New-York tribune., 1868-12-19
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were sent to distinguished ChemistS IN France EIE
land germany. Sweden and Spain and the results
Of the ANALYSIS in each Of those countries CORES
ponded substantially with those which hao pi0''
Ollsly been announced here
PRACTICAL VALUE OF TUE PH0sPHATks, ,;,I
The question will naturally occur to every pnnmcr
inquirer What is the true agricultural a1G frnafse
cisl value of this materials Dr. Piau auI ~ W f,Iiy and
already referred to, answers the lnqunS hotI the
satisfactorily. AgriculturaIy. he say5 So"therI
mars and the phosphates are lnst w hcb thew have
planters want and for the latter "a nund nrices TO
Nort6ern ZEN enternrise and skill. Tho maris. W when
freely applied have never failea " & n,nno seoner or
turns and the time, no ,stl beds will be raised
and sh pped by rail to the more clay this nav
interior Of the state and the want Of
Drorer connection with the railroad uuhks ui i In
Stole For MANY years thousands Oh ihns vi d -.
thouk % toror of the State Of New-JeIsey, and Ihl5
lone has been source OF wealth 10 mauy "t W. - =;
fertility to tho worn out lands OF that os1Ve' ~ 40
soid there TO tho consumer at from - 10 20 tuu as
spe NIT or delivered on tho railroads ana RMS
ready sale. -. u.r Ann
fam only from TO 10 per cent OF carbonate OF hho
They are tTls bone and when of good quality nave
composition almost identical with recent pone uG
prived of its organic matter. Ihe matenSl Is hoI
then a mineral phosphate, but In its cfhue soatgg
when ground fine can be relied on as equal 10 car
eined bone in fertilzlng power, or even supoiiV W
IT since il still contains from 70 per cent oi o
panic animal matter containing nitrogen, eq'iVhoit
to at least half of ono per cent OF ammonia IN
unusually high grade of superphosphste can DO ade
from those phosphates as they CONTAIN to y, ananns
of those in Rredents common IN phospnhtiO euanoS
which render them difficult 10 manulacluIe ahu III
furious to vegetation. 81, I'll IT,
IL is not 80 easy to determine tho Oommerclal Nauo
of the raw material that of course, being a ques
tOu that must be largely affected by the rulatlOns OF
supply and demand. The fact, however, OF the SUI
don opening to commerce OF these lHliehse f
can hardly fail TO reduce the price of an artcle io
which we have hitherto had to rely only on rev anu
distant sources. The increased supply OF the raw
material ought to stimulate the manui.cIuio nra anu
enable the farmer to buy hls fertilizers on more
liberal scale and at cheaper rates IL ~ WORTH WnIo
TO nOto how far the English are ahead OF our
men lin the manufacture and use OF phosphaes Sta.s
tics show that the consumption IN England aiOho Is
from 175 900 20 180 900 tuns annually against on,y
about Go 900 tuns used in the United o,aesh tho
ing contrast when we take into consideration 'Ho
ImInense disparity III the area under cuu'N"'on III
'N0 " wv ~ UTILIZING THE DISCOVERY.
Had the phosphate beds been brought to light in
any portion OF the North doubtless their riches
would long before this. have been brought to the
highest point of development by tho appliances OF
capital energy and practical business tact But 1t
was hardly possible for discovery Oh tins magnitude
to have been made under eircumstsnces less fasoia
BILE TO speedy development aud enjoyment oil its
legitimate fruits Among the mass OF the people
there absolutely no dsposable capital. Inc lew
individuals who possessed any hsd peen iehuelea m & y
South at the time the Confederacy pellshed' anu
were naturally chary Of investing their money IN
project 80 novel. aud, at the first sight, so CHI
mercal, and the future merits OF which could only
be deserted through the medium OIL eonsideIapIe sci
entifc knowledge or Of an implicit faith. iience.
although DIR. Pratt and Prot HOLMES stroye Tor SIX
weeks after they had themselves become satisfied OF
the value of the discovery, 10 induce Southern men
of means to cooperate with them IN worAing tng ue
posits they stroye in vain. One gentleman. how
ever was sufficiently interested IN their pTolect 10
place at their command the means which cnaDed
them to lay their plans IN proper Iarn before igw
at once cOmprehended the importance OF tho scheme
and advanced what capital Was required To put the
/ lima an lfpli
the Charleston Mining aud Manufacturing Company
the st fruits Of whose operations were to create an
active demand for hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
worth of landed property, previously unsalabe' ana
| to bring TO our harbor fleet of merchantmen III
quest OF staple never before known TO our our
| export trade; Ot the actual prospects oil the
| plated By ITS management little was known 10 the
general public and the widest and most extrayagant
| for time passed from the extreme OF skeptiosm i'll
regard to the phosphses TO the extreme OF cxaggeTa
tiOn and crednlity. Holders OF lands within the
come the pOssessors OF ready made fortunes. and lib
| eral offers to purchase were regarded rs 20 many
good reasOns for poremptorily declining TO sell This
| folly, however was of short duration. The public
mind VAS gradually disabIsed oi Its groundless
hopes and began TO realize the truth that ia this as
in all other mining and manufacturing enterprises.
the phosphate diggers must sooner OF later content
themselves with fair mining profits, VIZ. small per
centage Oh the capital invested and on the most
economical cost Of extraction. Still day BY day the
development of the deposits Nent steadily forward
new phosphate companies sprang INTO existence anu
an industry has been created v hich to-day gives en-
plOyIneDt and support to many hundreds OF persons
and is constantly increasing IN extent ami impor-
tance.. The companies now engaged IN working The
phosphate beds are quite numerous /. The
Charleston Phosphate Mining aud Manufactur
ing Company, already referred TO. OF which Prof.
T. s. Holmes is President. Tins organization has
capital of 100000. with the privilege OF increasing u
to 81. .000000, and owns IN fee simple about 10DO
Of phosphate lands on both sides OF tho Ashley
River besides 10 900 moro Of which il has secured
long lease. Although the first in the field the Com
pany has thus far confined It's operations to mining
the phosphate rocks. which are shipped N their
manufactured. To facilitate the shipment series OF
fine wharves has boen constructed IN close proximity
to the deposits and steamers or sailing vessels may
generally be seen there busily taken in the novel
cargOes. 2. The Wands Mining and Manufacturing
Company Are digging tho phosphate OF Ashley River
and have besides beeu for time engaged III their
manufacture into fertilizer. which meets ready
sale in this market at $40 per tn. aud u very highly
commended by those who have used IL: The Com
pany has a capital OF $4,000. with Mr.. John X
Dukes as President. They are now completing IN
this city and very extensive establishment Tor
their manufacturing business = Baltimore Co. Is
River. SO far, they have ATTEMPTED no more than
mining and shipping the raw material They have
contracts. believe. to supply the Baltimore manu-
pany is successfully mining on the line OF the North
Eastern Railroad about 80 miles from the city. 5.
Still another Company. of which Nr. q. ). Cameron
prominent Charleston capitalist Is President. are
erecting large building Just beyond the city limits
for tho manufacture OF fertilizers. and viii mine
their phOsphates Ashley River. Besides these
there are several Northern companies, firms, and in
dyiduals who arc making preparations to develop
portions of this interesting held and who WIZ soon
be actively at work. .
MANUFACTURE OF sULPHCRIc ACID. ..
Bat the most notable enterprise by far. TO which
the discovery OF these phosphates has yet gwen lfe
is the structure for the manufacture Of fertilizers and
Of the sulphuric acid 30 largely used their conpo
stion now in of completion by the Sulphuric
Acid and Superph0spbatc Company" Of which the
Hon C. G. Nemminger. ono OF the shrewdest and