Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-05-22
CONFEDERATE iTATEs NITRE BUREAU,
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CONFEDERATE YATES NIrRE BUREAU,
Richmond aay 9Th, 1852,
N0twibstap ing tbs large yied OF bitIe from Te
0ueay advertised in newspapers, the receipts II
that have sufficient and the Government
lie y OF loo king Ot5er 6curces 10 meet
The demands q the service 1t vel known that the
tobacco farms OF Virginia and North Carolina contain
considerable q1anL. which ty very simple process
be Obtained from the earth OF the barn n50ra ard m
appeals made 10 every planter to engage IN ihe
U&uu2 ctITe " i7 aTce "Hlcu - SO very aileH' 10
The Government AZ rs umf ~ per mthlS ID l1e eL us
tobaccs harms trSt instituted under te direction
CT Capt. nor by T f. j. Barnes, satisfactorily
a5ceJansd that ell tobacco haln floors C0@ll mere q
les ni- according TO The Leush OF time they have beer
barn Ach has heeo IA twenty years
viii contain NITROUS e2itn 10 the Cepn OF aA or nine lce
which has heen in some five years oDIg two
three inches many of the b2rn3 !. ia believed, viii
yield mulh hundred and fifty pounds OF nItle
and planners VII find II 40 less profitable than It ls pa
much as they viii be paid BY the ME- Blu eeveutf
cents per pound tor 81 ntr9 when contains Impurities
Bureau wigh the igfot1uaon which h Ma collected
this sGbjcCt and uatss Win in tbs publication CT his
Pfocess-DriDpng four barrels with ore head
in elCh tight practicable, (HouT b4rfeis
vi! DO but Whskey m0lssses barrels arc betteT NUM-
Der them l234 Nak8 false bottoms il them with twigs
Otherwise may be convenient, line the bar els
this pretty well with straw ray extending this
lining distance up the sdas, and fiji with earth from
the floor OF the ban Pur efficient water each barrel
thoroughly to m05ep il. Each barrel should he ltIia
inclined TO side, aad should have Il Spite hole
the bottom possible, which must be stopped with a
wooden srgo for about twelve hours the frat water
poured liz end then unst0pped, aud the water allowed
The dripping now tfou No, 4, should be returned TO il
until il driDs clear from No sho8d be poured in
No. that from 80 nto No 3 and that from no late
No Z, pouring %'leT This all me 1resh "aeI in'o r. =
Thus it viii bO that the fresh masses FIST
through No J. taking up s0ble substances hat IDs
partially charged liquid goes iHt0 No. 2 ge0g still more
nitro that being drawn eff from No z, il passes
through no 3 end is Haaty carried Though getting
additional supply OF a5 every change. THUS the
liquid coming n :, is highly concentrated
conveniently pe obs&Aed ne c.ea' lye from Ne may
be set G=Qe, Vesse TO tcttie until enough IS
obtained to boiling After the water has been
passed through no. four times it will be exhausted AMI
can be emptied and flied with fresh earth AID placed
10 4, Of the SERIES No. becoming no. 3, Sc. No. :,
and no. becoBinE No. |, the present No. U0msd No
~ VIII be filed with fresh ana this hav 0g
drained through tie EARN VIII De emped and fresh earth
put in and the barrel placed 40. A. thus preserving
continued rotation Of the barrels and avoiding the necessity
of stopping refill all Care should be 10
as little 0. The sdimelt possible, thus having much
less hto getrd OF in boiling Wheret is Iet conVenient
to get baTTes hopPers may he used, ming,
as practicable, to The came rules "a with bnres The
hOppers should he made of sp timber slabs, c0nvarg
ing all sizes, and made as tight pra # cab e.
BOiiDg-PT0cur0 iron pot la g8 enough 20 hold the
liquor be boiled peuiing all the liz l0T into it, boz
DIiakly, when viii its this scum
must be skinned off and returned to the barrels and the
boiling continued until drop up by the end stick
becomes hard solid when let fall upon cold metal up
Ona plate.
into cloth placed over tub or barrel and allowed Il
strain through into the tub hsoW and become cold Al
soonae The qaor begins TO COOL crystals saipet VII
commence forming. when cold TQaOr eft-caIeC
into the pot with the fresh liquor fer boiling IS il slii
has considerable sa!tpetrs IN it.
/ RIcHAaD NORTON
aptajn In Charge Office.
i BgAREaU OF ORDNANCE AND HYDRoGRAPHY
Richmond, May 18th 1862. {
IapProve ogthe process above indicated, ami recon
GEORGE Minor Commander,
Chief OF the Bureau.