Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-21

N "undefshot' wheel, the interesting
tsture OF which is that II is OF an
ghely new design throughout The
| aailes fold automatically, turning
mex three feet from the rim when
savins the water and remaining In
! ~ position until they are lowered
BIO the water ON the other side OF
Ae wheel The feature is the dis
tInctivc one OF the wheel and II ac-
complishes a great saving OF power.
The wheel now operating at vernal
Is 50 feet In diameter. II has q 10
foot face and four foot dip, with n
capacity to lift water 20 feet above
Tie low water line. The water is
picked up in buckets fastened on the
ends Of is paddles. each bucket carry
ing 10 gallons. The buckets are re-
inforced in strength and so constructed
mat they meyer fail, to carry over and
empty into the trough all the water
taken up.
NOTED IMPROVEMENTS.
In the mode OF hanging the wheel
improvements are to be noted In
Ssad OF pier supports. II is hung from
lower consisting OF two timbefs As
rect high which In turn are held IN
place by wire cable, passing across
me river a windlass on the river
oank VIII raise or lower the wheel In
he water TO accommodate its depth
70 mat of the river. and makes adj
'uNment easy with the rise and fall
Of the stream.
is MADE OF STEEL.
inc wheel Is of steel and not of
"Von Beside 1t stands an abandon
" wooden wheel, which, however, is
''ss 'nai year old, and of the latest
.s''sh according to the old models.
aus wooden wheel Is idle, because the
s ss Is not sufficient to operate.
sss mas been 80 for two months. The
IN ~ Mneei is working steadily along
Vac, ao low water season. throwing up
rbi,. rnoush 10 irrigate over 90 acres.
,ou,d Tvs capacity In a swifter current
NJ u. ~ over so acres. Its inventor,
b inal' Us now working on a device
bnro, 'ease the speed of the current
slIl , ,shg The wheel. and this will
Alnna a'nsr enlarge its capacity.
,hnss we Green river, and In fact
lana uariy all western streams are
tnss,, ulat cannot be reached by or
alrssS, Vahals, and this device, which
nav ne SEEMS on practical basis.
u seres sn me bringing Of thousands
'Vs or such lands under Irrigation
'ALuABLE CONTRIBUTION.
NJ contributions n to the science Of farm.
wer 'v,ne IN many ways and in an.
rossih,o many necessities. II is mst
ontrlh,, .iat the Uintah country has
Ion ,Sa.en valuable bit of inven-
,nlins os may help UNNECESSARILY The
wheel " western lands. IL Is wa,ar
river wa ra'Guiated to lift water from a
nav bs INTO a canal from which IL
how r' nst model of the new whse, 90
A. slsnnHlng on the farms NJ ,searso
water ., sh az Venal. II lifts eno,,sh
Erected nIigate so acres, and was
was nv, a. cost Of 1900, Refore VT -
s,ed P ~ m a steam pump was 'V neo u
made ilt the water. al n cost w vpv
profit lining a loss, ins,ead 90
L over ~, VOW Mr.. slaugh ia enthus,as,
Tor. Geor"v wheel, and sends It's inven.
a letter. Han, into Salt Lake MYTH wi,h
tossIb,,,, testifying to lis mer,,s WIN WIN
aati cation a,S In helping the farming ana s,,
a'Ons the Green river system
p. orHER IMPROVEMENTS.
MY Vi biz sp1sr wheel invention is not tho
sn u,a ,fhfmins conditions Ths .o ss,,,a
ne fs hum airy farms speak yol'' n, soot sn,.
.ectric re growth Of tT,ah 'u ans Tor
,peak si pumps Of the n S,Sh' ana ana the the
irds. Ivy crops and fru,,s,,i go
lsyice ' una y IN Salt Lake 10 nina. ~.
psnter I bn The market. Hs pace \. ms
IIon a. OUT the details Of III ne mas
'"' labor lie wishes 'n &c o o.