Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-12

roads for hauling timber. In fact, pro
vid ng that the ground over which 1t
travels is not unusually rough or hiily,
it is claimed that it will take the place
of the present locomotive, and do away
with track laying altogether. This last
remark in itself seams astonishing under
the Circumstance but from present APP
pearances there ID every reason to be.
lieve that such an idea might be ulti.
mately realized. The two tracks are
adjusted beneath the locomotive on fiat
pieces of timber, one outside the other,
the rails upon which do not differ from
those rolled over by the ordinary loco.
motive. When the locomotive moves
for ward, one of these tracks is thrust
out in 'ep ,ndently of the other, over
which 1uur of the wheels roll, after
which the other track is projected for
ward and the other four halves roll.
This constitutes it's whole movement, as
previously ex planned, and the matter Of
keeping it up for any length of time de-
pends upon the steam power of the loco.
motive. Its pulling qualities are di.
rectly produced by the friction on the
rails. and If the engine slips upon them
it is claimed that this will not interfere
with the movement of the track o. a
whole. Besides these enumerated fea-
fures she carries turn.table along, by
which she can turn to any point or the
compass within her own length. This
turn table is adjusted beneath the tracks
on q movable pivot, consis ing of fat
piece of timber resting upon the ground
Immediately beneath the center of the
locomotive. When the locomotive turns
the outer track moves with it without
interfering with the inner track. One
advantage which is claimed by this loco
motive is it's ability to cross small bitches
and gullies which it's mode of progress
ion peculiarly fits it for. Thus snaall
stream or gully or deep ditch interrupt
ing the surface of the ground will be
brIdged over without the sltghtes. diff.
Guilty by the locomotive projecting its
track over, thus simultaneously forming
the bridge and crossing over, with the
next revolution throwing the track for
ward again and continuing its journey
Its designer also stated that it could go
uphill with the utmost ease and drag a
whole train of cars behind, providing
each car had its own track, which could
be easily accomplished. II am confident
that it will prove successful" said Mr..
Toohey, to Ne,os reporter who was
shown the locomotive. 81 have already
written to Washington and received let.
ters from the patent office sustaining my
application. and the only thing to be
done now is to secure some capital to IA
cllitate its introduction into scienti6
engineering circles in some OF the great
northern and eastern cities. Once on
exhibition where its merits would be
recognized and its theory understood,
there would be very little question in
my mind of its prosperous issue. OF
course there are obstacles necessarily in
the way that will require some exertion
to surmount, but l do not dispair for all
that. Everybody who has seen the
locomotive work so far has expressed
himself greatly pleased with it, and to
those who perfectly understand it it is
particularly attractive. claim that it
can be applied to almost anything in the
way of locomotive engineering. l have
already invented plow which can be
attached to the front, something like a
COW catcher. If, becoming practicable,
it will do away altogether with the old
form of land engine constructed on four
big wheels. These engines are good
enough in the absence of better; but
they have the disadvantage of becoming
begged up in soft ground, which mine,
resting upon the ground on fat track.
will escape. The cost of constructing a
locomotive after this model, at the out
set. would not be more that $l400, being
consider ably less than the oost of the
locomotives. which range from go, 900 TO
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