New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-17

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TuB TURPESTIER COUNTRY.
| ] arrived in Wilmington about sunrise. II 20
an uniuyifDg. dirty -. - SUNG 'sFss orhess
The h uoT,s good and the wharves are crowded with
Slipping besiae having easy access from the ocean, "
hos also connection with the inland towns b. the river
and three ralroads-oDe running north. enc south. and
tie other northwest II is the greatest trpentre aud
rosin depot in the country. From Goldstoro 10 VII.
mngton distance OF 20 niles the country Is one cen
tinual pine forest, Then along the southern railroad
until you cutter South Carolina i Gil tuTpca,ins coun
try. At every station we stopped. tho Charleston
and Manchester Road va. numbers ofbarrels Of
and rosin both In It's crude a3l prepared
state In fact each station village seemed TO
sist Of only a few implanted houses and tarIca.ine
still.
TIE TrRPTsTIsE PRODUCTION.
Tie method Of obtaining this turpentiEe is very Elm.
pie Daring January and February. the trees pre-
pared Tor the purpose. This s dore by o! cut
ting small box the trunk Of tie tree This box f
cut out by axe, and Is generally made 70 hold one
quart OF crude turpoutGe II is necessary that the
boxes should be cut during the Winter and before the
sap commences TO run. During the month Of March or
usi before the sap appears the workman begins 10 peel
TIE bark from the tree commencing at the upper end Of
the box. and making II cover the fun width about 10
inches As this brfk is taken of the sap runs
down into the receptacle II takes from five TO seven
weeks for box 10 I'LL AS as the box ls the tuI.
pentine 10 seoopei out and put into bucket. Each
Gbotr has bucket and goes around 10 tho different
trees until bis bucket full and then be emptes into
barrels for the purpose About September the caps stop
running and the season is over. During ayear, or
sec good tree viii yield at least six quarts Of tur
pen.ine Dnrpg each the bark ID peeled of to
distance mp tie tree. Of about two feet From 20 10
sc oet s Or high up the tree as they can co. So aee
will Weld from 10 20 Is years After tie turpcntino is
taken from the boxes and put 10 barrels it IS ready for
the stih.
HOW TUBfEyIIyB is MADE.
The following will give you Al idea of the oonstrnc
ton Of tie turyeb'ine sii,; lnefe IL ierge eoisl
boilers don't know, bat should Jndse they woud noe
from six to ten bares 1he bTifh'wpTa put 70 inc
hight OF abou ten feet: On the top is platform and
fbe crude material Is hoscd i:om the ground to this
nla form and then omptied into the boiler. From this
roller there is iron pipe about foot IN diameter
Leading 10 large wooden vat standing ALONGSIDE the
s,ill proper. THIS vat Is more than hai hied WIFE
water which is necessary IN cafe Of FIRE. Connecting
will tho pipe from the boiler is another constructed
in zlgzg manner and eItending down 10 me . oC,,o
urrentine the fire IL started IN the furnace and tue
| land commences 10 boil The tarPontine arises IN
steam from this crude material Inc steam rises ana
extends through one pipe TO the vat, and thence
throucb the ripe into the vat The water being heavier
,bsn lie turpsntine tie two will not mix, and the
o,er GOES 10 the bottom while the turpentine remains
a. Inc ton At tho bottom Of the vat IL spiggot and
i ,ronrh After the water 10 run of tho turpentine
descepds and passes through TO barrels placed under
meath The faid IA then ready for market After boil
inp the crude turpentiBe until the steam ceases 10
ascend tho material In the bottom ia called rosin AS
soon az the turpcntne ceases running tho steam pipes
arc taken off and the boiling rosin skinned by means
M a wire NET attached 70 long handle. This skim
ming is done for the purpose OF taking all the dirt that
collects with the tupentine while III the boxes OF INC
trecs As soon as IL Is skinned 1t IN let oil from the
boiler by means OF small pipe to large trough where
after II cous, il u placed In barrels and 10 ready
r market aso This dstillaton Of turpentine ia velJ
sinple bat requires extreme care. lire the gres
danger. - ,o
Anfr a nine tree ceascs 10 yield turIentine II IL cu
town and the tat knots burned into tar pitch These
et portops are split into pieces varying III size iloi
and tar are made by number OF these pieces penn
ninced together in such manner that when they arr
ct on FIRE the fat descends to hole dug IN the ground
!, and themes runs through trough and becomes TAR
Tbe,e peces after being fired are covered over VIII
dir aud geat care must DO taken not 10 let them p1,
| While burning. IL allowed ~ blaze. the tar ~ouiu al
H. con.nned These trees also make the bert klnd o
: Nrber Here 1t ~ called light wood" because u
,oskes snoh a brilliant light while burning Those wht
o,yn ube woods near railroad, after using the iee'
for tnI peutiDe cut them down ana make rafohu'los
There Is as much speculation going on In iumoer a
there is IN cotton. Cotton has Teen considered hns
40 long time that people apt TO forget other roya
stanes On the train net an agent Of some eIcnler
Jaw Company in New ork. ho was going to Iii,9I
Head 10 erect the machinery 81 two saw,mlis. ~
tod me tbat his firm DONG 90 immense business ~
sending sawmin mssL.IeIy " North and South caro-