”Inclined water wheel, by Cotton Foss.

The object of this wheel is, to be used as a tide wheel, or in rapid streams, without the expense of building a dam ; and one of its great advantages consists in its peculiar construction, by which it may be used without the expense of erecting a pier in the water to sustain the outer end of the shaft, which is necessary in using the ordinary wheel. The shaft of this wheel stands at an angle of from 15 to 45 degrees, the up end leaning towards the water, causing the paddles, which are made fast to projecting arms of ten to twenty feet in length, to dip in the water, and the wheel of course turns by the power and with the velocity of the current.

This wheel, it will be seen, rests entirely upon the bank of the stream, or wharf built out to the current, and is so constructed that the shaft may be regulated to suit the rise or full of the stream or tide, or the paddles may be thrown entirely out of the water. The gearing and the paddles may be so constructed that the wheel will turn either way; and the wheel is of a size to suit the power and the labour required.

Justin Ware, Ohio, town of Madison, Grange county, and Andrew Luke, 352 Broadway, N. Y., agents.”

Reference Data:

Journal of the American Institute, Vol. 2, by the American Institute of the City of New York, 1837, pages 130-31