Gunnison news-champion., 1916-11-17

doubt. answer Ia the pauicuiaT -.
quiremeuts Of the Nautilus This dia
with the movable u..eJl,. j. n uiauarr
eter. Is II EotE-
1t i actually q munumeter b.
by communication With the warsr
whose external pressUrr q ihJi.=rr~
II gives our d spih NJ the -. lime
And these other Instruments o.
use of which I cannot Eucs~f-
Here. professor. ought to give go
some eXpiaIlatlons VIII you be kin.
enough 10 listen to meT'
lie was silent for few momsllt
then lie said.
There Is a powerful agent. obedien,
rapid. easy. which conforms TO ever
use and relgns supreme on board uF
vessel Everything Is donaHy meau-
Of H. II lights 1t. warns IL and l. t..
soul Of my mechanical APPARATUS Tn .
agent Is electricity"
Electricity" ! cried In surprise
Yes sir"
Nevertheless. captain. you posse
an extreme rapldity OF movemen,
power OF electricity. Until now It.
dynamic force has remained under r.
straInt and has been able to producr
only small amount of power"
Professor said Captain Memo. IN
electricity Is not everybody's. You
know what sea water Is composed Of
In a thousand grams are found g. !.
per cent OF water and about 2 % per
cent Of chloride OF sodium: then. in 8
smaller quantity. chlorides Of magne
SUM and OF potassium. bromide Of
magnesium. sulphate OF magnesla. SUI
pbate and carbonate OF lime You see
then. that chloride OF sodium forms 4
large part OF II So II 10 this sodium
that I extinct from sea water and Of
which composed my ingredients. I
owe all TO the ocean. II produces elec
tric!ty. and electricity gives heat. light
motion and. In a word. life to the Nau
titus
But not the air you breathe?-
"Oh, | could manufacture the air
necessary for my consumption. but It
Is useless. because I go up to the sur
face Of the water when please. How
ever. II electricity does not furnish me
with air to breathe II works at lea si
the powerful pumps which are stored in
spacious reservoirs and which enable
me to prulong at need and as long as
will my stay In the depths Of the sea
II gives a uniform and unintermittent
light. which the sun does not. Now.
al It l. -.
goes with a regularity that de6es the
best chronometers. l have divided It
into twenty-four hours. like the Italian
clocks. because for me there is neither
night nor day. sun nor moon, but only
that Fictitious light that I take with
me TO the bottom Of the sea. Look
Just now II Is 10 O'Clock In the morn
ing"
Exactly"
Another application OF electricity.
This dial banging In front OF N Indl
Gates the speed Of the Sautilus An
electric thread puts II In communica.
ton with the screw. and the needle In
dicates the real speed. Look. Now We
are spinning along with n uniform
speed Of fifteen miles an hour" I'D
''lt is marvellous, And see, captain.
you were right TO make use OF this
agent that takes the place OF wind. va
ter and steam"
We have not finished. N. Aronnax.- .
said Captain Memo. rising. III you
will follow me we will examine the
stern Of the Nautilus
Really | knew already the anterior
part OF this submarine boat. OF which
this Is the exact division. starting from
the ships head-the dining room. five
yards long. separated from the library
by a water tight Partition: the library.
FIVE yards long: the large drawing
room. ten yards long, separated from
the captains room by II second water
tight partition; the said room. Eve
yards in length: mine. two and one-half
yards. and. lastly. reservoir OF air.
seven and one-half yards. that ex
tended 10 the bows: total length
thirty-fve yards. or l05 feet The par
titlons had doors that were shut her
metlcally by means OF india rubber In
strumrnts. and they insured the safety
OF the Nautilus in case OF leak
followed Captain Memo through the
waist and arrived at the center OF the
boat There was sort OF well that
opened between two partitions. An
iron ladder. fastened with an iron hook
to the partition. led to the upper end.
asked the captain what the ladder
was used for
at leads to the small boat" he said
What, Have you a boatT" ! ex
claimed In surprise.
"Of course; an excellent vessel. light
and iusuhmersible. that serves either
as a fishing or as n pleasure boat"
"But then when you wish to embark
you are obliged to come TO the surface
OF the water?''
Not at all This boat is attached
to the upper part Of the hull Of the
Nautilus and occupies cavity made
for II II Is decked. quite water tight.
4 I,-. ~, a 4.