New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-08

a ,,s,s be, boy il Champlan, Clinton Co n y,
two and nall miles long over half mile wide' "n'c ~
been pnobed 20 feet without tading ps,op' q, Nav.
In Oronsc County, and IN the adjoining porrisr " w
Terse, there Is an immense tract k'ern the drcvre
lands which believe 10 be OF the largest peat bog
known IN America except tho one mentioned upon ANU
costa.
Nzw.JgRsEY PENNSYLVANIA, sc.
In other part. Of NcwJerey, there are numerous sma
deposits Of peat sufficient to furnish the state WIN iue
independoD. Of the Pennsyls coal mines. Many OF
The Sonth Jersey cedar ssamps ancient peat boys,
oycrerogn with timber, the debris of which have been
and Sill are adding TO the peat deposit In some OF these
swamps there Is and better TIMBER buried IN tue
peat than is seoE,ed by the living forest.
THE GREAT WESTERLY FIELDS.
There is one peatbog in Indiana over 90 miles long,
with an average width OF three miles, extending from
South Bend TO tho Illinois lire, along both sides OF tho
Kankakec River. Il Is possible at small expense TO
low er the bed OF this river below the marsh 80 as TO dram
The peat 10 or IL feet deep Ia places II Is known 20 be
over 70 feel deep The amount of fuel IN this bog per-
ecty incalculable rather ineonprehensibe to any
ordinary class Of minds South OF the kankakee, the
peat-bogs between there and the Wabash arc simply
immense and they arc trsyersed by three railroads.
Near the head OF Lake Michigan, within 10 to 80 miles
OF Chicago there peat fuel enough 10 supply that city
n Il lives 10 The age of Jerusalem The marsh along tho
Calamie River will at least 30 miles, averaging
mile WIDE and is of unknown DEPTH and undoubtedly rs
good peat that now selling at such profit upon is
cost in Massachusetts,.
Bnt Chicago need not send to Indiana for fuel it is
surrounded with immense peatbogs All that is wanted
IA for acme one the enterprise OF converting them
into fuofue that can be made for less than it
20 bring the coal from the mines in the center OF the State
The only objection ever heard TO the prarc-marsh
peat is that II Is generally too light porous spongytoo
much Of undecomposed fiber of gass and weeds
10 make good fuel when dried. That objection Is all
obviatcd in just such peat rbon worked in condensng
machine.
PEAT as FUEL FOR ocoMoTIyEs-ExPERrMRsTs.
It's litilo remarkable that few experiments have
beon made b. railroad TO test the value of peat as
fuel for locomotive engines since has been known by
actual for years under stationary engines as ono
of the best as we'll economical articles used IL Is
also well known that u every experiment tired upon raul
roads, the testimony OF engineers and practical mon has
been unanimous in favor Of peat when IL has been
used in iis crude state and under every disadvantage In
no has u been burned In funance properly con-
strctcd and far ~ We are informed test has boon
made with the condensed article We satisfied that
whenever that is fairly tried, every railroad will endeav9r
60 have it own peat bog and fuel manafacoV For rail'
roads, say confidently peat is the fuel IL IS easily
handled; tender cary enough for two hundred
miles, It is easily indled it requires no wood Tor knu-
ling. IL burns freely end steadily TO tS .ast, eaynB no
9sida0mi eals ~ sparks 70 eay9 Yooa sqa ~S