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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1879)
.52 THE WEST SHORE. May, 1879. TBI AMhllH AN AlhlllM). Th Spanish Merino shop hu been so com pletely rcvnlutinnireil by American breeders during the yi si " thtt in some parts ol Dm world lin y have gained the name "American Merinos. Tin' history of tlm remarkable breed (if sheep bck timny year mid - m 1 1 1 -lOO many points fur recital in a sketch of thin kind. The llrit individuals of tlm breed were bmuM to tbta country t of about tin' bogia utha "f tin- picseut century, And the sheep of to day if 1 "inirc .1 with Hi""- ( early im jxtrta timi would hardly lie raoOgniSsd as belonging to Um miiiii family. In pradaotira value then' boa been signal improvement. I in n an nvcrtgi ram i BoOM would not weigh PMM than live or i mundi Now m tnngtltwrooghbrodnin will shear '-" pounds From Mciino wool are manufactured all our duett broadcloths, not hi w k of tin mu) niher highest giaih- wiwlens. And if 0110 takes into ai nt all tin' points of value 111 a sheep, it will bt found that tin Memm hai OOOJM to Iki regarded 111 RMtt MM growing rMm as the linit "In ' 1 lor all piirjnises. In nddilion to value 111 printouts there is ill tin' animal a most vatua Mi adaptation to all ulllllaMSl and loiidttiniii. The) thrive in extreme cold mid hot countries and are nut less vigorous 111 mild 1 limit! like that ol MM PjOifk coast. linn are several lvies "f tin- breed entail lished liy painstaking breeders, cadi molding th annual according to Inn ow n tcculiar ideas and aims Soini' hs.c cotiociitralcd their efforts toward producing a dense heavy ll e without (.tying an tiuii li attilitlnil toother points, while ulltcrt I. .11 itii ceded 11 uihiuing in a remark aide decree a heavy lien e W ith other inU of 1 1. Ni l., r win. Ii, ill 1 nurse, h.11 rendered them anion' tin benefactor ol the enmitry. Sim, 1 mi Id. tun. Allot tlm prim ipal and mam nl b smaller streams in Nevada haxr n. iailde millet The larger nvrri all terminate 111 UluM of vary considerable area, resHcticly. Th limit ui,'ulai tiling ia that the water iiid) 111 thnae lakes i at all timea the MM Tltc ariiii( frenheU, tilling the rivers from hank U hank work 110 pciceptihle change 111 theae great rewenuirt What Iwoinca ..I all thi water la the 111) itery. It hu In 11 the generally a. . ... theory that there . tula a subterranean . ..mu . li. .11 Utween the Nevada "sinks" and (In I'aiitn .-..in Um tl.i. 11 r, na9 ilmlml li) a gentleman who hu resided 011 Mm .h..re ol H11u1l.1l.lt lake lor years. The Mhn Raft hat tin. (..Mowing mi the aulijeet: A ernat many jN-rsoin entertain the opinion that there n a subterranean outlet to the sink ol MM HootboMl Hue.. 1 UmmmmwI Iim ilww tin 1 ,i, thept.ienoeof Walter Schmidt, who hat n.i.l.-l near the aink (or several yeara. and liuill I .pitrtr lm , , visible nutlet-of Ihe lake vhmidt diaaeiitrtl from tlui BiaWoO and ar;ur. tlt aa the aink ha a har.1, ,lan U.ttoni, iii,rri..in to waler.it WOWVIM ..ll.e for ll In thrv.llk'h lin.leleionn.l, and attrihute l the .Iiuiih ran. . ,. . nr U mfMnMM llii.. aai.l Mr Vhmult, "ia ao pwt M the aurunu r Unie that a ...en Im. k.t tille.1 with wat.t n, tin morn in. woIJ em4y by Mot, and would loll hi wra lrfir nijjhl A'tvii Srnlmtl. Iti.tMi mh nil I'mcaWUTWH or Ammai UN V mmtMM Mttm.- M Merier. 111 MM ArrXv Ut Unm, rvoowmriidi a xduti.m ,. .MHim.ii, ai I lot II. .. . Kati. n .1 , . I , al bUUMal vinirua for .until., ,uria . ll M rktwr than almhol, dn not etaiamte. iliwa nrt eiti.t 14 alter the ivlora, and u 11..1 liaely fa ba nrrr.UU"Ualv drnnk. The lartoe M Uwlnl Ui riiwl gaa. and the aiwiniena Mr iniinmed at alnt Stl t' , and t-latnl up. ( Uit bniM rwaJly uitm the pvruow. it will fiwtl (Ml vaf tMur and IrvxibU is tnuaruma. CUOTOGaAPH IN COLOIIS. Many DOOplOi lattrrly, havo erroneously given to dilfi reiit teniH uf painting on photography the miipUood title " phntugraphy in color"." This wan too much lu nay of the iugeniouB re aulta, oomeof which were olitaineil hy the trana parencc of the photographic image, aome liy other nivalin. Nay, attempts were even made to make us lielieve that photographic proofs, ' int. .1 hy nil or water-colura, were proofa ob tained directly in colors. The only process which, up to tin present time, has really de served the name of " photography in colors " is that of M. I lin os 1I11 llauron, hut it in only still in infancy, its practice being very diflicult, and the 1 . .lors ohtained not always being of the re- iiired tone. To arrive at the real colors of nature is no easy task, but we doubt not that M. DttOM da Muumn will, sooner or later, solve this ilillicult pnihlem. M. OornMOil llonnaud's nrocess of nhoto- graphing 111 colors we use this term intention. ally, bOOPQU it is the only term strictly applica Ide simply r. insists in causing the photogiaphic lu tiiin to oportlo directly on the color. To this end M. Oonnotti llnniiaud has carefully sought the means of rendering a neutral color sensitive, and at the same time insoluble, so that it might be able to resist tho numerous baths necessary to the photographic process. When this process is used, all the operations remain the same as in the ordinary method, with this great advantage, that the impressions made by the silver salts 011 the colored background give precisely tho effect 01 me original BOOM, ami havo not that hard, uess of tone that generally eharactri.os a "re touched photograph. The print comes out of the hath completely Oolond, Thanks to tho i.riiin . il agenta and the sensitive paiier used by M. 1 .eriniiiiil BflMttindi tho colors ami the photo graph are henceforward indelibly united, Hut, in addition to the groat artiatio results, the ma terial advantages ol tint discovery are very 000.' MONDMi firttly, the true barmnny of culor it roMOrOO, while prints coloroil by any of the old priH-eotrs photo-inting, as one might call them are alwaya monoUmous and wanting 111 iliiralnlity. Hy oil iiainting on the photograph, the employment of wator colora, or even of tTUMpOMtll inwlia the coat of priKluction was imnientrly increased. Ami this was not all, In 1 anse to obtain really artistic effects it was nnx'tsary to employ artists of silch a degree of talent ai is rarely found 111 country towns, where one does not find every day a Millais, a Dickin son, or a Nadar. Now the photographer can do it all himself. So much the better for those who are neither paintera tuir draughtsmen. It appears that the cottof the colored photographs produced by the 0MaMU lloiinaiid process is M-ry little, if anything, more than the onlmary " "net. So wo get at the price of an ordinary carte de visite a photograph in un changeable ami unfailing cedora. .If. A'. IVm iMirym, in .sVier(a Amrrinm. Tin Saw Voiik BjuUIUHW OH 1883. The . .niiiiiiltee ,,l citirent having in charge the aolcc MM of a site or the location of the World's lair 11, I Ml, have at last agreed u..n a tuitablr pltc. The coinmittee consiata of .IeW. "ii S s.hulU, Ortwte. Cleveland, ('). w ... ers. v once anil I Hlany. report is "nig -ere.l. and will In mbmitUd for pub. I" at...., w hah a few daya. It was reaolveil at ' '"' ".nimitte, that the I.Ktion ul' " "' 'lvule.l by any member of tho mmmm pr.vnwu U. the publioaUon of the re.it It ,. l,eve.l that the site selected isa Umt mmm on U lalaod Botati ex e, ,, Iron. J'ort Morris to tho Southern lulriord I ho ree of the eommitte. f, . n information on the subject ia their de.il. to weveot teoUtori in real estate from taking an untair i.li.R.. .1 .1 1 , . . . , ..1 1 ne owners o( Und . th. ...yhborboodAy purchase io ad- NEW INVENTIONS. We publish descriptions of the following new inventions, obtained through Dewey & Co. '1 Mining and Scientific l'i en Patent Agency, San Fnnowooi Kino Bolt for Tiiockh. Chaa. Oester, 8. K. Dated April 22d. This improvement is intended to bo applied to trucks for carrying heavy weights, ana refers more particularly to the construction and operation of the king bolt, or that portion joining the body of the truck to tho front axle, about which the front wheels move in the arc of a circle. The improvements consist in the application of a coiled spring around tho king bolt, above the axle, in such a manner as to lessen the jar incident to this part of the vehicle and insure a more perfect action of the forward axle and wheels. It also consists in a method of enclosing the spring out of the way of the dust; in a means of oiling the bearing; and in certain details of construction, by which the improvement is rendered eftioient for tho purpose for which it is intended. Harm (Iate. K. L llugg, Capay, Yolo Co. I latcd April 22d. This invention relates to that class of gates which are opened and closed by the driver or rider without the necessity of getting down from the wagon or horse, and the improvements consist in fitting between up rights a gate which may be slid up and down in grooves, the gate being balanced by weights. A iecultarly shaped hook or catch serves to hold the gate in an elevated position after it is raised by a cord hanging from the frame, and this hook is so constructed that the opposite cord when pulled upon will release said hook and allow the gate to descend. The ropes are so arranged that either will act as an opening or disengaging cord, according to the direction in which the team passes through. UlTALUC Harrow. Silas Harris, S. Y. Dated April 'J'2d. The improvements consist in riveting on each tide of trie holes through the llat bars composing the harrow frame, a pecu liarly formed right angled piece of spring steel, the two pieces forming a clamp for the narrow tooth. The upper edges of these clamps are nearer together than the lower, to that as they are driven apart by the insertion of the tooth, they grip the tooth tirmlv and hold it in place. The inner faces of the clamps are roughened to as to hold the tooth more firmly. M AHUFaOTCBl of Huotw and Sliou. -Joseph Holiart, Nordhoff, Ventura Co., assignor to Hobart, Wood Co., of San Francisco. Dated May Cth. The improvements consist in secur ing the counter of the boot or shoe by means of rivets along its edges so as to prevent it break ing down and losing its shape; and also in con tinuing the counter past the vertical leg team to as to prevent ripping of the leg team at the jioint whore it moat frequently occurs, and pre venting also any leakage at that point. An Imi'rovku Knithko Machimx Ths Knglish encs p..n. lent of the Iron Agt writes in regard to a new American knitting machine, as follows : I hoard the other day, of a wonder ful American machine whioh hat lust been in troduced into this country for knitting purpoees. It it now at Nottingham, and is said to do of tueh an amazing kind that tho finest wearing machine isa "mere fool to it" Some of the Inctliire manufacturers at Bury and elsewhere ire not unlikely to adopt it for hat making, and a variety of other purposes. It has 42 needles or may have 10,000 if need be and may bt readily run at 160 revolutions per minute. It is the invention of a Scotchman, who has spent 14 yean in perfecting it Ho offend it first in Kngland, but could not obtain a purchaser. Hs then went to the V 11 1 ted States, when it menu wen speedily recognised and appreciated. Having sufficiently protected hit machine by patents, he is back again in Kngland, and is said to be about to tell his rights to a wealthy company. "' in.otu-.uoo 01 the report