, 1864-01-24
hitcAed to ons of .o.ps.imes tvo Of ths.s hsoeka

hltcAed to ons o. sososaimes tvo Of tbese block,
BY means OF a large iron hook well shafpcned. and
having q tog8le joint. to which Is attached =
long wooden handlo, With which the man sfnxes' :
Il to tho ice. A boy lcads the horse up the plane,
aud on arriving at the point Of Intersection with
tho "plane "'tb tho platform tho hook II With
drawn. Down rnshcs tho block Of Ice. add1ng ve-
loeify in its hcadtong career, until It reaches hs
platform: Hero couple Of men armed with 4
long ice hook guide It, As it slldcs along.
10 the entrances In the front Of tho building. Here
it Is hurled On to run. where it alldes down to
where tho Ice fa being piled away. Harc It s again
attacked By tee hooks =" and stored In its proper
poeltIon. In this manner the work goes on, block
after block 6nds its way to it, allotted p1ace.
Such is tho rapidity with which this work IL done
that sixteen blocks eaeh weighing about 759 lbs
an aggregate weight Of Sir tEne, ore dr1on up and
stored IN nInGtt, as VAS found by actual timing
The whole working force em2loyel at present IN
tho various departments consists Of about one
hundred men, including carpenters, ice crttcrs,
towers ard packers, and 8 horses.
THE D1sCnARatxo APPARATus.
In the front OF the building. facing the railroad
track, are SIX 0pcniugB-one In csch division,
which will be occupied by anfmproTed" dummy"
This dummy - ia lifted With 1anGcd wheels, 60
as to run on track acros1 the platform to the rail-
railroad CATS, and haTtng patent end board.
WNE0 OEluE FN16tQ1 N31I 1t{0clt AuH otuEA4 u 1Eo
In the car without suIjecting It to the usual wear
and tear which Is attached TO tho loading OF Ice.
The " dummy will be moved mp and DOWN. by
means Of stout rope passing oveF windlass and
attached to 3 heavy weight On lowering tho
weight the dummy can bo ratsca to any required
height, By means Of brake, and n!tes being laden
With ice, the dummy deseeuds and the weight a.
cends. On reaehing the track, the dummy Is push~
ed forward 10 the CAT, the ice enptied. the samo
Ia mill
receives the necessary amount Of Ice.
srkAx rowkn. t.
Il is the intention Of the Superintendent to pro
cure machinery. to be worked by steam power, 10
do the elcvating and: dischaging next eesson.
Strenuous efforts were made to do so this winter,
but the short time allowed for the manufacture Of
the machinery, together with the difficulty cxperl-
enced In obtaining the motive power needed on
account Of the amount Of work with which the W
rious manufactures east and west are crowded,
prevented its being done. =. -
TUE ICE. "
The Crystal Lake Ice has long enjoyed the .cpu-
tntion Of being second to none that WIS ever sold
IN this city This year it Is In excellent condition
being about twenty-five Inches thick It Is en-.
tireIy co1cr1ess, and possesses Buch crystalline
and transparent appearance, that portion Of It,
troken of in tho shape Of prism, will reflect ths
seven primary colorH, in & manner not surpassed
by the best aintElass. Aa an experiment. one o1
thc party placed copy Of the Tg5nr's1 ~
e.ocs soae ap&c to read the 'news Just as well
as II he were looking at it through an ordinary
pane Of glass.. ),
SUPPLYING TEE c1TT.
The Company will not directly supply The city
consumption, hut will furnish the ice at wholesale
to the retailers, who will supply families in tho
various oistricts-the city having been *'dlstrict
cd" To do this, supply will be brought in ever,
morning By rail, and IN case Of any accident, o.
temporary want Of transportation, storehoust
will be bullt in the city whcro week's stock wll
bo constantly kept on hand.
TEE RETURN TO THE CIT.
About hal!-past one O'Clock the party took tn III.
cars, and started for the city. During the ride,
sunptuous lunch, provided by ss1ninc host" o
the fremont, was brought 10 light. and the party
whose appetite was somewhat eharpeued bF th'
tip, took to It with will After doing Justice It
the suhstautIa1s, basket Of 'crecn seal Wal
brought forth, and. aftcr ia feaet OF reason AMI
flow Of SOUL" the party separated, on arriving
ut the depot, fu1ly satisfied with the days enjoy
mcnt. Too much pra1ee cannot be awarded K
| james P. Smith, Eaq., the Superintendent, AMI
p, u. Smith, Esq, one OF the Directors, for the
exeEtiona IN striving to make the aiair pleasant
and 10 John 3. Drake, Esq, Of the fremont, fo
his attendance 10 the wnnts OF the inner man.