New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-25

Nent Contracts T.lnufaCture
of American Salt was scarcely thought Of and that
the form specifies kind OF salt made bv solar evan
oration al two or three of the West India Islands
But the attention OF the Government has been
called to this subject and during the past three
wears il has been engaged in testing the quality OF
OSoNDAGA SALT, IN preserving beef and pork for
the Army and Navy. SO far as reported the provis-
ion so cured has stood the severest tes in the hottest
climates equally well with the best kind OF Foreign
Salt rs will appear from the following comn,unica
,ions of Commissary General GIBSON and Com w
B. SHuBRIcK Chief of the Bureau of Provision and
Clothing for the Navy recently made 10 Hon HORACE
WHEATON, Member of Congress from this county
rP We cannot spare room for the communica
tons referred to, but will endeavor TO give their
substance. On the 2lst December, 1874, Hon.
Horace Wheaton addressed TO the War and Navy De.
partmen,s Circular relative to the Government con-
tracts for Beef and Pork packed with Onondaga Solar
Salt, which embodied the following inquiries
ist At what stations the articles furnished under
this contract consumed
I'D Did the Pork and Beet thus furnished keep
and sound until il WAS used
I'D What length of time interviewed between the
packing OF the Beef and Pork and s consumption I"
Com Shuhrick answers. that in ls43 contract was
made by Gorernmen. with Thos Spencer for % barrels
OF Beef and Pork packed with Onondaga Solar Salt
That On the 18th June l543 the u s ship Saratoga was
sent TO the coast Africa with Il barrels OF on board
and that on the 9th July s+3 the remaining 10 barrels
were shipped Hong Kong, China. with particular di
rcctons 10 Com Parker 70 report especially upon the
preservatve qualities OF the Onondaga Solar Salt From
the latter no report given but Commodore Tatnal OF
the Saratoga states that OF the 10 barrels sent
board that ship examined By board of survey,
sisng OF three officers two of whom reported avora-
bly, and the other dssened. The opnien of the officers
ing Norfolk part Of the remainder of the l2 barrels
was served out, and found 70 be excellent.
Gen Gibson Con,missary General of Subsistence,
makes detailed statement OF several of Onondaga
Solar Salt In May 1913 Is bsrres of Pork cured with
this Salt were received ,hs port by contract Portions
of this pork were shipped to st. Augustine and Key
West Fla and TO New Orleans La for trial in Southern
climate, the res; kept here. In relation the lot
kept here Capt Eaton reports that it in January,
lsi esn o years old well preserved and the average
weight of pork in barrel was zoo lbs - ounces.
At Fort Jesup La quantity OF this Solar Salt pork
was issued in November ls43 when it twelve
months old and Capt Arnold reports it as preferable
in every respect TO the pork furnished at this port
(Fort Jesup, La by contract"
A, Key West Fla. Lieut.. Reeve reports OF quantity
issued when ten or twelve months DID, that il all
of superior quality"
In w.Oreans La. three barrels issued in JAN
uary 1545 when two years old and Capt Grayson
reports that one barrel of Solar Salt army pork had
no brine whatever in it, and though it somewhat
rusty was when scraped perfectly sound and of good
color tasted we'll and sweet. This strong testi.
nony In relation to the other two barrels of Solar Salt
pork which were mess, Capt 6 says they looked as
well in every particular any mess pork (however
fresh) that ever opened
At Pensacola, Fa Lieut.. Montgomery reports that "a
careful examination of This pork with pork cured with
foreign salt proved that in point of color rmness and
sweetness, there was no perccptibe difference"
Gen Gibson under his responsibility Commissary
General of Subsistence states in view of tests the re-
suits of which before him and given in his let
ter that THE EVIDENCE THUS FAR SHOWS THE
DOMESTIC [oNoNDAGAl SALT TO BE EQUAL TO
THE TURKS ISLAND SALT"
Such says Mr.. Spencer is the testimony furnished by
Chemistry ar5 actual experiment. (to say nothing of the
experience OF of thousands OF private individuas>
as to the purity and preservsve qualities of cnondaga
Solar Salt Could testimony its superior excellence
possibly be stronger