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Show Promise to Harness the Waves. Who will harness tho ocean? Apparatus Ap-paratus whereby the waves can bo hitched to machinery and made to fur- alsh motor power for all human needs Is promised shortly to bo perfected. I Tho invention consists of ono or moro I barges launched upon tho shore as to fc- -bo always In deep water, where they will operate uniformly in all weatVr. Along tho bottom of each float runs a metal track upon which aro two little ;ar3, ono at each end, bearing heavy weights. Tho cars aro connected by a rod and as tho boat rocks thoy roll back and forth along tho track, at tho samo timo operating a pair of pistons which compress air, and through a tube furnish pneumatic power operating op-erating machinery upon shore. Tho pumping mechanism also may bo anapted to suck water from under the boat and pipe It to shore in a steady stream with sufficient forco to op- V erate a water motor on tho beach. Thus Is power had without recourse to coal. |