The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-06-07
FACTS AND FIGURES.

MlNINe shares are depreciating very
fast in California.
In 1876, California produced over seven
million gallons of wine.
BERLIN, by the late census, il found to
have 1 ,00O, 800 inhabitants.
Six MILLION acres are devoted to fruit
culture in the United States.
The total length of the Dutch railroads
is 800 miles. The first lines were opened
in 1888.
MAssAcHusErTs has 4,s42 paupers, one
half of whom have had no industrial.
preparation to gain livelihood.
FROM Dec. II, 1859, to March II last.
the names of over zoo, 600 persons were;
placed on the register of habitual crimi"
mails in England and Wales.
DuR1Na the month of March, $50 ships
passed through the Suez Canal. The re-
ceipts Of the company amounted to $685.
600.
ENa1AND's leading jockey is a lad of
eighteen, who rode 657 races in 1876, and
won 217. He has gained little fortune
Of $4,000 or $4,000. His name n Fred
Archer.
Or the ST. eo, 975.N received for the
Brooklyn bridge, up to May 1, New York
contributed q, 325, COS; Brooklyn, q, $780,
435: 81. The expenditures have amounted
to 81, 204 ,363.O1.
For the past ten years men have been
boring in the 6utrO tunnel of the Rocky
Mountains, and it is thought by the engi-
neers in charge that about Feb. I, 1873.
the Savage mine will he reached. The
header" Of the tunnel is now in some
thing like 16, sou feet from the mouth
The total distance from the mouth of the
tunnel to the Savage mine il about IL, 500
Feet, so that there remains about &, 900 feet
to be bored.
THE use of electrical power is frequent
ly spoken of a. q substitute for steam, but
it should be borne in mind that 50 long
ss the electric power depends upon gal
vanic battery It must be much more cost
ly than steam. power, inasmuch a. the
cOmbustible consumed in the battery IL
zinc, q substance necessarily much more
expensive than coal. If in the produce
ton of the electric current . Daturall
force could be utilized, the question,
would assume totally different aspect,
Chicaoo Times.
AT q recent meeting of the Societe
d. Encouragement pour l'lndustrie Nation
ale, NJ. Moutenat exhibited metallic tubes
which emit sounds when burning coal is
placed in the interior. The sound is
modified when the place occupied by the
coal has been changed. A copper tube
into which metallic gauze has been in.
trOduced also emits musical sounds. NJ.
Moutenat is preparing to build large tubes
for the International Exhibition Of 1878.
He hopes the sounds may be heard at q
great distance, and, if successful, he in.
tends to propose this method instead of
steam whistles for warning on the sea
coasts.
The amount of water passing over
| Niagara Falls has been estimated at 10O,.
000, 600 tons per hour, and its particular
descent may be taken al $50 feet, without
considering the rapids, which represent
another fall of $50 feet. The force repre-
sented by the principal fall alone amounts
to 16,S0O, 900 horsepower, an amount
which. if it had to be produced by steamr
would necessitate an expenditure of
not less than 266, 900 900 tons of coal per-
annum, taking the consumption Of coal at
four pounds per horse power per hour.
In other words, all the coal raised
throughout the world would barely suffice
to produce the amount of power that an
nually runs to waste at this wonderful fall.