The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-22

Extaad tAls oalc~iasloa 1bs, aaotA3 ysaS.
and !pea tAs sappgsttaSn INST ~ tseekAA6
balance Of Asst. .... uAuA l
Interest one ysa1. ...................... x9l9
q, 80
ade raised ............... Gin 900
krOm Pss"st.-..e' ....-.s.... 800
leo,seo
sles -
At the end Of the second year the
State might we'll Afford 70 tQ aidAte
this balance. and hold Q property
yieloioe IRON salt. 10000
And from plaster. .............. 5000
10000
How, then, would We stApd7 We would -
re 90. OVER OF property Yielding r:vsnus
cent. on o., 66de6e
That there salines will yield prodt Of
Sic. 900 on salt ana ~, 900 on pa Aee~r, eass
whose long expsriepcs and accuracy afford
the best eest OF thsir CORRECTNESS. They all -.
snse me that upon aa additional sEpondi-
ture Of $4,000 tor Improvements and NJ.
torres, the nett profit on salt cannot bs lsss
than Observation-Disclosures. ol30, 900
And upon plaster $1,000
oisS. 900
This estimate II made upon the supposit ion
that salt 10 selling - low a. IL eyer did In the
Rich mond market.
SALT sr SOLAR svAPoaArIos.
vats for this purpose are 10 foet LONG anA 10
fest vide, OF lumber ,wo trchae thick. Sir.
ty 1--WE vats will cover one acre, and sixty
acres VIII tain $500 watts, capable Of pro.
dactng 1000 bushels annually; which. IL
sold at 20 cents Per bushel. grsas receipts
VIII De OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000
Cost Of making. tncludtnS interest
ON cost Of vaLe....... .............. $3.50
sAe, sio
II sold at 10 cents. gross rscsipts.... saoo. ooo
Deouct cost - Aooye.--..."..".... 2S.Io0
-
Profit. Observation-Disclosures. SI7l $40
PoasIL SALT.
Eossil salt was struck at 316 feet, At22O
feet II e1:snded all over the we'll. Tho pro. /
prietors ut that depth commenced and sunk
q circular shaft 30 feot in 70 the salt, and then
bored Ito fees deeper without getting through
the strata Seven pounds OF fossil salt Win
make one bushsl (of nifty pous DE- Of prime
salt. Ono ton makes thir1y Bushels; my
tons make Is, 900 bushels and fifty tons can
be raised per Jay and at the following cost:
Five hands and ono horse, at -. % per
day, 10 por annum ................... &l 1916
TrSnsPo ting ana grindiLS........ sou
Ots OF In .king.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50
Cost OF vats, ~ eSo each l3S.;oo
Total .,psn.. ..................e i4s,ls
4eS,o bushels per year, scld NJ 70
....................... 1851 900
Deduct cost a. above. -.....-.-...-.. S.lS1
PROFIT Observation-Disclosures. Sol si4
II cold At 40 cents per bushel, gross
receipts would be ,.................. 9lS7 300
Deduct whole est. 1855
Profit. Observation-Disclosures. $l7l,HiA
The majority report recommends the par.
chase OF 400 600 bushels Of salt At 70 cents Der
oushel-cOsting the State $500 OOV. We have
Al lsast i, 1888 .ooo psrsons to supply with salt.
400 900 tusnsls gives, per capita, Is pounds 70
e.oa person II y. are 10 depssd upon the
amouat m sde By boiiius-say, 100, 900 Dushels
-each person would receive zot pounds: lbs,
one. AAif enough.
Piedmont Dlsulct has population OF ~ 81
Valley Uis,rist.............. ......... 2ls ,iSs
6OutQWest ...... ....-.....,. lSN ~
XI00Wot0H. ...-............... Al vA7y
SIS, LIZ
At 30 pounds per capita, 40o, 900 busneis
would not supply Piedmont alone, II they
got tho whole amount.