East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-06-09
e TAS SAGINAW COURIER.
SiLIEEROUA.

We publish, as requested, the follow
ing communication Of Mr.. Fitzhugh,
Supt Bay City Salt Mfg Co, to the
Bay City Press. In regard to any
blunders of the New York delegation,
we are not posted, and must accept the
statements as made, until dcRied or cor.
rcc,ed by their authors. A friend of
ours, it is said, "knows 'cm all" and
perhaps he may be able to enlighten
us. What's writ is writ" therein we
did
" Nothing cx,enuate, nor set down aught in NAL
ice"
And wo DO not desire either to beg off
on exceptions, or be relieved from the
responsibility Of previous remarks on
this pungent topic.
OFFICE or THE BAY CRY SALT MF'GCc, }
May a. 1863
lIr. Editor
You will remember that committee appointed
by the Legislature Of New York visited this Valley
last fall on tour OF inspection Of our snt manufac
tories and that they subsequently made n lengthy
report--portions Of which, Of local Significance and
interest have been copied generally 10y the press Of
this State. Much stress has been laid Oh that part
which PROGRESSED to give analyses of the brine and
the salt of several Of the works, and which one, at
least of the East Saginaw papers has made the
foundation for remarks on the works under my
charge, eyncing some wit aud more bitterness.
AZ | knew, and as every memberof the Saginaw
Comui' tee which had charge Of the Syracuse Com
mittee which had charge Of the New York Legisla-
tive Committee knew, that works were not yisi-
ted ut all by that j0yial beyd of tourists either in
body or separately could only without imputng
anything worse, attribute fe extraordinary state
mcnt publ. by them before the New York SEN
ate and the world, TO some error, which hoped
..me would bring to light In this have not been
disappointed, but the avdity with which the East
Saginaw press seized upon this supposed analysis Of
our brine and salt 10 discrcdt the real analysis of
the distinguished Prof Chiffon shows how il WINGED
under the superiority established by that analysis
for our brine any that has yet boon fairly sub
aitted to such a test By competent hands.
! have now the means of proving beyond all doubt
that the brine which the Committee in their report
/ gave a. that of the Bay City we'll, was not drawn
! from this well, bat from one across the
/ rirer, and from that at a time lrhen The
! pumping apparatus uas out Of order and the
brine obtdiHed 81 degrees short Of its ordinary
strength. | was yesterday allowed to SEQ the man
|
the several analyses made for the Legislative Com
mitteo and the brine which is returned in their re-
port ms that from our WELL is by him described as
sample from the we'll Of "Eitshugh aud Co, Of
Bay City; depth Of TeH, l,030 .fcet strength Of
! brine By sdiometer 90 DEGREES" This is the exact
description of the first well sunk at Salzburg owned
| b. Fitzhugh aud Company now under the charge
Of Mr. +, FIrlHUGH. This well was, in point Of fact
visited by tho committee, while was not But
it must be understood, as should have been explain.
cd to and by the committee. that the brine of the
well Of Fitzhuoh !. Co. is among the strongest on
thc nycr standing ordinarily at loo by tho sa-
lOmeter-the point Of saturation, but at the moment
OF the Committees visit, from one Of tho accidents
Of which the experience of all salt manufacturers is
full the well happened to bc only yielding brine Of
the strength Of 657 This was unfortunate still
the committee might without violation Of propriety,
have made and published an analysis Of any brine
found actually in use had they accurately described
tho well from which it was drawn but submit that
il was piece of caIeessness, too gross to DO ex-
cusablo for them TO attribute it to well which never
came under their inspection ut any moment Of their
STAY in this Valley Where thoy obtained the sam
pie of salt which they had analysed and proclaimed
as salt from ebay City Works" did not inquire,
knowing that they did not get il here and knowing
still further, that nothing can be more deceptive
than the analysis Of handful Of salt, ms its COM
pArativc dryLess and the amount of the chloride ct
| calcium il would contain would depend far moro on
| tho part Of the binn from which IL was taken than
ON the brine from which It was made, and tho mode
Of manufacture The objection TO the sample Of salt
reported as "Bay City Works salt, is the moisture
and the amount of chloride of calcium in it. Every
one of experience knows that few days drainage
would cure this, the superfuous waterif allowed
would run away and carry with il the greater part
Of the chloride Of calcium But as | have Just re-
marked, however this may be, it does not touch us
as the salt analysed was not obtained here by the
Committee in person, to the best Of my knowl-
edge, by any one acting in their behalf The state
mont of the Committee has gone whore this explG-
nation will never follow and we shall have to sub
nit to a disparagement of our manufacture growing
out of gross carelessness the part of body which
is enabled by its official character to give weight t.
n SANDER real if unintentionnl. That the extent Of
this misrepresentation may be seen ut glance,
here suhion the analysis Of DR. Chiffon Of the brn
Of our old we'll and that made by Professor Goes
. man Of brine enormously attributed in the Commit
tees report to the same well: