New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-17
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W 1vNpJlr H9rsts. Noy. :. 1850
Beside tie great capabilities O.. Haa-a, 10,
agricultural purpose, sioctIai,irs ent WOO, growing
there is yet a.otac. socice oi wea.tl. rcl ION 20
which but tfle L.orr. wit,iH "a, well ort q. the
STATE. I1eel to tDc 81. Sp1i1gs. w.-ch eAi,i above
Fort Riley. in tie .e,s cl l-e E,albi.1n So.ouon
and saline Forks o aaundal are tLt-o surface lihr,
and of ,ucA tuCp..fHH. -.cc..h. 'nehf to eject
the quality or tho al.o streams OF wa.e- which f.a
through those valley. ard emrt! to.r ullsNi,n'
volumes into the smoky HILL in '1ct during ;he period
of protiactcd dIoLu tno wa:er, o. tLc solomon ant
Saline become 10 racL a, to Lul' tttm cl,i.ely Ol
domestic purposes TAe,c saiilcs. loSesc. are o
crea. beneG 10 the ,ccla ser ls 1ocs. ard tcra'
require no sailing. as TO- Zee Ta,.crn Siates
Thi, saline region. a. j which Ilay be called nvoiy
the Kansas Sal; Crops the salncs Of The Sac.'aV
VALLEY are dcuo,nina,ol tie Michigan Sal Group -
and those Of New.Vori he "OnonGsea Salt Group
have o- center quite p-ohobl, ar the confluence o.
me jionon and smoky Hi. This fact however, ''a
b. determined only tf sufficient bOimcs.
Whic The ,re' -tl ~ the hTiLes in t1i, SEQ Hor lFt
not as vet been ted fIOU wells beyond ihD .ahrnce
Of fresh water, there is ltc dCubt LoWo'ci a. 'ei
Great strength md purity al imlted ocith "4oN tlc
snrfqce This j. Crl.e. nor OLir from tie Geological
TEXTURES Of the con,ry. uui rom hc ereai sreusih Of
The surface brirrs 1Id l.p nom tie Intersections o.
Of acres from .ceol os 20 Lal an ncl ia tllC tcs
These Icma kdbc formation. como irou. brIut ooLlHe
UP fom below. aHG LOT ilon surface hoe.Hgs. Ihe
whole subsoil seoas Thoroughly !mpTeglaicd VITA con
etapt upward tendency that equalization succeeds
crystallaiion ttc removal 81 the salt eio.cf o d.
Ih lsct alone seems 10 be very conclusive pf"t - the
above sdppOsiiion. There is Ct another how 't Gu
prsctical and. perhaps conc.nsiye character An
individual residing AesI 10 one o. these ai deposits
or marshes they are Failed. without any oil tie peCu
liar features Of marsh AcWcycf-b0s succeeded ir
Q sin aro orQ
The depth o some - . feet and from which be ~
tanning brine Oi such gih tha lu gallons ID
make hlshe of salt. While ibis brine il more tuan
three tme tho Strength o sea waer yot II is EOWi'e
superior to seN eTal flowing springs ~ tins sat region
T. however, IN tn, patC IlnI locality biinc j. ob.
tanned some 30 feet iron tie SuTiacl, lO' gallons OF
which are sufficient 20 make busbei Of solt. t iu-
deed is It's strength al he depth oi OD iec Is not
safe 10 conclude tha' al b latter depth prime eHiis
at or near the satugatiOn point
The East Saginaw S3l NauLiacturinl Company Of
Michigan in sinking rs wei in i-bb-aLd which has
subsequently proved remarkably succes,iui-a the
depth Uf ~ leet obtained BRINE O Only one degree IN
strength aud az the depth Of 800 feet brine IA no
respect stronger than the Kansas brine from The above
marsh al - or 30 ieei
Tie great purity Of the salt made Om the brine, OF
this section another important Characteristic The
only chemical anay si Of Kan-as sal, yet made 80
far as my knowledge extends j. from samp.e placed
in the hands Of C. j. Chandler PTOfe. o, Ch0mstly
&C. of Columbia College in July last. This sample
was obtained by solar evaporation WliLout any psftlCE
lar care, however, and IN the most primitive mode
imagiuablea trolgl from cotton OOd log being the
only kind OF vat usod and in Which i, remained uut
the process Of Capitalization was fully completed.
a committee from tic ew-York Legislature. which
visited and investigated the MiebigaL Salt Group n
1862 in making it, report observe. II ls only by
chemical analysis tina tbe Va.ue Of DrIIe cGn be deter
mined. Al The blrcs used IN the manufacture NJ SAT-
this side Of the Mississippi River with exception
that Of Saitve in South western Virginia, are loaded
with .mpuree which must he removed or the salt 4.
yaluess' IL view Of this va superiority vi tae brine
of tie Kansas S1 Group as determined by the clemt
csl ANALYSIS Of Prof handler, and Which is given be
lou ID. 90, ,.a4nt