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part A, arranged and operating substantially 

 as set forth. 



2. The combination of the hinged plane E, 

 roll F, hinged bearings h h, and scrapers / f, 

 with the rear end of the draft beam D, sub- 

 stantially as set forth. 



27,283. SAMUEL ADAMS, Toulon, 

 111. Mole Plows. Feb. 28, i860. 

 Claim. The construction of the mole plow 

 described, whereby the earth in the groove at 

 the base of the drain is excavated and con- 

 veyed to the sides or top of the drain, substan- 

 tially as and for the purposes set forth. 



27,285. GEORGE L. GRIFFIN and 

 J. H. CARPER, Dallas City, 111. Mole 

 Plows. Feb. 28, i860. 



Claim. Constructing the sword with an 

 advancing and receding angle which converge 

 in a point in advance of the point of a mole, 

 and directly above it, in combination with the 

 said mole, in the manner and for the purposes 

 fully described. 



27,324. AUGUSTUS WATSON, Lou- 

 don, Ohio. Mole Plows. Feb. 28, i860. 

 Claim. In combination with the mole for 

 forming an underground drain, a tube for con- 

 veying cement or other plastic lining material 

 down to the drain, in such a manner that it 

 may be spread by a trowling mole upon such 

 parts of the drain as may be desired, substan- 

 tially as described. 



27,604. A. L. O. WALL, GEORGE 

 ROBERTS, and MILO S. CARTER, 



Decatur, 111. Mole Plows. Mar. 20, i860. 



Claim. 1. The combination of the crank 

 axles B B 1 , link rods G, travelling plate F, and 

 screwed spindle C, substantially as described, 

 for the purposes set forth. 



2. Supporting the front axle in an adjust- 

 able bearing, when arranged and operating 

 substantially as described, for the purpose set 

 forth. 



27,606. JAMES ADAIR, Mendota, 111. 



Mole Plows. Mar. 27, i860. 



Claim. The combination of two extensions 

 above claimed, and a hinge-like connection 

 whereby the colter and mole are" flexible upon 

 each other horizontally, independently of one 

 another, and immovable upon each other per- 

 pendicularly, as and for the purposes set forth. 



27,630. JESSE HANON, JR., Taylors- 

 ville, 111. Drain Plows. Mar. 27, i860. 

 Claim. The combination and arrangement 



of the rod E, colter C, and slides G G\ with 



the beam A and rod B, substantially as and for 



the purpose specified. 



27,751. A. L. O. WALL, GEORGE 

 ROBERTS, and MILO S. CARTER, 



Decatur, 111. Mole Plows. Apr. 3, i860. 



As the colter advances through the soil it 

 draws the mole after, it, and leaves a slit behind 

 it extending from the bottom of the drain to 



the surface. The mole crowds the loose earth 

 away from its path, and compacts it against the 

 sides of the perforation, which it makes during 

 its progress. 



Claim. The avoid-shaped mole, in combi- 

 nation with the scooping flanges, substantially 

 as described, for the purposes set forth. 



27,796. A. HAMMOND, Jacksonville, 

 111. Plows. Apr. 10, i860. 



Claim. The combination, with the standard 

 D, of the movable plate J, adjusting set screw 

 L, and friction rollers, G G, arranged as set 

 forth, so as to regulate the depth for forming 

 the drain, and at the same time to facilitate the 

 removal of the shoe from the ground. 



28,050. HENRY F. BAKER, Centre- 



ville, Ind. Mole Plows. May 1, i860. 



Claim. The employment of the slides D D, 

 constructed as described, the rear slide being 

 provided with a shoulder a, when the same are 

 used in connection with the mole B, for the 

 purpose of drawing the tiles E E into the drain, 

 substantially as specified. 



28,667. A. B. HAWKINS and JOHN 

 PUNTENNEY, Cameron, 111. Mole 

 Plows. June 12, i860. 



The mole is made in the form of a sharp tap- 

 ering wedge, the lower edge a being in advance 

 of the upper edge a 1 . 



Claim. As a new article of manufacture, a 

 mole for draining machines constructed in the 

 form and in the manner as above set forth. 



29,201. C W. STAFFORD, Burling- 

 ton, Iowa. Mole Plows. July 17, i860. 



This improvement consists in a novel mode 

 of supposting, bracing, and operating the mole 

 tooth, with its attachments, for the purpose of 

 regulating its depth below the surface of the 

 ground, and to run it into or out of the ground 

 at pleasure. 



Claim. The adjustable saddle N, in com- 

 bination with the mole tooth and its colter I, 

 arranged and operating in the manner and for 

 the purpose set forth. 



29,269. ISAIAH HODGSON, New 

 Michigan, 111. Mole Plows. July 24, i860. 

 Claim. The combination of the scraper J 



and shaft e, with the revolving mole G and 



colter C, as and for the purpose shown and 



described. 



29,285. A. M. KARR, Mount Pleasant, 

 Iowa. Mole Plows. July 24, i860. 

 Claim. 1. The combination, with the mole 



B, of the inclined side pins c c, bottom groove 

 e. and margin e l , top groove d 1 , and margins 

 d, and rolling heel E, arranged in relation to 

 each other as shown and described. 



2. The combination of the closing scoop 



C, with the colter B 1 , and the scoop mole D, 

 constructed and arranged in relation to each 

 other as and for the purpose set forth. 



