The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-23

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~. FAcL Gt- womss We assiled outsslf
yesterday, ~ an Invitation extended by the
tnsnser n The 1as Company. NJ, John T..
Kennedy, \. vial, the rompsnys works, where
there are isigs foros II ,nsa engaged In aitiss
~ the satieu, retoris, pipes. &c.. for this msn
uiAsims af as..
Tbs Gas Company have their building. os
the eorhrt u jain aud rif,h streets sud have
| ihrlosed neatly an acre ~ ground. "a coal i.
the sssssi'sl Necessary for Tho maasfae,ufe II
ess. We Grsi make o bss,y sisnos al the huge
,.lis u black djsmoDd.. ~ ublab ikste ass nov
n th" s,sis thfre hundred aud 6f,y tab. VI the
best quality ~ t'iitsbwg coal hliamlnoas an
abandan, supply for sh The gAs wanted an,ii
the opening "f navigation nest spring This
e"sl ossI the company nearly tl5 per tpa, q
much larger SUN than iniay,. coal could have
| bssh delivered fof IN tis ehy. hut, ~ the msp.
ayers wore dstsfm,nsd that thu wmks .hsslJ
iss u the bss, character, 80 did they sso dstsf.
mine tbs, tho vas should be ~ the bf.t quality.
Hss'pg Tho coal On hand, u. sesssstios a
gas thef.t9s Is the first operation. Fm this
papsss ihss. Il ~hst IL asiIsd the itstort
House. This baiiiias contains i've furnace.
| built II the very beet hrs ulsk, aud laid IN va.
~ eena.si ssd ths mechas,r wha had ehstgs
81 thsa sis,ti,ti, dspisyed = most esnsumss,
| skiii tseh ~ these farpsess contains nss fe
slfis, ssfh Sstoft averaging -four thsasspa Gu
bic feet ~ gas IN t~sbty foar bsnfs
In cSe cosnss n N. Retor House, there IA .
ls'rs sfsssa boiler. 10 he uss fw running steam
pumps ts supply tho works with ~sist ra
- a.tf,eR A.. .f.s
10 saptly . st,sm arrangement 10 fss.ss the
ftoss IN al pafis ~ The Sorts. In this bailiinE
there ID siss large baiisf iron tsbt, santsia
ing 5000 gallons u ~s,s,. supplied by The steam
pomp.
| Tss adjoining room !. the wa.l,ias. es,dsns
Ing. and purifying heyss. Hers Tho rss is pes
| s~a through fountains of water, ~hi.h remays
| tbs Lssylst Impurities. ~ thea psss~s thrssxh
| isfss number ~ vertical pipss which cool ssd
| further eissbss Tho gas then tS ths isfys puri,
| fyisx boxes, vhleh are shsfgsd vnh BY lfsis u
| lime, sni ttfoasb ~hi-h the gas 10 p...sJ.--
Tho line ssFl.s sn af,nity TOT these unpsfitiss.
sbso,hs than, aDd hsbia ti,sm abti II 10 fnliy
chszsa. skn. By Q chemical test. tie operator
changes tks dlreetipn u tbs gss Into = clean
tss tha, hs. bssn renewed and fssiy lot eps.
fs,oa Tho gas,hsn passes 10 the S,4sish Ne
tss, 10 aHgti.sf room. vksfs II !. msssnrsd In
cubic fesi. sni ~ ~hiab Tia Company khaw
snseuy hos msuJ npt q feet u sss they obtain
ftofn toa u coal. 10 'hso vssss. Ia the lssxs
sas hsidsf, or s,0's bs.ss, sitaaisd IN The msa
Dc ~ NE enclosure. ~hleh, When fsli. cos,aiss
~ 40 osbls fsst. This 10 . very inssnioss sf
TAR, ss1 ssfss- The pppsse sf Q store hsssss
sai ppssmsne rfsss. Gas being lighter tbsp
nss esfpHina az. requires sSrae Gies, sos osiy
10 stsSeDDs the pfss.afe - The 4mospksss,
bat 10 make The 6sms stand vreet This isrrs
sss saidsr, o. test 10 aisiastsf. ssi 10 net 10
depth. !. male ~ . ssb.tsnusI wrought iron
Ss@s. veil mse~d. ssd covered wisk hsssy
sheet ron. scsgsiy invited asd perfectly a.
a.it II seigb. sLsa, hi,ssn toa., and Il i'm
ssfs.d IN ,..t. hlsa -tA satss. A. the sss
sntsts by Pips, u HsAts oa the surface VI ilss
~siff. sni pfsssisr against tho cover of the
res hslssr. rs,sss u NJ antA u 10 fall; o. uksn
90. !. drawn from II, II ssaks Nv the sstss, thu.
tsasahg sniform rfsssars. go iong 3. n Eosts.
fss to',us,tsss f,r ibs sreetsn ef tk-ss Gss
HDfas, we're hsssss. rsTileas and Hgsy. Of
If.n,cn. Y. ,. NJ. ksnsedy the Ensiseer, and
sspsun'sndvp, hsr- hs. had sonsldsrsbls ss.