Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-02-09

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can load them.
How do you know there's only two
foot fall 2" asked old Riley, eagerly.
'sl've leveled it," said Hamp.
"That is. you figgered it out with
them sticks2"
ssYes.''
'Are you sure you've got the right
answer ?" asked the old man, Wild with
eagerness.
Perfectly sure. Yon see, it's simple.
+ plant my sticks"
Never mind about how you do it
can't understand that ef you explain it
but look me in the eyes. boy. This
thing means thousands O dollars to
Riley Vaughn ef you've got your answer
right. kin understand that much
an ef you've worked out this big sum
right for me, I'll choke the next man
that says you're Ounce jest 'kase you
don't take kindly to old Penruddock's
chatterin' sort O. learnin'. I'll do it, Oh
my name amt Riley Vaughn, an that's
what I've been.called for nigh unto fifty
five year now"
Old Riley was wildly excited. He
called all his men to the place selected,
and set them at work building the dam,
while Hamp looked on, and simply
made suggestion for simplifying the
work. The dam was finished at three
o'clock in the afternoon, and at six
o'clock the water had risen two feet six
inches, while the back water had passed
the quarry.
"There r. said Hamp s'that proves my
work. The water is level, Of course,
as far as the back water shows itself,
and we have six inches of back water
at the quarry and two feet six inches vt
the dam; so the fall is two feet"
SIT looks SC" said Riley, who was
also eagerly Watching the rise of the
water. The workmen had gone home,
all Of them convinced that this attempt
to back the water mile up the creek
was the widest foolishness but old
Riley and Hamp waited and watched.
1T doesn't rise SO fast now" said
Riley.
"That's because it has a larger sur
face; but it still rises, and the surface
won't increase much more now, as
there's steep place just above the
quarry, and it can't back any further
up"
The two waited and watched. Mid
night came, and the measurement
showed thrse feet six inches depth at
the dam. Still they waited and watched.
At six o'clock in the morning the depth
was four feet two inches. Then Riley
sent a boy TO his house with orders to
bring ga big breakfast for two." At
seven o'clock the breakfast arrived, and
the measurement showed four feet three
inches and a-half.
''It's a-risin' faster again." said
Riley.
eyes; the level is climbing straight
up the bluff banks now, and not spread
ing out as it rises," said Hamp.
At nine o'clock the depth was four feet
eight and a half inches, and the men at
the quarry had raft ready, and were
beginning to load it. Ten o'clock
brought four feet eleven inches OF
water, and at noon there were five feet
and four inches.
tive missed it little" said Hamp.
II said the water would run over the
dam by noon, and it has still eight
inches to rise before doing that"
"Well, that sort Of a miss don't
count" said Riley. you've worked
the sum out right, anyhow, an the
waters deep enough for raftin', an
still asrisin'. It'll go over the dam in
two or three hours more, an I'll do what
I said: I'll choke any man at says
John Hampden Sees Ounce or any
thing Ike it. An that amt all" said
the old han rising and striking his fist
in the palm Of his hand. They've been
a-sayin' that ole Riley Vaughn didn't
vally edication now Ill show 'em. Tn
a-goin' to make this dam a permanent
institution. I'm goin' to build Vaughn
& Sees foundry an agricultooral i'm
plinent factory right down the creek
there, an put big lot o improved
machinery in it; an I'm a-goin' to send
my pardner, John Hampden See. off
next week to get the rest O. his edica-
cation where they sell the sort O edica-
tion as is good for him-not lot O.
words, but principles an facts. You
tell your mother you're q. goin' to New
York right away, boy, an at ole Riley
Vaughn's a-goin' to foot all the bills
outen your interest in the comm fac
tory. You'll study all sorts O. figger in
work an machine principles, in the big
school in New York what's called the
school O. mines, an then you'll go to all
the big factories an things"
This scheme was carried ont. Hamp
spent three years in study, and returned
an accomplished mechanical engineer.