Washington sentinel., 1900-02-10

better than, the Germans. There
is no question but that in time we
will force our way into that market,
but it will be hard work after the
Germans have gained possession,
and we should try to get in first.
WINDMILLs IN SYRIA.-Under
date Of Beirut, Consul Ravndal
writes to an Indiana firm:
What is needed here is a wind
mill Tor irrigation purposes-an
outfit which will furnish a supply
of water from wells averaging 50
to 90 feet in depth, sufficient to
irrigate gardens and small farms
10 to IS acres in extent. Water is
obtained from natural springs and
open wells. From the latter the
water is drawn by horse, oxen or
donkey power, in buckets attached
to ropes E~vOiviuE OvSE a large
drum directly above the we'll. One
side descends while the other rises,
carrying the small buckets with
them; those descending are empty,
while the ascending ones are full,
and, as they pass over the top, they
discharge into a trough, which
conveys the water into the cistern
or into irrigating bitches. The
buckets are fastened to the hawsers
about two feet apart, and the sys-
tenn is fairly effective, being usually
applied to wells IL or 40 feet deep,
though it may also be utilized to
depth Of $50 feet.
Winds prevail in most parts Of
the country during all seasons OF
the year. those from the south
west and north being the strongest
and most persistent, at least along
the llttoral. August and Septem
Der are the calmest months and
also the dryest, but even then we
have afternoon and night breezes
presumably sufficiently competent
to operate our easy going mills.
| know Of only two modern wind
mills in my consular district, both
OF American manufacture. One is
a Wolverine (Chicago), imported
by native residin ng near Damas-
Gus. Mr., Mesh ka, our consular
agent there, writes me that cit can
not be Fixed for work before next
spring, when it will be possible to
tell the effect which it will produce
upon the people," The other is a
Halliday BATAVIA, ILL., erected on
the grounds of the insane asylum,
a missionary institution at the loot |
ot Mount Lebanon, 4 or & miles |
out OF Beirut. II is used for eie-
waiting water from a spring 40 feet
into a reservoir, from which the
buildings and the garden are sup
piled. / have several times in-
spected this windmill, and have
taken prominent natives there in
order that they might iamiliarize
themselves with windmills in gen.
eral. It works beautifully, and a
neighbor. owner Of silk factory,
ordered a similar one a few days
ago.
No American windmill company
has an agent here, and windmills
Tor irrigation purposes are entirely
unknown. At Sidon and Haifa,
there are two or three windmills,
some ten years old, viii n pump
water tor domestic purposes. They
do not seem to have aroused any
particular enthusiasm, as people
here are mostly concerned about
iacili les tor irrigating their lands.
In my consular district, there are
altogether perhaps halt a dozen
windmIlls Of European construc-
tion, but they are generally admit
ted to be failures. They are clumsy
and he avy and difficult to keep in
order. | was told a couple OF days
ago that near Aleppo, there have
recently been introduced between
twenty and thirty Aermotor wind
mills (ChIcapo). Aleppo is in the
AlexandTetta consular district.
Syria and Palestine, on account
Of the defective means employed
for utilizing the abundant subter.
Tanean water supply, are Justly
called semiarid regions. The in
PRODUCTION Of boring and pumping
machinery will no doubt prove a
great boon to this country. The
American missionaries at Sidon
own a very expensive drilling !