[June 1776, cont.] was with great Difficulty that I
understood a little of the Construction
of the Machiene, & to
pretend to give
a perticular discription of this Work
would be folly in me as I could by no
means do it Justice-- The first part
of the Work was the Well about 40
feet Diamiter and to appearance
about 30 feet to the Surface of the
Water -- in this Well was the Engine
which forced the Water almost to
the Top & from thence through a
Wooden Tube up to the Top of the Hill
which was about 5 Rods distance and
about
feet above Feet perpendicular
ab[ove]
the Top of the Well, at the Top of the Hill
was an artificial Pound whose superfici-
-es woul was about 1/4 of an Acre and
when filled would the Water would be
about 8 or 10 Feet deep from hence the
Water was to be conveyed (as I before sai[d)]
in Pipes through the City. All of this
I could easily percieve understand but
the grand Question Was how was the
Machiene in the Well first actuated &
continued its Motion, this I was surpri-
-sed to find was wholly done by the Power
of Boiling Water.
For further Perticulars See
the next Memorandum--