen IN the
engraving, very ingeniously, yet simPl
oortrivad the gates being connected oT
rod, with a lever The wheel is on ar AK c
bar at whose other extremity is a cog-Waeei
which f.s INTO another cog-wheel, and Il US
turas the revolving drum to winch the
boisting rope is attached. The power OF
,bo wheel and its speed, can be governed
in A variety oe ways, Independent OF the
r.gnlator. The power is increased, hutthe
speed diminished by lengthenlng the arms
&c, ,ho wheel and Uice rerqa. The power
and sneed are both increased by eniarging
the anertures of the arms, and Increasing
,he .shead' Of water both a:e also IN
.,~oased nv larger amount Of" fall % or IN
other words, ty to the water rom
b;ober elevation. W..tet power can ne al-
nI;ed by this method in less time, at l'ss
cost and with mole satisfactory results
.hr hv any other. Matteson's machine
costs one quarter less than an oVersho'
rr,,ter wheel. 1t can easily be taken down
AID removed to places ia"ccessihie 10 othe'
,cbinerv. 1t is so simple in its construc-
t;on that any one can work 1T ana Is hoi
Gable to get out OF repair. lit doeS' the
,enairs cost but little aud can be done rap
al, One of these derricks is now operat-
inc at Nevada City. 1t has 6-feet wheel
with II inch escape holes, working unoer
eo .eet nressure. and using but :our inch
a. of rnnnino water, conveyed into tank
q, reservoir, which is drawn from wh'ie
+h.. wheel is at work. This wheel is ot -
horse mower, and can do as much work as
fifteen men turning the crank OF an ord.na-
rv derrick. With such great advantages,
n, wonder that it is becoming iaVorlte IN
IN. mines. wherever it has been put in op =
o-ot,on But. as we before remarked, 1t IS
aiming air-fans in tunnels, circular saws,
n,,ninr machines, quartz mills, and in fact
almost any kind of machinery where the
,,roner fall of water can be obcalned, ana
in those towns and cities where water Is
laid on. it can readily be applied to print
;n, nresses. We have seen a miniature
,,oael from which our drawing was made,
wh;c, when connected with the water pipe
f,rcet raised Weight of fifty pounds
From, This some idea of its immense
capacitv NAV be formed. Ihe lh'en-
tor of the hydraulic derrick is the sane
gentleman so justly famous for his app'ie"-
tion of hydraulic power to mining opera
,;ors We can regard him in no other
li-ht than as great public boneiac'or-
aud as such. we think that our State Leg
;slature should, long ago, have voted him
testimonial He has done more fowafuS
developing the mineral resources OF Caii-
fornia than any other living man, and ser
vices such as his should certainly meet
with official recognition and reward. Yet
this man of inventive genius is now poor
md Obliged to earn his daily bread by tue
srvoat of his brow, whilst thousands of Our
citizens have reaped the harvest oil MS
n1anting.-Scientifc Press
,., 5aer said Ar StdbbS. Civ