CAMBRIDGE. (From a Correspondent.) NEW PUMPING INVENTION. Mond.
Mr RichardsoflV cfc tjhie pmcik hasLjust su a great desideratuVn tVrjauglApMplS^hou genious, means, viz., a continual supply of to those who choose to avail themselves of ; Richardson's invention consists of a » machiue by which he can utilize the gentle on a summer's day. A common half incltw iron is placed on a woodwi gin, horizon taS^^^ common wind &W a^J&newid, tl» sa^ae being *Fup.T full to the wind Twijnfens oV a WrgeVwiather vi»ne. The bar has a dip\r crook ot*§ i^cKe^jvhich gives play to the pumping rod attached\>erpendicularly, and the sails being set on by means of springs, they are so constructed as to court the slightest wind and create motive power. By this simple and inexpensive method watec can be obtained from a depth of 25 fe^fr^or%boSt .£2% smd at a greater depth, all that i^^(J>ired>|iVbe>^ force pump, instead of a common fcne, to\oßfein"Sq 1 continuous supply of water in the dry' season. The last few years of drought have convinced us of tW benefits of irrigation. We are now placed witbin reach of a remedy, and hope to see the farmers and others avail thejnsfc^efl of Jis advantages, either for watenng^o^ttleSor^l^^oii'a, or any other purpose wh^jr^ in great quantities. •* -
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Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 486, 1 July 1875, Page 2
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209CAMBRIDGE. (From a Correspondent.) NEW PUMPING INVENTION. Mond. Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 486, 1 July 1875, Page 2
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