Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-07-21
Farm and FlreSlde.
TsRE WEE R.sELu.sI'.

Tie practical application oil The wire rail-
NAY. or tramwaN, which consists in sus-
pending a strong wire cable on posts and
r.llcr~. giving motion to the cable by
steam engine, and attaching the burdens
90 he carried To- The cable, is rapidly ex-
tending. according to the Mechanics
N01d .int the plan j. now in operation at
Nevada:
We have watched, with much interest,
the development Of the wire tramway sys-
lem of transport, and have, from time to
time, noticed its progress. Its spread over
several foreign countries, and some of our
colonies. has been most remarkable, no
les, than foriN-iiye lines having already
been undertaken. most of which are con-
structcd aud undcl successful operation.
one of She most remarkable instances Of its
success is that of the line constructed for
the Ehertard and Aurora Company, in Ne
vada. T. =. The materials for this line
we're Forwarded from England late in the
autumn OF last year, and reached nevada
while ali the moCntain district, Ia which
they were to be placed. was enveluped in
snrw. Nevertheless. during the spring.
y
vu. ....I.-i .ucted. ard has recently been put
into most successful operation, telegram
having been received 10y the director. of
the Ehcrtmrd Company, in London, to the
effect that tGr line was working splcnddly.
Ou IL thcrr ..rr grades of / in ), and spans
fium pot To posi- ri ,uu!c hundreds ol feet.
iut 4uaitity of material carried j. about
-,U tons day, and ii may safely be assert
ed that thr ditlicultic, of this mountain
routr\ could not be overcome, Ton the
purposes ui 80 cunSidrrabl, u transport,
10y the employ neut OF any other means.
Lines have hren forwarded To Peru and
BrHzil. Tor sugar cane TRANSPORT. one has
b"on opened iu Peru. but too late for the
ei>"il, and another at -. kits, from
Inch ulo> favorable results have been OBJ
tanned. In Austria the system has been
employed t. ,tc carriage of turf and in
Bohemia 10 the carriage Of ire clay from
pit. requiring au ascent Of an angle Of
thirty d,ar,.> from the horizontal.
The Indian Government are nov adapt
ia. the System To- the development of the
sail mines IN the Puniaub; and the Span
i~h Government have applied it to ii fifteen
milr leueih in the mountains of Asturas,
1T " hich about nine miles are already in
operation. The war office have taken a
line Tor trau-porlina = wdcrrasks from tho
store .,t purllcet uthr examining shed and
hack again, the iuGucenlcut being that the
transport could by this means be effected
Wlhugt bringing either animal or steam
power within the precincts OF the establish
Hior, The poWcl is to he supplied from 8
boiler situated n a distance OF several hun
dred yards from the powder store. Stimu
lated by the rapidly increasing demands
no, uulN OF orr countries, hut the develop
ucnt oi mineral and agricultural rroduc
u.p~, means ui transport are now in grea
damand. and rapidly on The Increase.
Tho traction engine has seen some re
inarkahle improvements OF late, and prom
ISIS 10 aid, If aot frequently 10 SupersedC
horses on common roads; hut the wir
tramway ~ stem has the advantage of nc
requiring a ready made road for its EN-
ploymnt, and undoubtedly Is the pionee
Of all existing means of transport.