East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-05-19
RunalS stearn s,Il Co.

Last week we visited for the first
time tho works Of the above company,
in the THIRD ward Of this city, p. A. sut.
ton, Superintendent, ~
Thcirtract occupies four city lots, op-
posite the Atwatcr Mill, Water street.
two of which they have covered entirely
with buildings, which are of he follow
ing dimensions Engine Room, 2ox4o
feet Boiler House, 26x2s; Evapors.
ting Rooms, s4xl0O; Sail and Packing
Rooms, 25x54 feed; Outside Cisternl
20x30, six feet deep, raised twelve feet
from. the ground. Their well is 724
feet deep, and affords an abundant sup.
ply Of brine, which stands at 94@ by
the salometer a. it is delivered by tho
pump into the cistern. Sufficient guam
tity, it has been demonstrated, can be
drawn from the well without diminish.
ing its strength, to supply works of
three times the capacity o! those at
present in operation, The brine is
raised and forced into the outside els.
tern by means ofthe engine which was
used in boring the well. The boiler
room is next to the engine loom, and Is
furnished with three large boilers, used
for making steam with which the evap.
Grating process is carried on. These
boilers are set up the same as those
used in steam saw.mils, and tho fuel
consists entirely of saw dust and edg.
ings, the accumulation Of which has
heretofore been matter Of great trouble
aud annoyance to mill owners. The
process of manufacture, as we have in.
timated is entirely by steam evapors.
ton. The brine IL heated moderately
MS il passes into the outside cistern, and
subjected to greater heat afterwards
until it is entirely purified and trans,
formed into beautifully crystalized salt
of the purest quality. This is done by
means Of A inch brass pipes running
through long wooden tanks, thro' which
pipes tie steam from the boilers passes.
These tanks, six in number, are ranged
side by side, lengthwise of the evapora.
ting room, sufficiently far apart Cor con.
venience in working, an. each at prop
or elevation above the other to give
the necessary descent to the brine in
filling the two at the highest elevation
are larger than the others, and are used
as settlers; their dimensions are 100
feet in length by feet in width, 3! feet
deep; three of the brass pipes pass the
entire length Of each below these are
four drainers, two Sxs0, one 6xs0, and
one 5xs0; each g inches deep. In the
first and second are pipes, in the third
2, and in the fourth I. The brine Is
partially settled in the first settler, then
run into the next, where the process is
completed, it is then drawn off into the
drainers, which are filed every twenty.
four hours. The salt is taken out of
the drainers each day before re-flling,
tho incorporated brine being drawn off
and the salt removed with a shovel; it
is left on broad shelf which is placed
above each of the drainers, until suffi.
ciently drained, when it is moved to the
salt and packing room. .aaGg
So Everything about the concern shows
that the matter of expense has not stood
in the way of making every part as It
should be. None but the best Of lum
Der has been used about the tanks or
any OF the essential appurtenances: over
two hundred feet OF brass pipe Of the
best quality has been laid, the couplings
upon which are so perfect that not a
leak is drscernable in the whole length,
and the genc' al appearance of the works
indicates permanence and sOlidity IN
themselves aud in their owners. The
amount of salt manufactured averages
so barrels per day, which will soon be
increased to 100. The heat TO which
the water is subjected in the settlers
and grainers varies from 100 to ITS de-
grees. BY this process no chemical
substance whatever is used in purifying
the brine. l7tt- u.t. t..ra..
RErURNED.- Capt. JOHN g. LIND Of
Co. A.. l4th Mich. Inf, returned to this
city week before last from Nashville,
Tenn, where he has been lying danger.
ously i'll since last Fall lie is now with
his sister, Mrs. b. M. Thompson, who
came through with him, and we arc
panied to learn that there is but little
home of his ever recovering his health