New-York tribune., 1867-09-21

w. S. Dudley, esq., OF tlshkii' ": - On Lcat in
results gave the fullest satisfaction Oui nsdt nc IN
creased very pcrceptiby and the amount 81 i.,lo @
stone for flux for the same was lit'lch tha IRON
se0uence and we could, therefore, make tno t To- 1s
L Foetcr and at n saving of fully - per cent IcoS
cost than with either charcoal or r;o "
the quality of the iron IS pIohoGG y y 4bis section
tors of some of the largest foundlleS III llls m
conaI if not superior to any IRON they ever 81" 4
tbat / feel myself warranted Ill saying thaI So w.
ne1t properly prepared. Will smelt IRON ore cli o
any facl now known and it is our presen.
fo commence to get into operation again TINS opilng
as early as possible This fuel must become NaluHp &
i'm this and some of the adjoining coultico ' a. I
nhonnd with very superior quality OF D0th the ne
MATTE and magnetic ores ana beIeNe 'hls PctS &c
destined to become valuable wherever IL Is iou'' Vi
good quality" .u - Ia ron;al,,
EyeTywhere the iron men appear TO be rapidly
waking up TO the importance OF thls matteI' anu
and investigating and test @ II o r. his re-
zion as producing at his works some OF the pest IRON
1sed i'm this country has satisfied himself SO iaI py
his own experiments not only OF the entre pIactiu"
bty of nsinQ neat in his fOundery, but OF the snpe
ror quality of the iron produced, that he mas uooc
mined TO substitute peat for Cumberland coal ~ SUI %
as he can obtain sufficient supply from PGsf 70 fTn
which he owns within mile and half OF ms Sofmnd
derry He exhibits specimens of iron cast anu ma
from the pig with peat produced Dy ILL.,. w ronnd
chine which show characteristics as 10lI9MS 9tor was
hor ton inches long three-eighhs men ulahetSi, We"
coiled when cold into ring oI tliGe in sly
ter. piece ten inches long, one a0d When cold rolled
teenth thick cast flat, refined, ana WIZ ti INTO
M, jas child rolls paper for lampilghsII noo No.
Ldlloyy tube half an inch diameter. AnOlIi IoVo' I'
which. when cold, mas poen "i"" wv
mfI IKE wnSed tun of peat fuel may for many
,oses he made steadily to perform more svl nio 9
han tun of coal but we have Deen III Ille i,u ~
] ti tbat if was fair to state that tun ana quar-
Ter of peat was equal to tun OF coal eavlhe tnoso
who are disposed to exercise niue care anu ss
tion i'm the matter to find out that for many PURPOSES
IFS vaIue will far exceed this statement.
The experiments which we have mentioned nlaue
in Canada and those made elsewhere WIN Peat cVh %
densed by Leavtt's machine, have fully proved the
value of this fuel to the iron manufactures
PEAT WANTED BY MANUFACTURERS AND RAILROADS
We hear of railroads and manufacturing establish
mentS iron founderies, and machine shops WIZ Whp @ aLo
satisfied beyond question OF It's Naiue, anu , alo
ready TO contract for it and use ii, so soon us leS
can he assured of a continued ana aDnnuaht supply
The South Boston Iron Company lthe largest III tia
rerion said to friend of ours lately thaU teS WeIo
ready and would be glad to contract Tor l'oOO tns
pea fuel now. Other similar establishments nave
told the same. An OIL Tehnery wthIS OOv of Kin
derhook we are told, have Just put up LeaVilt ma
chine of the largest size and have already cohlacIe
for 600 tlns to be delivered rs soon as they can pro-
dnce IT. The company at Pittsield, Mass are selling
as fast as they can make, and have orders aleau'
The great call at present seems 10 % ne ioi oo hon
in large quantities. which have not, thus 1al Deeh
produced, but which there is now every ehcoui"se-
Mr.. Hodges of Montreal, above mentioned rs Is san sald
| to have contract with the Grand trunk halI9au VI
for 100 tuns per day for the present. 10 "
| a given date TO 300 tuns per day. ,
Railroad Companies in Illinois have trled peat anu
like il well enough to offer TO take 80 tuns per day, at
81 per tun more than for coal 1t has also Deeh uSe
| in Illinois for burning lime. r ,,;o
| In the extensive lime-prOducng regions OF Malhe,
the question of using peat for burning lime Is Deing
pretty thoroughly investigated. -. ;,1;
SO far the experiments III burning Ilin9 n uasv a
Gated success with peat simply passed thi9uEn u d
Leavitt machine and dried. We are told ,nat III ucl
many ii has been extensively used for this purpose
~ The Hon. G. Twchen President of the Worcester
| Railroad has told us that he was satlshed thal QUIZ
railroads would have TO adopt peat as thelf iuel' .
| Mr. Prescott Superintendent OF the Eastern mali
rood saws: have seen enough of it to be perfectly
tised that it possesses characteTlslcs as steam;
fuel which render it more desirable loi ioc1o'''0
! service than any other fuel we have ever useu.
| Mr. Scranton late President OF the New-lorK ana
| New-IIaven Railroad was well conynced upon ,hlS
! subject and at the time of his Sudden dea,h nad
made martial preparation to engage with Others IN
the manufacture of peat fuel by the LeaVt process
Mr. Reed Superintendent of the Hartford ana New
Haven Railroad has borne repeated testimony TO the
superiority of peatfuel for locomotive service ana
other person who has seS'e
| peat under their large boilers (engine 800 horse
| pOwerl, of which we have trustworthy report 1t
| made more steam than coal, and accomplished with
ease the severest service required at the works The
Superintendent says he considers 1T perfect success,
and that all required is TO adapt the ire-bOxes
for IL, and learn how 10 use IT, Peat works are IN
successful operation near Lowell They use the Leay-
At Ryersons Cutlery Works in Roxbury, Mass,
peat-fuel is used for hardening their blades, and is
highly valued for this purpose.
PEAT AS SUBSTITUTE FOR KINDIING WOOD.
1t appears somewhat singular that the coal deaers
are among the best friends of the peat-fuel en-
erFse, but such is the case, and many of them are
ready, and would be glad to introduce ii into their
yards just so soon as they can he assured of suf
ticent and continued supply Many of them have
been convinced of its value. and do not hesitate to
say that the trac in it would be likely TO prove more
substitute it for kindng wood. 1t is found by expert
ment that box of soft wood-Tetall price 40 cents
weighs As pounds box Of hard wOod-price 80 cents
weighs 76 pounds. An equal weight of peat wOuld
| QOuDle
| This would open new field for the peat fuel manu-
facturers. as they could well afford the fuel for
half the above prices 1t would also afford substan-
tial relief TO large class Of the community who now
purchase their kindling wood at very dear rates.
| PEAT IN WARM CLIMATES.
Although ii has been frequently said that peat docs
not exist in warm ATTITUDES yet it has been lately
statedthat peat beds have been discovered in India
AT recent meeting of the Asiac Society Of Bengal
first heard last September 1t exists in large tracts
notably in the Pertabgrr districts in oude where there
is jhecl swamp of black mud, which looks like ashes
and smolders like wood The mud when dried, blazes
quite freely IL has been tired at Cawnpore by Mr. Tay
lor the locomotive foreman and was found TO gTe very
nearly much steam wood"
| OPERATIONS or THE PAST YEAR.
As to the operations of the past year looking to the
manufacture OF peat fuel, hear of great deal of
| money paid out: and in reply to the question fire.
guenty put: What has been the result :" we are told
bysome that IT Is too early to expect returns from
| Others we obtain very gratifying reports, which will
be alluded TO as progress IN story. We fear in
many cases returns Of profit upon capital expended
will never be realized, from the fact that parties
| have made haste to be rich by speculating in peat
lands, rather than by prosecuting intelgently the
legitimate business of manufacturing the fuel. We
know that some companies have been organized for
| the same purpose that many petroleum companies
were started that u.s. to work into the pockets of the
stockholders instead of into the deposits of fuel
which may or may not exist upon mamy of the acres
put up by the operators at high figures little
private speculation instead of any general good.
In relation to the experience of the Boston Peat
Company whose works at Lexington, Mass, we Wis
tied and described last year, Mr.. Leayitt writes
We have been successful to degree to satisfy