Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-12
INVENTIVE GENIUS.
TWO COLFAx BOYS ON THE
ROAD TO FAME.
Typewriter That VIII Write In
the Record BOOks-A Gun That
Will shoot With Greater Rapid.
ity Than the Hest Repeating
Riflc-Genius OF High Order.

Will shoot with Greater Rapid.
ny Than the Hest Repeating
Riflc-Genius OF n High Order.
A Gdsette reporter has Tor some time
past taken an interest in the mysteri-
ous movements of two young men of
this city who appeared to be burdened
with some important secret which
they were endeavOring to hide from
the inquisitive scrutiny of mankind.
He had observed whispered consulta-
tions and portentious signals passing
between them, but although he ap.
preached them several times upon the
subject which SO mysteriously con-
trOllcd their actions he was unable to
obtain satisfaction from the interviews.
One day this week, however, without
solicitation, they unburdened their
minds and the Gazette representative
was astonished to discover that he WAS
conversing with two bona fdc inven-
tive geniuses.
Allured by an opportunity to see
what may have been evolved by so
much secrecy the reporter followed
the embryo rivals of the wizard of
Menlo park to their residence, where
he Was invited to inspect the model of
Il new typewriter. 1t was explained
to him that the machine is especially
designed for writing upon records, and
that the problem which has bothered
more than one machinist, that is, to
make type machine which will write
on book, has been solved. To Judge
from thorough examination OF the
model the new invention is perfectly
practical. The machine is simple in
construction and bears but little re-
semhlance to any other typewriter
either in appearance or mechanical
principle.
"You must have expended much
time and labor in the perfection OF
this machine" remarked the reporter.
Yes, l expended the time and
Tim expended the labor" was the
modest reply OF one of them. "And
now, if you will go with lis to Carley
Brothers machine shop We will show
you the model of gun which will
revolutionize the manufacture of fire
arms"
Ard forthwith the newspaper man
was dragged to the machine shop by
the two Ericsons, where he found to
his astonishment that their assertion
was fully sustained by an examina-
tion of the workings of a peculiarly
shaped gun. Carley Brothers when
asked as to their opinion of the value
Of the invention stated that it is with
out doubt practical and very valuable.
An inquisitive bystander who in
quired what kind of an explosive
would be used with the new gun, was
laconically informed by one of the
inventors that it would be fire mixed
with small quantity Of gunpowder.
The reporter was requested to exert
his self control to repress his desire to
give the Gdzett's readers an explana-
ton in detail of the principles OF the
two great inventions, which bid fair to
bring fame and fortune to F. A. Brown
and w. B. Hargrave.
There is no doubt that the new rifle
will revolutionize the gun trade. Its
construction is such that the simple
pressure of the trigger is all that is re-
quired to load and fire the gun and
extract the discharged shell. Ordin-
ary repeaters are nowhere compared
with the new design. There is actu-
ally no limit to the number of times
the piece can be discharged in given
time. 1t will shoot as fast as the
trigger can be pressed, the bullets
chasing one another out of the barrel.
The pistol model of the new gun is
also astonishing. There is no ham,
mer visible, the only piece of machin-
cry to be seen is the trigger. This
pistol will shoot much harder than
even the Colts gun, which loses AZ
per cent. of the generated gas because
of its construction. The new gun is
so built that every particle of the ex.
plosive power is retained and utilized.