The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-01-03

animal and marine monsters w..
saw thrown out from tho sam, ,;t
huge sharks teeth and sections of
the rrrtebrM Of somo imm, nsc
'''hd animal, either IN clophal or
mast"don, probably, which wo
preserved and can exhibit Thes,
specimens, in some instances but
partially rrtriiicd, arc comrarn.
''v''y soft, showing the grain amt
I'hrt OF the hone. En- others thov
arc hard MS iIint, though perfectly
"rllhral"h. Carts rccclvo anil
transfer TO the cars tho crudo de-
posts OF every possible shape, and
from one to ten pounds in woirhl,
covered with mud, which ure then
transported to- tho washing- house,
and arc clranSrd in II long iron
BOX with u revolving screw set
horizontally, into which a stream
OF salt water is injected by power.
l"l forcing pumps, the whole pro-
pcllcd 10y steam. Tho phoapha,,
IS then stacked in vast kilns and
SUBJECTED to powerful heat to cN.
pei ait moisture and prepare it for
the mill.
These deposits crop out from
th" river BANKS, and can bo seen
ut low lido scattered along the
beach: They appear to bo mex
l'an"l'hIr, and arc daily growing
LII reputation abroad. Tho cor:,u.
ltrs arc small black pctriiucLions.
evidently tho cxcrrmcnts of ami,
mails, and contain ninety per cent.
OF puro phosphate. They arc
found miNed up universally with
the other deposits.
Alter n minute inspection of tho
works, Wo returned to the CITY
deeply impressed w'ilh this wiso
provision Of II bcmcticrnt Provi.
denco to savo from utter dcstruc.
''"n an afflicted and ruined people.
The Wando Company have an
other factory in full operation ut
No. | South Atlantic whnrfM hero
the nhosphatc, after being washed
at the mines, is treated in every
stage. We had tho pleasure Of
noting the rntiro process, and will
describe it briefly
First, the dried material is lifted
by steam elevators from tho kiln
TO Tho second story Of u lofty
building, where it is broken into
small fragments hy tho action
OF a powerful crn*icr. Tho pro-
duct is again ellen alcd and poured
into the hopper Of II mill in IL
second upper apartment. and
literally reduced to homo dust or
powder aS tino rs -four. Still an.
other elevator receives tho ground
phosphate, and lifts it above as
before, when it is discharged into
tho mixing tank n square metallic
box about eight feet in diamotor and
three feet deep, In Which ~ machine,
resembling n clay mixer for brick,
Is made TO rcvoivo with great
rapidity. Into this reservoir tho
sulphurlc acid, in tho proportion
OF onc-halfaaid to tho like quantity
OF phosphate, and tho proper
amount Of ammonia and potash,
arc pourcd--thc mnss undvr tho
effects Of tho acid becoming in
tcnscl y hot. Whom sufficiently
stirred and thoroughly incorpo-
rated, tho compound escapes
through Il tubo closed by u plug.
IN tho centre OF tho tank, and ~
conducted below, shovcIlcd aside,
and left to "sot" for about ten
days. 1t ii then an impactod
MASS from tho action Of tho acid,
and aftcr being rolled and again
rcIncrd to powder, is ready TO bo
weighed and baSycd for the mnr-
krl.
The a!'ovc is n very snccinct nc.
count Of these cXtrusivc works,
rs our Limits will not allow Of u
moro extended notice.
Our realtors will find in another
coloumn tho Mdvorlisomcnt of
MrS>rh. W. G. Dukes Il Co., tho
propriclors Of tho Wnndo Forth.
zcr. Tho wri'or can testify from
personal Use, aud tho cvidonco of
onr host planters to tho exceeding
ntill'y ot tn" preparation. Purely
lrco from all authorization, it de-
scrvcdly ,Akos rank with tho beat
and most certain Of all crop stimu-
lnnts. Sond in your ordors bo-
ioro tho supply il exhausted.