Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-08
INDUSTRIAL. STATISTICAL AND
TECHNICAL.

IfCHNICAL.
FIVE HUNDRED Indians are still living
I'd Florida
THE frontier telegraph line in Texas,
from Depison, gia Jackson, Concho, San
Antonio and Eagle Pass, TO Brownsville,
pleie.
The latest report from Alaska is that
vegetation is luxuIiant, the Yucon River
nayigable for l 400 miles, the seal fisher
5es practically inexhaustible, and the min
erals enormously valuable.
The French oyster plantations have
proved wonderfully successful Those
al Morbihan, which in 1872 yielded only
asyR8, 900 oysters, last year gave 81 1885,
600, and have produced this season 81
2l4, coo
GEORGIA now occupies the ninth place
IA The table of cotton manufacturing
States. The States that outrank her are,
In an ascending scale, New Jersey, Penn
sylyania, New York, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Connect cut, Rhode Island and
Massachusetts.
70 oBvIATE the dangers arising from
elasnpne3s in brick buildings a French
Arch5tect, M. Sebille, has patented sim
pie and inexpensive process for injecting
brick, tiles and other earthen materials,
With the tarry residue from the manufac-
sHrr of illuminating gas Brick thus pre-
g IN IN
water proof.
FROM a recent published statement it
appears that so far as can be gathered
lgMn statistics, the exclusively sea-going
American tonnage is as follows: 7,450
sailing vessels of 2,512, 876 tons; 800
steamers OF 707 SIS tons making a total
81 =, 135 vessels and 1926, 451 tons. Add
DO these the lake and river tonnage, and
1he figures would be nearly doubled. The
aggregate number Of American vessels on
ghe ocean, our lakes and rivers, is esti-
mated ut 81 1923, with a tonnage of about
5000 900 tons. New York is supposed
Go have the most tons of shipping-1,1 48,-
DBO-Maine next, Massachusetts next and
Pennsylvania next
AN experiment is being tried in New
Zealand, to determine how long an eel
win live without eating An injured
specimen was placed in tank along with
gaheTs, for the convenience of keeping.
The tank was perfectly tight, with the
exception Of the finely perforated bottom.
The injured eel, from its unsound condi-
aiDn, was always left when draft was
made upon the contents of the tank The
supply Of cells was kept up by continual
additions, and, as time went on, the indi-
yafinal exceptionally spared, growing
thinner and thinner, was still allowed to
2e9nain unCaught. 1t is now seven years
aimee the eel has been fed, and, though
perfectly transparent and quite white, it
u 10 all appearances, healthy and lively
snoagh''
SEVERAL foreign naval powers are di-
gecling their attention to the practicability
al establishing telegraph stations in mid
cean, By which messages can be sent
nom one part OF the sea along the line of
Ghe cable to the terminal point on shore,
with iron-clads, mail steamers and other
vessels, when out at sea, may be estab-
lizhed. one invention for carrying out
this scheme consists Of a hollow sectional
column with base plate attached by ball
and socket joint, which column is low
Grsd into the water and anchored rig;dly
10 the ground. The branch cable is
coupled to the main cable and carried
along the column to the surface of the
water to be there connected with instru-
ments on board the vessels. By this in
Eention il is proposed To control naval and
sfaicgical movements, while ship in
distress could communicate her exact po-
sition, the nature of her disasters, and
mns procure assistance