Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-10
the ELECTRIC LIGHT.
the Palace HsteI Extends Its' RI.
psrtnsnts with Gratifying sue.
cess - EsormonsIy Diminished
Coat OF IIIuminasioss.
San Fruaoi.o Fost, De 7ctA

Saa Fraaoiso Pot. DC 7ch.
Among the first Of our citizens who.
upon the introduction OF the electric light
In San Francisco became interested In 10
was William Sharon. 30 firmly convinced
was no Of Its utility and ultimate cheap
mes that he had . 4 .000-candle power Brush
machine placed In the Palace Hotol. which
Furnished . current for four lights or car
bon candles, which were hung In the court
Of the hotel. The lights were hung from
the ceiling. or glass-covered roof OF the
court. BY . negative and positive wires.
which wires were insulated, thereby losing
mono Of the induced magnetism. This
experiment moro than FULFILLED the expec-
tations OF Mr.. Sharon, and caused him 10
order another Of the Brush dynamo-electric
machines Of the same pattern ~ the one
now In use. at \ cost OF $500, which will
give the hotel . i6. 000-candls light. Tho
engine used TO furnish power for the 1000
candle machine. irst introduced. was
found net capable Of generating power
enough for the II. 000-candle machine Just
introduced, and 80 Q new engine. able TO
run, II necessary. Ave IL, 000-candle ma
chimes. has replaced Il. Az Mr.iShAron
Wa W lUaNu " Wa1uAukt0u yCo uAys VIC
new engine and Brush machine were hast
lily gotten In order. and on last Tuesday
evening the electric light. lG,000-candls
strong. flashed In the court aud corridors
Of the hotel. In the court. where formerly
there were electric,lamps furnishing but q
4,oOO-candls light. there have been placed
two large lamps Of S,0O0-csndle power
each. and M i.000-candls. light. This
latter lamp will. however. DO switched Of
into the dining room between the hours Of
9 and 8 ?. \. In the diningl room there
arc one 5000 and three ,000-candle lamps;
In the restaurant q 3.000-candle light
furnishes artificial illumination, while the
kitchen will also DO lighted BY . l.000-can-
die lamp. Mr.. N. ID. Law, Superintsnd.
emf Of the Ban Francisco Telegraph Supply
Company. which company WINS the Pacific
coast right Of introducing tho Brpsh dyna.
mo-slectric machines. has charge Of the
electric lightning of the Palace. From
that gentleman tho foregoing information
has been obtained. Mr.. Law states that IL
will. be some days before the new engine
and machine can DO In thorough working
order. and by that time hs.sIpecs TO have
Q lamp or two. In tho office Of the hotel.
With but ono lamp placed In the dining.
room. fully .one.third Of the ordinary gas
bill has been saved, and when the four
lsmps'just.placed there are-in, use the. gas
bill for the dining room will be iessensd
fully two-thirds. The csst Of lighting By
electricity a. oomparedlwith gas 10 statsd
ct 81 per night for the electric light
against $50 for..'gss. Careful, estimates
made Of the cost Of thellight furnished by
the Brush machine show that 81 10 per
hour amply provides for the cost Of car.
bons burned,in 20 lamps. cost ofipowsr 10
run tho machine. attendance. interest.
depreciation. etc. Thel available lllumin.
ating power Of the 40 Tampa. tho photo.
metric power being 1000 gas burners,
wolld vary somewhat with the character
OF the spaces 10 be lighted 7 and would be
equal to from So 10 SIS per hour at pres.
emit San Francisco prices. Tho lights In
the hotel ct present give out . weird.
ghostly sort OF . light. Of . greeniah blue
shade. This 10 caused by the rim Of cop
per with which the carbon points are
tipped. The light 10 naturally Of . dead
white, very sea- ching and unpleasant. by
means VI glass globes. slightly tinted with
pink, which Mr.. Law will Introduce, =
soft. warm light will shed Q cheerful glow
Of beauty aud power on all around. Tie
Brush Machine Company arc about to
place ono Of their mschines In the Union
Iron Works. and several other parties
have ~siguiaed their intention VI giving the
light . trial.
A heavy snow storm is raging In
Idaho.