Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-20
FROM THE OIL REGIONS.
Petroleum for Locomotive uel.
sa.ercstin. Experiments.

sasercstin. Experiments.
TirrsyILLE, Pa, July 10, ~.
tmssp Jgsxrss 1t ~ now acme three
or four wears since have hear from or
seen any OF my Davenport friends,
and although. however. direlict may have
bssn IN INV duty. in not informing them of
INV whereabouts, many OF them are remem>
bered with feelings OF pleasure. ! am 10
Gated ia T.tussillc, Pa, in the very heart Of
the "Oil Regions" |, is "A place Of consid-
cradle importance. It being the shipping
point 10 tho New York, Philadelphia, Clcve>
land, Boston, Plttsburg aud other markets
and although oil 10 NOT Ms profitable com
modify rs il was during the great excite
ment, and has been the means of running
many, yet, our leading producers confident
liz expect that the successful experiments in
making il useful ms fuel, will greatly en>
nance i;s value. and be mine Of wealth to
all those engaged in its production. No
doubt you have seen accounts OF the sue
cessful experiments an the case Of the guns
boat Palos, AMI Oh Saturday last It was
used AZ fuel in one OF the engines Of the
Warren 4 Franklin Railroad, which proved
entirely satisfactory TO the managers Of the
road. aud a. il may be Of interest to YOU, |
vii, give you Ga outline Of the construction
o. thesc burners aud the general arrange
meu,s, which will give Won an idea Of the
process, without gong into minute detail.
The apparatus consist Of pan covering the
bottom Of the tret box in the locomotive
and taking the place OF CRATES. On the pan
nre placed heaters or gas generators, six II
number, consisting OF inclined plates OF cast
iron, supported ~ an angle OF forty ~live de-
grces. Opposite to each hester ~ an In
lector conveying the oil TO the hea'er, wher,
Il is instantaueDusly converted into gsses
oxygen being slso furnished :" the ra~es II
tina nascent state for combustion he Oh
!, -antain Il IN a talk on the tender from
which 1t i. { tnvcyci by fecd>p,pes To I'll,
injector, each par ui lnlectors being cons
trollcd bv thtottle iy meai oi which I'll,
fire ~ regulated as readily as the light OF q
lamp.
The inventor OF ths burner j. DIR Spen.
yer, OF this place. who 40 douh, will reap d
tich reward from hIs inveAtive genius. 4ht
locomotive 70 which this burner WAS a.
iA,hel, wa. or the Patterson make, thirty.
one tons, aud one hundred aud fifty hors,
power No tralm WAS attacked 60 the loco
motive ia this experiment. After u whistle
- clear the TRACK, the locomotive backe,
down the road, the velocity Of sps ed gradu
alt, increasing. aud with about 80 pound.
Of 5 cam. running n distance OF four mile.
IN less than eleven minutes. or at the rat
vfiwcnty miles An hour. The experiment
exceeded all expectation. and has suggcstes
suoh improvements to tho parties ownin.
tho patent, As will bring petroleum int,
general use on ali railroads. il being estima
tcd by q careful comparison that oil will b.
much cheaper fuel ut sixteen dollars n bar
rel. than either woodor coal, oven in Thu
region. The discovery If petroleum. ha,
opened up market that il destined To be o
the greatest importance to eur country. L
aish used Ii the mtnnitcturc OF gas, et
D.aeA l..ss expense than the former method
ana Of much more hrian, light. and oi
i-~s disag -eeatie ciof. In NV next | WI
,naeavo- 70 .s, YOU the moie If manuisc
,utc of the sad ess, u i, would be OF III
icrcs, to yon.
How ar things progressing inyent b. al
tifnl CITY | should 10 much pleased /,
hear that You nre now the leading city i
Iowa, ~ hsve always thought Davenpor
i q s,incd To be. She certainly is the mos
beautiful. .lomN L. STEVENS
New Commercials.
The following new counterfeits are tax {,
from Thompson's Bank Note Reporter f.
July I'd:
Is on the Flour City National Bank o
Rochester, y. \. Well executed and lik
10 deceive.
los On the Highland National Bank, New
burg, n. y. Imitation. On the right end
Franklin drawing lightning from the cloud
with a kite. Poorly done.
20s on the Fourth National Bank Of Phil
adelphia. The engraving is course. Tn
wounded soldier on the left end appears +
have lost his head. The A in the wor
philaGclphia is not crossed. The foot of th
Goddess Of Liberty with flag in her hand
At the right end is not dscernable--in tn
genuine IL il. The back Of the note j
coarse.
2os on the First National Bank of Por,
land, Conn. Well calculated to deceive.
zoos on the First National Bank OF Bostor
Mass. Imitation. Well done Examir
all notes OF this denomination, - this pla
will probably be altered to other banks
Also.
Is on the United States Treasury Not,
(greenbacks.) Close imitation. but the CT
CRAVING is coarse, especially tho head
Chase, which differs from the genuine
the eyes and mouth, but more particular
in the nose, which 10 OF al entirely differed
type.
% on the ". S. Treasury Notes tcreer
backs New counterfeit IS Of the issue
March 10, 1862, have juss made their al
pearance in this city, the South having be,
pretty well flooded with them. The wor,
United States" when compared with tho
Of genuine bill. have a scratched appeal
ance. In genuine appearance, paper ~
printing, they are we'll calculated to deceiv
s.
The Bridge.
The Bridge Company are making RAP
progress in their arrangements for the con
mencement OF the work. Over S7OO,0
has been subscribed for stock. Those VIII
wish to invest IN the enterprise can hsv
the privilege of doing so for few days ye
Figures demonstrate the fact that the stoc
in this company, like that in the 9th,
bridges winch have been thrown across II
Mississippi for the convenience Of railroad
and other interests, Is sure to return div
dends. which will not only be paying one
but will make the investment one whis
VIII command premium 1t no distant d.
The work on embankments and abutmel
foundations will be ccmmenced in . fe
weeks, to be 70 lowed by other work 80 COX
q the Father Of Waters will allow.-U,
tsqus Times.
SINorLAA FAcr. We published son
time since IN item In regard to the rsis,r
Of two or three yonng squirrels BY a 6,
belonging to Major B. &. Armstrong. II
squirrels suckled theis stcp.mother a. ma
urAlly ~ could be, and the result, siusula
IL enough, has been the transmission Of b
carniverous disposition into the squire
Sunday morning last one Of the squire
now, about grown. watched his oppoTtuni
end pounccd upon . young bird in \
As.nstroness yard. and 0cfuallv eat IL d