MISCELLANEOUS. 



THOMPSON-LEWIS GASOLINE EN- 

 GINE. 



The use of gasoline engines for a great 

 variety of purposes requiring a limited 

 amount of power is becoming more and 

 more popular year by year. The public is 

 finding out that a first class gasoline en- 

 gine is a strictly reliable machine, and can 



be depended upon for all kinds of work 

 within its limits. It is especially adapted 

 for the use of farmers for a great variety 

 of work on the farm, such as grinding 

 feed, cutting ensilage, pumping water, 

 sawing wood and for threshing purposes. 

 We illustrate in the above cut the well- 

 known Thompson-Lewis Engine, which is 

 one of the high grade, standard engines. 

 This engine has been on the market for 

 about ten years, and has been thoroughly 

 time-tried and tested. It is one of the 

 simplest engines in the field. It has very 

 few parts, and these parts are simple in 

 arrangement and designed for ample 

 strength. The engine is heavy in weight, 

 made of the very best materials, nothing 

 but phosphor bronze bearings are used. 



The main distinguishing feature of this 

 engine is the volume governor, which con- 

 trols the speed of the engine on the same 

 principle that the governor of a good 

 steam engine does. It regulates or con- 

 trols the amount of gas taken into the 

 ylinder according to tie load, thus the 



engine will at all times run with a per~ 

 fectly uniform and steady motion, produc- 

 ing less wear and tear on the engine itself r 

 and alto on the line shaft, pulleys and ma- 

 chinery run by the engine. The other type 

 of hit-and-miss governor used on most 

 gasoline engines is a constant source of 

 trouble and annoyance, as it produces vio- 

 lent explosions in the engine and jerks 

 pulleys loose on the line shaft and ma- 

 chinery. 



Another excellent feature of the Thomp- 

 son-Lewis Engine is the Acme Mixer for 

 producing a perfect mixture of gasoline 

 and air, thus rendering the engine very 

 economical in its operation. 



The Thompson-Lewis Engine is also- 

 provided with double exhaust ports, tak- 

 ing away all back pressure on the piston. 



If you are considering putting in a gaso- 

 line engine we would recommend all read- 

 ers of this paper to write to the manufac- 

 turers, J. Thompson & Sons Mfg. Co. r 

 Beloit, Wis. , for catalogue and full in- 

 formation. It is best to state the work 

 required to be done and the estimated 

 amount of power needed. 



In another column will be found an ad- 

 vertisement of the Big Four Mines, Ross- 

 land, British Columbia. This company is- 

 organized and working differently from the 

 majority of concerns, as with the excep- 

 tion of postage, printing, advertising and 

 taxes, every dollar received from the sale 

 of stock is used for developing the com- 

 pany's property. 



Mining experts predict great things for 

 the Big Four group. A prominent west- 

 ern mining man stated a few days ago ta 

 the writer that he would not be surprised 

 to see Big Four stock sell for $50 per s-hare 

 He based his opinion on his knowlede of 

 the Le Hoi property which adjoins the Bg 



