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Pear Mr« Pox, 
The system of pumping waper at’ the Crag is by 
a combined Oil Engine and double plunge pump of two 
horse poorer. A panic at the top close to the hotel hold¬ 
ing about 8 tons of water and a reservoir at the bottom 
pipe* from the pump to the bottom of the reservoir 
about 15 feet in length, Prom the pump to the tank on 
top 2-| H iron piping, 720 feet in length, and th£ actual 
height 500 feet as per sketch inclo'sed, 
X really forgot the number of gallons per hour but 
it took from 24 to 5 hours to fill the top tank and an 
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average of 5 hours working per day, used 5 tin’s of 
Langat Oil per month and driven by on£ of the Kaboohs, 
The cost of the Engine and pump £112 0,B, the piping- 
extra, 1t ha'& been a great 'sucees's working now 44 years 
with only few repairs. 
The name of the Engine ,Hallifex,X got it through 
ft - , ■ • 
Messrk,Alexander joung & Co,No,8 Xjeadonhall Street 
Xjondon,These particulars are from memory and X have no 
books or papers with, me. 
With kind, regards 
' ours ‘sincerly 
sd,P,Ker 
