Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-17
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- Mr. NV. W; W. Dunn Of ii. !.
Christi ,saVa I'm IN a short ,in. ~ y e,
tons ons'. wv, where he win ra.ls T. ~
, .,on' W WIN a view 70 man, ..s '''s
i'y. As is well kpo. :" /, '''t u
originated a contriyan. : !, a''s h
which combines a numS, :, !, ''ars
features. 1t might be s'. = ''.'I
mOra as a revolving foup ,''''
am, different from any,hipr ~
n,'la' 1t consists Of i e,,ss J.,
aDout ten feet In dIam,,. ,'
pipes are fixed at intervals
,.a.,,s, LINK very ,irh. = Il
REQUIRES but little po ,,sa' = y
revolve In a plane h oT' 70 ~
ground and about twen.v s' s'' \
IN this way steady st,a S sea
pumped nadip through the pipes s' ssa' " q
ha up to the center inter- a. ~, ~,
oe called the wheel ~ y w
continuously in every Az, pol'E
oughly wetting the rrs seu,
copious shower. for h.'lnt n
, apout Forty feet around ma s.
ing me atmosphere VERY r ~ "a.
u distance Of half a blccts s sg
Mr. Dunn estimates , ssv'n
wholesale this machine hass
ahu cheap material, could /, =,
a cost OF about SIS. Ths
preparing ground for lrrie,' 49,
method. including the ~,
motive power. mains. etc ~
the irrigating machine r. W. -
Tsaeh about the sum Of IA Y. Y
~ tne system should Prov y = 4
cieht When tried on an ex,s,,,,.
ana II the cost does not ss''',
estimate. II win readily h, t ~.
me invention is one Of Rrs,, ~ ~
iand when brought under ,r,l.'.e
me present or ditch systnn !
sidered to be worth from slaa !.
hundred dollars. and IN sor y :
adjacent to cities and bs~..
means of access to markets III.
IN us natural state is a very I'm ~,
holding, being at once hirh u,,. s
unproductlve. becomes wh.s h.
under Irrigation a most pavl,, I.
ment, ofteln yielding an anna 4
amounting to more than iiN ~
Ihe new system would raw -.
advantages. First. hlra a ~
low lands could be irrigated M,
izlnR all the land In the yiclpItT \
water supply instead OF only ( ~
OF 1t, as at present.
There would be a great ,.,,,.
water. much OF which Is lo,t n !,
ent by seeping out into the rror,
low the bitches before resetlr
destination and coming in cort,s
the plants which 1t Is in.sr.n
benefit.
There Is an even dIstrlbut-
water on the irrigated ground. 4.
the present system wi,eneyc- Ii, q
Is turned on garden, a fsld =
orchard the ground is we. mn
that spot than Is necessary Or X
be even than is altogether gooi II
plants or trees. while at the urs Z
much of the water Is lost Jus; u
in the main bitches by seeplr, 4
Into the earth and not beneitirs
thing. By means OF the rtdj
fountain, on the contrary. The u
would be distributed evenly ORE
field or the garden. lust as NJ
been thoroughly watertd with I
sprinkler. No water Is lost ni
irrigating Is thoroughly and rfs
done. SO that careful and Nfis-
estimates may be made at al ID.
regard to results. Close ralcali
can be made as to the sn1ls 4
water required. besides an inz
saving by the prevention Of iht ~
sale waste described above. ms
ing of the water and the ABILITY '
mate the amount required 70 ~
given result would be amri
most important considerations
places, where water is very s1ra
as a result exceedingly vainanh
Mr.. Dunn has also invented
boat for the cleaning out q y
streams and harbors. which p
mates AS a channel cutter y
ticularly with regard 70 mans
rangements for utilization
latter invention that his yls't . Z.
Christi Will be made. He btlls'e
he could clean out the par y
Pass in a very short time an'
paratively small cost HIS 30
combination OF dredging ana w
with a strong engine. by vhiihl
current is placed upon ne ~
sand in the channel unae,
which will first be opened Y v
points attached to large wa. VIZ.
revolyes in the center q
The boat itself being dol''s
the fuIl play Of this wheel ~
he raised or lowered a. p'e ~
that the points reach dcEs ~ w
the channel Is cleaned sly ~.
fective work until the dss''s'
attained. n ~
Having opened a channe, !, n y. z, n
Of the large streams Of s' ~ \, !, Z.
SO as to make 1t navissvt, 80
small craft for consideis ''.. ".
make application Of bis ~, iii,' s,Ss 4,
tenn. He will move bis esa :. ", y. Z.
TO place along the stream u1,. n ~
water up into mains ls n ", az
~ the stream. which are ,. ml I
less. but which when i ,ss,,,,s y
gated may be made proa''1'
highest degree. ~. vn.s> y
Among other proiscctts' ,'ai 4
IN view is the establisaa l'' = X, 4,
az t the head Of navisafion & s'' W,
which he improves Y
Rural City.
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