Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-08-24

ing based on the most simple Of Da-
lures laws. All the workings of the
pump after being started are auto
matte; the introduction of the con.
densing spray, the Influx of sIr, aud
the opening Of The valve to permit the
di.chsrge of the water each fellow the
other Ia con nection with the cut off of
steam from one cylinder and its dis.
charge into the other, the only mov-
ing parts being the governor arms
which rotate alternately to the right
and left a. each cylinder receives
steam, and which by their motion al.
50 control the action OF the spray, the
air pump and the discharging valve.
There 1. no pounding Of pistons.
turning of wheels or gears. or exhaust
of stem; nothing to indicate that the
pump is working except the move-
ment of the governor arms, and the
constant boiling up Of water by the
hogshesd full into the box In which
the cylinders set. The pump seen
yesterday Is rated by the msnufsctur-
ers ut ! 900 gall copacity per min.
ute, and when in operation, the dis
charge WAS M asured in the ditch aud
found to be SIS miners inches, equivs-
lent to 9Ss gsllon-, snd through some
fault In the setting up whereby the
cutoff was not exact, one cylinder
was losi " from ten TO twenty per
cent OF its effectiveness. The unani-
NOUS verdict Of all the visitors was
that the pump was perfection aud
solution oftbe question Of irrigation o.
all points where sufficient supply Of
water was sttaInabIe. The supply
was furnished from the Yellowstone
river. the water being taken in box
fiume from below the level Of the
river and con seped about fifty feet
along the bed OF dry creek, on the
hank OF which the pump was placed.
The lift from the supply well, into
which the flume emptied. to the topof
the cylinders was q feet. the water
being taken from the we'll 10 Q ten
inch pipe. The lifting power of the
pump 10 rated In this altitude ct about
25 feet, and ss water can he had in oil
our streams at less than this distance,
1t follows that The pump can be used
anywhere 10 this locality where the
supply Of water can be found. The
manufacturers estimate on the irrigat.
ing capacity Of the l. 900 gallon pump
(such ~ 10 In operation q. Rosebud) is
10 acre., which is probably excessive
owing to the absorbent quality Of our
soil. but II II will irrigate 100 acres Il
Is au unqualified success. The boiler
used for the 1000 gallon pump 10 25
horse power-much larger than would
be supposed from the size Of the pump
but one Of the chief requisites 10 an
I'D equste supply Of steam which can-
not be had from . smaller boiler. The
steam pressure is not On essential, the
pump working equally we'll at from .
few pounds up 10 sixty and Mr..
Bowles Informed us that tho best re-
suits were had with twenty pound
pressure. A good supply of dry
steam 10 what 10 wanted. and this can
only be had from large boiler. The
outdt at Rosebud, boiler and pump,
cot 81 500. The cylinden sre two
feet ip diameter by four In height. and
the box in which they set 10 about
2Ax5, and about IS inches high.
When the pump is In operation this
box 10 full OF water all the time not.
withstandipg that II 10 dlschargiog
continuously through an Opening Of
5x25 inches. When taking into con.
sideratiou the simplicity and the al
most entire absence Of moving parts
and noise, the immense discharge Of
water seems almost miraculous.
Il is more than probable that Mr..
UlIman will secure the sgency Of
the pump for eastern Montans, In
which case there will be one Of them
Get up and working here during the
Hor.e Sales meeting next month. A
| D ,int that recommends 1t TO the people
Of this section 10, that II 10 practicable
at oil places where, owing to the
slight fall Of streams, bitches are Inn
pract ticable except at great cost. The
pump is set on the highest point Of
land adjacent to the stream, and at
that point the water 10 brought 10 the
surface and from there distributed
over the lower places. II undoubtedly
solves the question Of individual irri.
cation.
MILES CITY TALENT