Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-13
FIRE "
what Shall We do "a be Saved-Prac.
tical suggestiOns ON the Sab.

sHS hAohohy VI I<uiCha viz sum Ill
interest was taken in thi. element. The
late fires are to be credited with fur
nishing us a theme to talk about, and
with the conversation the question of
supply and demand, mixed up with
propositions for adequate protection,
discussions of what would be the most
feasible means of increasing the pres
ent facilities, fire organizations, etc.,
give rise to many arguments pro and
con. We have taken the pains to as.
certain the views OF several leading
citizens on the subject, and herewith
present them.
DO NOT Isl WATER.
Joe Evans. although not a resident
of Eureka, Is nevertheless identified
with u interests, and his views are
entitled to great weight. His idea is
that absolute safety can not be guar
anteed until there is a radical change
In our habits. There is 100 much of
the precious element wasted for drink
ing purposes. 1t is hardly possible to
get along without a small amount for
/ ulOiiliH dUlullDIlst DuL OuiSlut Ol lDdt
he thinks that More, Reynolds & Co.'s
whisky should be substituted, and as
Joe Expresses It, there is nothing thin
about it; in fact it contains nutriment.
Joe practices what he breaches and
has resolutely abstained from tasting a
drop of water since his advent into
town. As he II the agent for a whole
sale whisky firm, 1t may be possible
that his opinions are mewhat
biased.
RESERVOIR.
J.. II. Ayres contends that IL is a ques-
ton Of pressure. His pet scheme is TO
sink an immense shaft on the summit
of Prospect mountain, Of a capacity of
100. 900 900 gallons, tap it with a tunnel
at a depth OF 500 feet, and make the
proper connections, laying pipe from
the mouth of the tunnel TO the liberty
pole on Main street. The great press
ure gained 10y the elevation ofthe res
ervoir would knock the spots out of
any possible confiagration. lie rec
ommends that Captain j. NJ. Foley be
appointed Superintendent of the works,
and il satisfied hat that gentleman
would find ore from the top TO the bot
tom of II shaft, and also encounter a
mass of f~erruginous, argentiferous and
auriferous ch!orides in the tunnel hat
would more Than pay the entire cost
Of the work. He also thinks that the
Captains scientific aitainments, com.
bined with his knowledge of air cur
rents and cloud formations, would
solve the problem OF filling the mann
moth reservoir. Captain Foley, in his
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waier-laden clouds to the summit of
the mountain and induce them to dis
charge their fluid contents directly
into the shaft, thus killing two birds
with one stone, furnishing a tremen-
dous~ accumulation of water and avert
ing all danger OF destructive cloud
bursts. The simplicity and economy
OF Bony's scheme are great points in
lis favor.
SCIENTIFIC SAFEGUARD.
The Captain, however, differs with
Mr.. Ayres. We don't know that we
have got a very clear idea Of his exact
meaning. but We give the words. He
says that water, technically considered,
il one of the simple elements. Ages
ago n vast ocean layed the base of Pros
Pew Aatt8Neiif IN ~ -ALbft u Of
lurian periods Of geological epochs pre-
vailed. Al that time men cared moth
ing about fire nor water. There was
too much of both to make IL pleasant
for man, and consequently the bipedal
population failed to put in an appear
ance. The tribolitic fossils that abound
in metamorphic and Devonian lime
stones prove that these germs of flu
ture humanity we're tire-proof. 1t is a
clear demonstration, then, that we
have evoluted to a retrogression, as
man IL not I've give the Captains own
wordsl. snow, let Us relegate our
selves back to those interesting epochs
and get up a Silurian < OF our own.
l propose, by vast chemical combina-
tons, to initiate the work of nature. |
will contract to encrust the habitatiOns
OF mi with a silicious deposition of
quartzite, having a southeast strike,
with well-defined walls and a ferrugi-
nous gangue, rendering the house abb
solutely invulnerable TO the ravages of
the hre-hend. / am now at work on a
mathematical exposition of the cost,
which l will lay before your readers in
a future communication"
RAILROAD VIEW.
Ed. Ricker's project is both novel
and original. He advocates the build
ing of an elevated railway. running on
trestle work over the roofs of the
houses oil the main streets, its tracks
concentrating at 4 point near the Rich
mond works. A train provided with
water tanks, resting on flat cars, to be
kept constantly at that place. the en-
CINE with steam up and ready to move
| nj N p,Annnntfs nntIpa Ha also snn. /
gests that a palace car be provided for
the employees. to be made a grand rem
| devious for all Of the pedro players in
town. The spare time Of the train
men could be put in at this game, their
winnings Ia be turned over to the
County Treasury. He promises. in the
event that this scheme is adopted, and
he Is allowed to select the employees,
to make the institution a paying n
from the start.
BABCoCKS.
Singleton. IN the contrary, opposes
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