The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-16
scIENIRIo AAo INDusmIAL.

II Is estimated that since 1870 tho
cost O. steam has been reduced from
thirty to forty per cent. The weight
Of steam used per horse power per
hour has fallen from twenty pounds
to 12.5 pounds.
The bones Of three mastodons have
been discovered IN Death Valley, Call.
fornia. and their discoverer. a miner,
has taken out a claim for the purpose
Of excavating them. Another indica-
tion Of the popular appreciation Of the
money value Of the remains Of prehis
toric animals IS the fact that a mining
claim has been filed in southern Call
fornia to ccver the excavation of
fossil whale Of the Pliocene epoch.
From a private letter Of which an
extract is given IN Science, it Is learned
that a new meridian circle is being
built by Repsold for the Observatory
Of Klel It's telescope is to be Of eight
inches aperature. and it is to be pro
vided with all possible modern i'm
provements. The instrument IS de-
signed especially for the observation
Of faint, close circumpoIar stars for
latitude variation. according TO the
method which has been used at the
Paris Observatory. The Prussian Coz
ernment is 70 bear the expense.
Eastern experts are experimenting
with a variety OF small fish found 10
Puget Sound waters. with view to
determining whether they exist IN sur
flcient numbers to warrant the build
ing Of n sardine canning plant The
fish have been found in the largest
quantity near Everett. Wash Some
have been located also in the vicinity
of Fairhaven. though they appear to
exist there only in small numbers, and
near Port Angeles. The fish taken at
some points is declared to be superior
to those caught on the North Atlantic
Coast.
a curious railway accident occurred |
in India lately. While train was IN
RuxauI station a terrific storm com.
menced, and, although the brake was
applied in the van and on the engine,
the force of the wind was such that
the train was driven along the line.
The engine dashed through the buffer
stop at the end Of the line, and tray
eled along about six lengths Of ran
laid end to end without fish-plate fast
enings. After leaving these rails the
engine plowed along the embaakmeut.
and then came fortunately TO a stand
still, 10 great damage having been
done.
In most districts wherc wires are
not underground a noticeable feature
Jf many pole lines Is big cables. con-
IaIning each large number Of telo-
phone wires These cables are made
up Of small copper wires. generally a
little smaller than the wire Of the
familiar hairpin, which are insulated
With thin paper and. after being twist
a together IN pairs, are laid up IN "a
bundle containing from fifty to $50
wires, and the whole covered with a
hin coating Of lead forced on IN the
iame way that lead pipe is made. Nat.
lrally such cables are somewhat
heavy, their weight running up to
lbout two and half pounds to the
inear foot. and az the same time they
ire mechanically too weak 70 support
heir weight IN long spans. For this
'eason they are generally suspended
rom strong wires or wire ropes
stretched from pole to pole. the cable
'eIng hung In sings or supports every
wO or three feet.
The Reason He Didn't Appeal to Her.