Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-05
Industrial.

-AlDthJ, ~ l., LAS seven Je"tlEy
manufactures.
Work 90 the St. Gothard tunnel,
under the Alps, is being energegically
pushed forward.
"A large engine mandatory is TO be
established in Nashville with a capital
stock of $40, 900.
A valuable coal, resembling anthracite,
has been found at Rome, Iowa, $50 feet
below the surface.
California, with more wheat than she
knows what to do with, is preparing to
raise more next year than she raised this.
The mines in Parlev's Park district,
Utah, are said to be proving valuable be-
yond all expectations as developments
proceed.
Work for many years suspended has
been renewed in the copper mines in
California, the high price of that metal
stimulating production.
The Union Pacific Railroad is having
a snow plow constructed that viii weigh
fifty tons and will require three locomo-
tives to move.
Work has commenced upon a num-
Der of mines on American Flat, near Nir-
giRia, Nevada, that have been abandoned
since 1864.
The cultivation of the banana in
the southern part of Florida is largely in
creasing, and the fruit will, ii is expected,
become an important article of trade in
that State.
The block bounded by Clark, Kinzie,
LaSalle and Water streets, in Chicago,
has been bought by the Northwestern
Railway Company as a site for a magniti-
cent depot, the erection of which will be
commenced o
The Kansas City MOI Journal Of
Commerce says that it is certain that the
slaughter and packing of beef at that
point will fall far short of the business in
that line done last year. Only one firm
is doing any considerable amount, and
they will not dispose of more thantwelye
or fifteen hundred head,
"A new mammoth engine has been
erected and tested at the Chicago Water
Works. The cylinders are ) feet 10 in
ches in diameter, with 10 feet stroke.
The pumps are 4 feet 9 inches in diam
eter, with 10 feet stroke, and are con
nected Immediately under the steam
cylinders. The pumps are designed to
deliver 36, 100000 gallons Of water in
twenty.four hours, through a 36,inch
main, The beams weigh 10 tons each,
are % feet long, and make ten strokes a
minute. The fy-wheelis % feet in diam.
eter, and weighs 80 tons. The rim is
polished throughout, and is apparently
one piece, the bolts being counter.sunk,
and therefore invisible, All the connec
tons are made of wrought iron, and are
highly polished. The beams and other
parts are supported on single Tuscan col
umns, Of massive and elegant proper
tons, which also serve IS air chambers.
The cutoff is of the Sickles pattern,
and is highly polished. The steam cyl,
inders and chests are covered with q non
conducting material, and the whole Gu
cased with black walnut ribbed work.
The front of the engine is fitted with sill,
yer plated steam and vacuum gauges, and
a register for counting the revolutions of
the ay-wheel. From the base Of the
pump to the top of the beams is G} feet.
The engine takes water from a well 80
feet in diameter, connected with the lake
tunnel. The foundations are Of massive
limestone, and weigh about 1900 tons.
There is q vast amount of detail, all Of
tirSt,class work, polished and made beau
tiful, The boilers are three in number.
They are - feet in diameter, 20 feet long,
and are connected with the engine by a
25inch copper steam pipe.