The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-04
Harvesting the Tides
To Furnish Water Power and Generate
Electricity.

submitted it to a young man, who, after
deep study, said: 81 have it, "land he
took pencil and drew diagram of a
machine which he said could be anchored
in the tideway and it would pump as
large stream as you could WISH" Mr..
Googins does not describe this machine;
but the location he suggests for the ex-
pertinent is about two and half miles
from Camden village, up the proposed
route of the Camden and Belfast electric
road, at place called Springbrook. He
then goes into details as follows:
81 propose to build dam twenty feet
high across Springbrook just above high
water mark. Set one or more water
wheels of sufficient power to generate
electricity enough to drive the cars on
the Camden and Belfast electric road.
Then permit the tide power to pump the
water into the reservoir; thus we have
developed one water-power.
"Then | thought if the tide would
pump water into one reservoir it could
just as we'll pump the water into a
reservoir on the top of the mountain,
which as near as can learn is about 300
feet high at this point. Then, running
back through canal, it may be used
through wheel every twenty feet fall.
That will give room for fifteen fifty
horsepower water wheels before the
water gets back into the ocean.
'And you will remember there is
plenty of tide power and plenty of tide
water; the more water is used means
more water wheels.
!. "The using of water by canal is so COM
ION l will not say anything about this.
As look down the west side of the
kain to the little lake that nestles
alley see place for another
NQills while the water empties
II, ykls will be something
and half m n,os+ s;ao
think of this ma +,,-a s.;,oa
long with power +oa+1r y.
twenty-five fifty \ So .,+on
wheels. Never free3 w.
ing dry, never overflowh
large cakes of ice f1oa -.
swollen bosom in spring, thin
truet;on of life and property,
trees coming down; MT so much
sucker or an eel to hinder the free tui
of the water wheel.
You will see that this place was
made specially for this work.
"a few uuarrymen with some giant
powder would go in there, shake those
big rocks into small pieces; then some
masons with cement will form the canal
and reservoirs and foundations Of the
mills all into one piece of solid masonry.
''This lttie lake is like the famous
Chautauqua lake, icing cut almost into
by the farmers annual picnic grounds.
''This stream of salt water coming in
here will drive the fresh water fish tc
the north end, where the fresh water will
be held, while the south end will be full
of salt water, where choice varieties OF
salt water fish may be cultivated
Think of nice fishing pool without
sharks or dogfsh to destroy the fish OF
the fishers. Then think of the nice bath
ing pool where the water will not b.
quite as cool as the ocean and no fear 0.
the tide or the wild beasts of the sea
Think how this miniature little ocear
will strengthen the nine water powers
on the river between the lake and the
tide, and instead of the sickening, stag,
nant, muddy pools of fresh water, this
moving stream Of salt water will create
a healthy atmosphere and make this
little valley one of the most healthy that
can be found.
<FYou will see line of cottages along
its banks and a line of small motor boats
plying from Center Lincolnville picking
up passengers by the way for Lake City
across to Bog Bridge, where they will
connect with electric cars, only this will
not be Bog bridge any more. but the
bridge across the new salt lake.
"But to the power. Somebody will say
the tide will not pump the water.
Then l thought the wind is pumping
lots of water but the wind, although it is
a big power, is somewhat uncertain and
unsteady. But thought what grand
tower Mount Battle would be to set a
wind mill, 800 feet above the ocean,
and here comes in thought which wish
you would consider. l understand that
machine that is moved by small cur
rent of electricity has governor so that
when the machine goes extra hard the
governor turns on larger current and
when the machine is relieved the larger
current is turned off.
'And thought how nicely this would
work with the wind, while the wind is
letting go to spit on its hand get better
foot-hcld and gets its breath ready to
take hold and lift like good fellow the
larger current of electricity which would
be carrying the machinery right along.
In this way you might get great
amount of power from the wind.
"But if we had to use one-half the
nyofor vhoolo RI y,1rnp IN tho uafor uo