The daily gazette., 1883-07-24
EVOLUTION.
The wonderful Disclosures of a Journey
Through "a Gulch aud by the SeashOre.
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Through Gulch aud by the Seashore.
Written for the Gazette,l
As wandered out ON the banks OF an
ancient gulch observed at the bottom tue
remains of an old machine. Through the
erosion Of theswateFs II wasentircly denuded
of cath, It-had one wheel, and two legs,
aud two handies. II fact, II looked very
much-like n wheel9aFrow. rs proceeded
I presently yafie OF the remains OF eaother
ard much lager tnachine IL ltad ,bwoN
Wheels, and two shafts, as II it might have
employed some animal to facilitate its loco
notion Now here1was a manifest improve
ment. The machine had seen the adSan--
tage Of havii Z two wheels. giving two points
OF support, aud dividing the weight between
them and had developed itself accordingly.
As strolled iuriher down the gulch EAs,
rewarded by the discovery Of q stlu higher
development Of the wheel system, The MAJ
Chine had evidently considereds that II two
points of support were better tlian one, tour
would be better still. And so, by M inter
nal effort OF strong desire 1t had evolved two
more wheels The back wheels were large
and attached 10 the bed; the front opes.
smaller and were secured 10 a tongue. This
tongue was endowed with the, power OF
tursioh, which inv Ives the princiPls of the
firth Nhepl. F4T 40, g,a4s-
1t was quite plain that this umhehine
might have employed "a number oi anir
mails ts assist in its journeymR Rs. .Abut all bad
disappeared down the course OF iinie Tgese
wheels had all we'll a~tiDeti points OF ra;
semblahce to each other, shoWiBga common
origin They consisted OF hub and radi-
aiipg spokes, ana rim, snnetimes bound
with iron just Ms the ytrtebfse show
much analogy tn their formation, consisting
OF a spine and articulated extremisies, at
And as | mused, strayed still fnrtheS
and suddenly came to where the raVine was
| spanned with All arch; and as climbed ny
| The bank came upon well constructed
/ road with iron rails, and on looking around
| beheld the wreck OF n huge machine. II
WIS made entirely of iron and had eight
| wheels. Here was an astonishing develop
| ment. .--. .-.. Mn
There was pile OF stone coal near by
and water tank ..4.- lu..
AS examined closely into the structure
Of the machine 1t was evident that IL had
progressed so far as to dispense with he aic
olanimal power and devoured sCone coal adid
drank water,
| 1t must have been well skilled In metal
uTgy to make ! sell all of iron and exhibited
mathematical Judgment in using eight point
OF support.
1t DOUBTLESS constructed the iron road IL
crder to sustain its great weight, aud it wa
clear that 1t might have attained high rat
Of speed. -
l did not see at once how the idea of tn
arch had been evolved, but when | re
nected that the arch is half of wheel tn
difficulty seemed to vanish. --.- q.
It occurred to me that il / continued dow
the gulch | might tind m4chine with II
wheels, but DETECTED my course to the sea
shore, aud there stranded upon the sand,
beach, was mighty monster OF the deep
1t was fully hundre ed ardsin length, anC
made entirely of iron. 1t had two immens
wheels. fully 30 feet iii diameter Thes
wheels, however, differed from those that
had hitherto seen in being furnished wit
paddles. 1t is "highly probable" that tn
machine had devised that arrangement q
better suited to the liquid element in whic
it moved, therefore there is every reason I
believe" that it had at once evolved thes
wheels out fits inner CONSCIOUSNESS.
Just as the waterfowl, 'sby takini
thought" had evolved its webbed feet, an
also made its oily plumsge to shed th
water.
did not know that even Agassiz ha
spoken of the inhabitants of the great dee
as having wheels; but the water was s
: damp as 10 preclude further research.
! SGIEN AMLEKIIE.
WILMINGTON, July %, 1888