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MOLE 



23,452. JACOB CREAMER and 

 THOMAS W. RICARDS, London, 

 Ohio. Mole Plows. Apr. 5, 1859. 

 This arrangement relates to the arrangement 

 of an adjustable beam upon a sliding shoe, in 

 such a manner that the mole connected there- 

 with may be adjusted to the depth required. 



Claim. The arrangement of the beam B, 

 screw H, wheel d, and shaft S, upon the slid- 

 ing shoe A a a b b, constructed and operating 

 substantially as described. 



23,609. D. F. ROBBINS and SIMEON 



MORRISON, DeWitt, 111. Mole Plows. 



Apr. 12, 1859. 



Claim. 1. Making the beam of a mole plow 

 in two parts, united by a horizontal joint, to 

 give it lateral adjustment, substantially as de- 

 scribed. 



2. Connecting the drag (which supports, 

 and upon which the point of the beam is made 

 adjustable, vertically,) to the rear portion of 

 the beam, by a hinged joint or connection, so 

 that the raising or lowering of the point of the 

 plow beam shall not affect the drag, substan- 

 tially as described. 



23,745. H. W. ROLAND and E. FOR 

 BIS, Newport, Ohio, assignors to themselves 

 and Washington Witherow, same place. 

 Mole Plows. Apr. 19, 1859. 

 Claim. Pivoting the carriage A to the beam 

 B, near its forward end, as represented, and 

 in combination therewith the curved colter i, 

 pivoted to the beam B, and friction rest c, ar- 

 ranged and operating in the manner set forth. 



24,928. MOSES BUCLIN, Grafton, N. 



H. Draining Machines. Aug. 2, 1859. 



Claim. 1. The arrangement of the platform 

 E, with the cutter blade F, and plowshare G, 

 for the purpose of cutting underground drains, 

 substantially in the manner specified. 



2. Arranging the blade E, with a sloping 

 cutting edge d, so that the same may readily 

 pass obstructions which may come in its way, 

 substantially as described. 



3. The arrangement and combination of the 

 platform E, the cutter blade F, and the plow- 

 share G, with the adjustable bars Dand wheels 

 B, to operate substantially in the manner and 

 for the purpose described. 



24,969. AUGUSTUS WATSON, Wal- 

 nut Run, Ohio. Mole Plows. Aug. 2, 1859. 

 Claim. 1. Suspending the colter C to the 

 lever D and guiding it between rollers, so that 

 it may be raised or lowered independently of 

 the beam or frame of the plow, substantially 

 in the manner and for the purpose described. 



2. Making one or both of the beam plates 

 G H adjustable, for the purpose of adjusting 

 the position of the colter, so as to give it the 

 proper tip or inclination, substantially in the 

 manner and for the purpose described, 



3. In combination with the beam plates and 

 the colter C, the grooved guide rollers / g, 

 for the purpose of guiding the colter in its 



vertical motion, and preventing any side or 

 twisting motion of the same, substantially as 

 described. 



4. In connection with the colter and mole, 

 the pivoted tongue/, substantially in the man- 

 ner and for the purpose described. 



5. In combination with the colter and the 

 mole, the link P, whose ends are secured by a 

 screw sleeve, for the purpose described. 



25,027. ADAM MILLER, Mount Pleas- 

 ant, Iowa. Draining Machines. Aug. 9, 

 1859. 



Claim. The combination and arrangement 

 of the mole with the drain protectors, as de- 

 scribed, for the purpose of expeditiously and 

 economically giving protection to the upper 

 part of the ditch, and of disengaging the protect- 

 ors from the mole plow with facility after they 

 are laid. 



25,079. ASAHEL ELMER, Shabbona 

 Grove, 111. assignor to Nathan Elmer and 

 R. M. Prichard, same place. Mole Plows. 

 Aug. 9, 1859. 



Claim. So combining with the truck wheels 

 or ground supports a capstan and crab, and a 

 flexible rigging, as that the power of the team 

 that draws the apparatus and works the capstan 

 may be used for setting or anchoring the said 

 crab and capstan, as well as to raise it up, re- 

 load it on the truck, and transport it from 

 place to place, substantially as described, 



25,098. THOMAS S. COX, Lafayette, 

 Ind. Mole Plows. Aug. 16, 1859. 



Claim. The peculiar shape of the mole C. 

 By the forward movement of the mole C the 

 earth is carried from the bottom of the ditch 

 by means of the terraducts B, from the point of 

 the mole D, to the rear of the shank A, and 

 pressed more densely by the increased earth 

 coming in contact with the convex and of the 

 mole C in rear of the shank A, in such a man- 

 ner as to make a better arch, and more dur- 

 able than any heretofore made, leaving the 

 bottom of the ditch almost entirely uncom- 

 pressed ; hence I do not claim anything except 

 the invention of the terraducts B, ending in 

 the convex on the top of the mole C. 



25,105. ASAHEL ELMER, Shabonna 

 Grove, 111., assignor to Nathan Elmer and 

 Reuben M. Prichard, same place. Mole 

 Plows. Aug. 16, 1859. 

 Claim, i. In combination with the adjust- 

 able block B on the plow beam, the scoring or 

 levelling plow D in advance of it, substantially 

 as and for the purpose described. 



2. In combination with the plow beam and 

 colter, the swinging weighted crane or lever . 

 for preventing the careening of the plow or for 

 recovering its proper position after it has ca- 

 reened, substantially as described. 



3. The combination of a forked colter, for 

 cutting a wedge shaped or tapering slice over 

 the colter gash, with a pressing or driving dev- 



