Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02
General Notices,
ing Tar. Coa1 and Gas bx nnchinerx.

Making Tar, Coal Gas by Machinery.
THE attention and interest of the citizens of Whining
ton and surrounding country of North Carolina and
have been sometime snce attracted by complete and SIM
apparatus for the purpose of manufacturing and COAL
and generating gas from lightwood
| The above machine invented by DR.. VIM P McCon-
nell eminent chemist of Washington City, D. c., and
having obtained patent right for the United States for the
same, he has associated himself with Vers Townshend,
under the style of Veirs, Townshend & Co.
For the purpose of manufacturing and carrying the bu
they have had apparatus constructed Baltimore
sufficient contain three cords wood located the
place of JAS R. Grist Esq Livingston Creek in Bruins
wick county, N c. from whom they have purchased all the
ightwood about six thousand of pine land where
they have been operating but being organized at pres
ent carry the business much extent and feeling de-
sirous to introduce and show the utility and protablenes
of said business they have recently had constructed small
apparatus the Railroad in this place, from which
few days they have given perfect satisfaction to all who
witnessed its operaton regard the surprising yield of
tar from cord of average quality ghtwood besides
the coal and gas which is stated in certificate below by
tlemen who witnessed the operation.
The machines cylindrical in FORM and the rim built of
thin sheeron there or retorts, extending
from the top plate to bottom The wood to be converted in
tar and COAL placed the machine from the DOORS and
the ues heated with small portion the charcoal
from the wood creating intense heat in the body of
the machine causing the tar to out from spout near
the bottom of the machine Two hands sufficient to at
tend to machines, each containing four cords of light
wood after has been delivered at the location that is
they will place in the wood fill the barrels with tar, and
take the coal thus making operation each day from
both Four hours will be sufficient to char four cords
woodthat allowing the machines to contain four cords
of wood which will be very portable but it regards
the sze it will be discretionary with those who them
They made to char and contain twenty cord and
regard durability the ues being the only part exposed
thevh of
by experienced judges to last than
years. they exposed the heat but few hours each
day. The cost of apparatus is comparatively small
Those who wish engage in this "a very lucrative bust
ness wish farther information obtain such by
dressing veirs Townshend & Co., Wilmington N. c. as
soon practicable.
WILMINGTON, N. c., May p, 1852
We the undersigned, certify that yesterday the 25th
inst witnessed in this place the operation of manuac
turing Tar, Coal and Gas, by Vers, ownshend & Cos
Em one Of Of an
quality of light wood measured by dsnterested gentlemen
space Of time both ge quantity @ pnd Verv upeor
article of Tar, and similar article made in Brunswick Co.
has been located on Mr. J. R. CRISIS place on Livingston
Creek has been sold by Mr. Henry Mutt in this market for
81 10 And instead of making from cord of the
wood about two barrels of in the old mode from
kln they by their patent machine which both simple and
complete, produced the astonishing yield of and third
barrels from the above fourth cord of wood
o as 5Sns ad Gse e
to out and unadalterated the coal of the
best quality the generated at the time not
Objectionable in sanitary point of view the coal
either in its preparation its it has unpleasant SMELL
in its crude state it contains ammeniac sulphur
ated hydrogen carbureted sulphur burning does
it produce trace of sulphuric acid.
JNo TAYLOR, JOHN MCRAE,
E. p. HALL, MILES CosTIN,
ALBERT ADAMS, JAS. T. MILLER,
JAMES CASSIDEY, JAS. r. GRIST.
Jos. H FLANNER, A. H. VANBoKKELEN,
J. /. McDUGALD, VIM B. FLANNER,
j. M. ROBINSON, T. D. LOVE.
WILMINGTON, n. c., May 29h, 1852.
This is to certify, that have and inspected lot of
patent tar by Messrs Ves Townshend Co $
patent machine and that it is far superior any that
been brought to this market and worth much
more per bbl. WILL. E. HYDE,
d. MACMILLAN.
This is to certify, that Messrs Veirs Townsiend s. Co.,
have been and manufacturing tar COAL &c. with their
patent machine containing three cords of ghtwood
place in Brunswick county Livingston Creek and have
purchased from all my box-facing and lghtwood
bout six thousand acres of pine land
JAS. R. GRIST.
! May 29th, 1852 226-tf-39 I'm
THAYER,S PATENT BRIDGE.
| NEW and valuable trestle Bridge has been patented
n by Mr.. G. w Thayer, of Massachusetts, which will
found to be important invention The of strength
attained by the structure is spoken of being wonderful
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