Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876- · New York, The Century co. · leaf 351
While the anchoris slowly filling and sinking, the plummet Bruns out (3). If the mines are to float at adepth of, say, ten feet, this cord must be tenfeet long. As soon as it runs out to its fulllength (4) it springs a latch, C, releasing thenaine A. Then the mine cable D pays out, as 280… … OouTtesy of the Scientific American Fie. 22. How the mine automatically adjusts itself to vari-ous depths of water contiaues to sink it draws the mine down withit, until it touches bottom (6), and as the anchorwas ten feet from the bottom when the plummettouched bottom and locked the reel, the mine…
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