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Show aii it mih:i, 1 im iiiititiATiiiN. Tli Alton, Iowa, Ufmscrsl hst an article Illustrating what la callel the Frame water wheel, whluh la clalmel to l.e a sucroasful current motor, and aasurb U ajeclnlly adapted to Irrigation Irriga-tion purpoaev, In lilting the water front streams without the est enee uf datna to furm a bead fur theceuale. The particular wheel referred tola Intended lo t planed In th Columbia liver, where It la elpoctt.l lo elevate SO.diH) gallons of water per mlnut to a lilght of llilrty fret, lor Irrigating an orchard of 6,lJi)d ncrre. T he wheel Itiubmerv-! In lb elream, and la to constructed lliat Willi on one side Ilia atanl blade oatcbea tb full fnrc of Ibe current, It la automatically close t ai aa lo lurulsli lur-ulsli no reslslrini'e on the other side, and the Irlotlon le reduced to a minimum, I ho power thus adapted Ir m the current cur-rent le aeuveyed Is 111 bank of Ibe stream, where II Is utllla.J lu tb operation of a pump, which ralana tb water to th required blgbl. If the wheel can da what la claimed fur II, aa appears likely from lie description, II will prov ol great valuo In IrrlKttlon, where lb lay ef lb oountry along a stream would make tlaun and cauala mora than orJIuarlly expensive. A apeolel advantage la that II rntaes the water at lb Initial point of lb Irrigating ditch, without a Uaui, The lore of th current la the stream Is applied from Ibj tide pressure upon preolsely tb tarn rlnclpl aa by Ilia ovarahot wheel, aud la utilised lu raising rais-ing th water above Ibe point lo which tbe natural fiurc of tupply could elevate ele-vate II for distribution ky gravitation. |
