The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-02
A REMARKADLE PHENOMENON.
From he Clorles,oi0H Va Republican, April
kANAWHA SALT WORKS.

From he CAoilestoi0H Va Republican, April 3.
KANAWnA SALT WORKS
II has been known TO the public for some
two years that several extensive salt fur.
naces IN the kouawha salt region have
been operated exclusively by gas. The
gas forcing up the water from depth OF a
thousand or fifteen hundred feet, and then
being collected in barrel, which serves
as thermometer, II if conveyed by pipe
to the furnace, furnishing all the heat ne
ccssary to carry on at the same time all
the processes Of the manufacture Of salt to
lis completion ia an establishment capable
of making hundred barrels IN day, and
n, night brilliantly Lighting up the whole
works; thus saving tic expense OF steam
engine 10 pump up the water, and all The
fuel and lights. Last week, 10 deepening
one Of the wells Of Mcssrs. Dickinson Il
Shrewsbury, the auger struck a stream OF
gas, at the depth OF one Thousand feet, that
IN quantity and force far sutpasscs any
thing Of The kind heretofore Discovered
here, or perhaps IN the would. The augcr
was pressed up with such force as almost
10 overcome the exeri.ons u the workmcn
10 hold i, down while they could unscrcw
the attachments. The way being cleared,
the gas having full play, sent column Of
water one hundred feet, land, f tubcd,
would no doubt raise II TO double that dis.
lance occasionally dischnrgtng stones
from the SIZE Of muske, ball to that Of a
oil. !, F,.ea
sho, from piece Of ordnance. When ~e
were there on Thursday last, all hands
were cns4 .cd 10 active clIus t. get down
a plug to check the force 81 Is, gds, 50 as
% bic lnrm 10 tu.eu the tube. Ihrt
aaye, we learn. rartuiy succeeded, AMI,
10 few dnys both the gas and water viii
be turned 10 good account. Scriou ap-
prcheu.ions were very Justly cn'erta,ucI
- tic destruction Of the furnaces ~ tho
immediate nclatborhood, "a wrl' a. ~ the
residence Of Mr. VIM Tompkns, Shout.
this immense body 81 gns take fire, which
II was thought migh, occur from steam.
boat passing on the river, so extensively
was II dlhIscd IN the atmosphere.
strong guard IS kept up night and day to
prevent such catastrophe. Ga Saturday,,
the sLird well from lie one We ARE speak.
ing Of took fire, and, with the most active
exeftions, was not exlingu,-hel TIL con-
siderable damage was done 10 tho works.
That our readers may have some idea Of
the extent Of Natures laboratory or gas
mandatory on tho kanluha, We viii say
that gas enough issues from this single
we'll to ligla al the cities "a the United
States, and we think we might safely throw
IN London, Paris, st. Petersburg, uud a
half dozen other big Cries Of Europe.
Some entertain fears lha, both the gas
and The salt water VIII shortly fill but we
Incllue 10 the opinion that the upper slra.
tum, The outskirts, the suburbs only &c the
treasures Of salt and gas, as well as many
a subtcrfancan wonder, arc just now being
reached. No, matter whose dominious
down there may be cucroachcd upon,
whether those Of Pluto or EaIus, our en-.
terpflsing salt manufacturers are as deter.
mined 10 explore them, annex them, and
rescl in their palaces, rs The Annexation.
lists arc by-and-by to rcyel ~ the halls Of
the Monlezumas.