New-York tribune., 1870-08-26

requires the destruction OF 100 OF woodland every
must mus be- very Srs b bog IN ne vepy which
one OF the mines and 1t Is designed TO set mp works large
enough Tg TO make 1000 tuns OF peat fuel per day.
Inc use OF peat railways is already assured
fess % The Grand Trunk Line Of Canada has for four
tea section where it il abundant and the former near
Pentifua S ana NJ IN Upper Canada whore wood is more
toria dsr Stephenson m the building Of the vie
100000 q gas fan. contract to furnish this T9ad
or 800 600 in nventnga peat process of his own
feet wide and about co long steam engine on board
vanc LIS seSw by means OF rope anchored In ad.
channel hed with water In front Of the boat are two
e neazonta @ screws ak feet in diameter These cut
chpe , Here 1t Is mixed, might be in pail of water
when ana no then flows out through spout
al ain .e[vas rivals the semaud peat falls ground in
g the season. and is cut up, gathered and stored in
great sheds The road pays 81 tun and the same nrica
equal though peat produces the quicker resns Te
Grand Trunk peat has only about the density Of
he AuDn luei and tho cumbersome Hodges process re-
qures large smooth and level bog, free from stones
conditions which probably do not exist anywhere In
Connecticut: Moreover, only layer can be taken
from the surface Of the bog matter how deep may
be- and II the peat is anywhere less than six thick
the fuel Ia ruined by the mixture OF gravel taken by
the screws.
The Central Company, despite their stone difficulty,
made about 300 tuns last Summer, most OF which was
used by the Hartford and NewHaven Railroad Company
permened with II, and nearly exploded his locomotive
through Understanding its steam ngeneratng power.
On Saturday Aug 90 trial OF the new uel was made
with the locomotive dragon drawing extra freight
train of Is Of coal and lumber $50 uns The trip
from Hartford TO Springfield 20 miles, made with
perfect 20 minutes ahead Of the regular time On
the return the dragon" easily kept with the passen
ger express The round trip OF 50 miles required 5000
pounds OF peat. Steam constantly and easily main
taned at the maximum point allowed The experiment
was highly successful, and agreeably dsap-
pointed the engineers on the road, whose preli-
dices against peat are now entirely re-
moved The common coal crate was used but two
engines are now the point OF being altered Tor
peatburning either by placing the grate-bars closer
together, or in Canada, by substituting hre-pan
with openings at the sides. II Is designed to change
other locomotives and burn only peat on this road az
soon as the Central Company will guarantee sucent
annual supply OF the new fuel.
After the cold weather sets in, the machinery at the
Central Works will be changed, and the peat, which
yer freezes will be east In small triangular prishs
four inches long, and dried under cover ON wire shelves
edge OF each piece will be dipped In sulphur Two
pieces weighing ounce each, will kindle st0veru OF
coal and tun at SIS wholesale, will furnish klndng
for 16 900 fires At so retail the dealer can make far
profit and the may kindle four nres WIN peat
at cost Of only cent. It is probably IN TINS form,
and perhaps during the coming Winter, that this new
fuel will be first introduced to general public use III tde
United States