The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-06

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u,nc.a.sy. sct,nc ~ ere oased upon the peculiar 70.
~ r,s.S.a. ~. "a POSING axotised matter in
| hx.a rysSo eLone AlkAltne and sA1thy
matto. csrs.., taseS Circumstances, the for.
..ssLfa psedly. under the in0uencs 81 tAs
~ Sor1sssc. IL I. fnecnemieaf conditions oi
so~Mrsss 1 o1 n0ros tAoo, are thfoe de-
iins IA ~ N Moi1 aaotasd snhetances, aka.
niv a. H .tMn.sy ssny Dase:. and IN abundant saD.
~ os ssmoepncfic air. 80 +F -
hv ~ coneIsaons Are falntlsd In practice
ssrth. SxSAssLoc1on OF heaps containlng
snrssc. Hao ;. nutrenahle substancSs. 4 clay
IT, PTro9c sarth. mixed With old mortar,
sascAso ume. soft porue nmestOno, wood
"a. ~. - M intefstrAnnsd with Vegetable
.un' .ucn e corn stairs. tobacco staaks,
sn,c nnnowsr stems, &C.. and various sorts OF
s SsnmAI Isiuse. secn a. petrid meat, blood
.@.o0 @ siAognter honses, leaseG clippings,
aoos ~. scIaRanSes excrements, &c. The heap
urins msst = S ASRs moist ~ such liqulds -
~ o.asl p3srsnaeic solution. Ho!es are
10 IN can he of ~: - ~ .nc - y. ~ rqosos
turned over, when q Wnitv e6aopasosn -
appears upon TIE surfsns n n srrsscd oSr
and %, q the ripsnine xoes on. ~ hssrs:
gfsdasiv diminish In sise. The earsh rs.
- ~ ~ - &c 20 MsssMens aE ey i0eif
ir~ ~ ILL., no.. ,oL ~ RuIt Oh c01SsotI1t.
non vsc,.nt ~. sa. ~ MAs',.uon' Ans mose
SGns S;nS senisn. M slze ior snsse hsePe y elk feet
n satima IA th.t VIA; ..@ ~ tSng. 1s
such - rth s.t,1 go su"o .ssaom. o!
HUNDRED wsi.h{ an n.s,smasaP HH arr.aa P1Uoues o.
made from thsss data of re sxtsns % Tnick
It Y dastrab.s % carry this -proosss. II is
.smx sas ,d. 20 AT s-axs ass. naassr M Of these
space between them for convenience Of work.
ing. They must Of course b projected from
drenchtng rains and from foods, at the Same
ume mat they are folly exposed TO the air.
An improvement upon this plan has been
ls rendered continuous. The heaps are there
the wind. but on ths onnosits facs. in = ssr =: ~ ~
Of steps The watering III! taking place upon
ward stds not oniv cause: esniiias Ua t1s o.
in that direction, but also copcentraiss The
i. spGn IN ,aat In, daos ~ ns em0rssSsd earth
mixed with new decompcsinr mntter. an1
aodea 70 tne shelves or steps. IN this man.
ana con.tsntiy furpshss % ni,rs Il i. 81 sIowl1 aT'
but steadily changing ats position.
,. A. TO ne probable production Of nts'e.
h. s.vsn nin h1 49, =. sns -, VIZ: .x
hundr cd weiEhy Of nitre.
3. ~ to tie time -eqxtred for ,f,snixS.
This varies from two 70 three ysara. Upon
can hs Rs .oonsr man .Si. o. ,n.s ns
q sort Of ooncsn tration, az ALREADY stated.
taks. place upon the windward wall. 20 that
Of the On tire heap. WV ''' ''SA
4<s to The intu..es spon Aesl.l.
This will certainly not BE- greater than
mat .na. OK r rae Ordinary ordinary heaps OF barr. yard ma.
decompostng matter a. Would make q nun.
o-eo vav we1sas Q! nifss
a. SsowpsS % ~ P1scoT. @ % Mn
Chemist
oAOe; ejh;sS TsS'ss e. Rs"o: Rn4ssu ord .nau uu..-
r,.o.:-..:
- MoHo. .uo .oo'e 'ommoni-
~. w.. W seon 'na' 'ue sne rs9uireo 'sf
c-:-f.'- ro- y. A'''o ". 's''Pe'fs) nom ala'
ANla. '.0o = a"0u sfoaso. 'nan nom mo NITROUS
~. 'oa.u ~ ,ase'' Al'nousn upon tnofough
..,o'.'s:son - nso o0en Aseof'aineo That even
80. .. '@, oees :" 'ue aol0 ooo'nern iasl-
'"u0' =. 'us oon'eu''.0y' sno process requires
. mo'n snoi'er penod snsn IN Prussia or
sweden OF tne Nortnern portions ofour own
country. II 10 estimated that within twelve
months from the hrst formation OF the beds,
saltpetre, ready for use in tho manufacture Of
powder, can DO procured in South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and
Texas; bnt TO encourage the investment Of
LABOR ana capl'sl IN this business. and to cover
contingencies, the Government proposes to
take, at nifty cents per pound, all saltpetrs
made In this way until tho lst Of January,
1864.
The spropr1ety OF the difference in price fred
BY the Government will be obvious upon q
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