Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-05
WATER kNa LIGHT.

The Artesian Well and it's Electric Light
Notwithstanding Test of Sankton's
New owe
a test was made last evening of the
new electric apparatus and its connec-
tions with which it is designed to illu-
inmate Yankton. The test also involved
the capacity of an artesian well Tor
furnishing mechanical power. The ma
chinery by which Yankson's electric
light is to be ground out is belted to q
water wheel which is surned by on arte-
sian we'll. This is the most novel and
most interesting feature of Yankton's
electric light plant. 1t is interesting
because its success opens mp manufaetar.
ing possibilities which could not other
wise be thought of. 1t is novel because
there are not many instances wherein
srteeian water power is harnessed to
machinery and made to perform the
work of steam or surface rivers.
1t can be said, after last nights exper-
iment, that artesian power is a grand
success. With the pnlleys used on the
dynamos last night $50 revolutions per
minute were secured. A speed of 1l5O
revolutions is needed and this is to be
gained by substituting smaller pulleys.
The power is there and that is the main
consideration. In the test last night two
dynamos were used-one for the arc
light and one for the incaadescent.
Down town connection with the mean
descent circuit had been made at the
stores of q. FL. Bates and Purdy &c Brecht
and at the real estate Office of Goodrich
and Mathews. In Mr.. Bates store
> there were six burners, in PURIFY
& Brechts seven and IL
Goodrich g. Mathews two burners
! In the dynamo house connection wal
: made with four arc burners and q half
dozen incandescents. The machinery
was started and The illumination from
i these experimental burners wes o graft
g flying success and crowds of curious PEG
j. pie viewed them and passed opinion
d wise and other The machinery Wa
kept in motion an hour and q half undo
sr the experienced eye of the superinter
3s dent. All defects were noted and tt
q. remedy will be applied. Chief anon
ID these will be the substitution OF small'
3 puileys at the dynsmos, which will gr
% the required speed. 1t was demonstrate
q. that This species OF power is admiral
n adapted to electric light machiner
Of The flow OF water produces a steadlne
J. of motion not obtainable in any artilcl
Re power. The lights burned without
l. flicker or the slightest %diminution or
re crease in force. 1t was one thing all t
TO while-a steady glare. absolutely il
movable. This is success beyond pr
ID adventure.
Down in the wheel pit the little wat
9. wheel was spinning with q motion b
yond any ordinary means OF compui
Mt tion and its long belt was traveli:
lie around pulleys and over rollers with t
in noise OF @ train of cars. When t
OF heavy machinery in the dynamo roc
re-, above was belted to the wheel shl
he there Was DO perceptlble diminution
be speed-the little giant went on with
Oh work without a pauss as the artesi
n we'll poured its how through the m
as chanism of the turbine. That SO mu
or power could be evolved from SO small
Ist apparatus was a wonder almost " i
spring.
BY this experiment it is demonstrst
beyond question that one OF thu
artesian wells will easily operate &
ale dynamos with capacity of three hu
;. bred lights each. This is six hundr
lights to o we'll. A we'll costs abo
So, 900 and when 1t is completed and {
turbine wheel is attached the expen
ends. It will run on forever and gri
nd out electric lights which are almost
$50 profit to the manufacturer a poS
more simple, more effective and me
economical could not be devised. A
the best ofail is that it exists in unlimit
nut quantity only six hundred feet benea
the surface.
This evening further tests will
"a, made. Arc lights are being placed
;. the intersections of Third street "
Broadway, Walnut and Capitol sire
"a and these will be illuminated this g
ming. They will give an idea OF vi
the out door light will be.
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