Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-29
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Industrial Progress.

Industrial Progress.
Scotland produced 15,5oo, 900 tons OF
coal in 1871.
The British Mining Record Office di-
yides the United Kingdom into IL coal
fields.
It ia reported that extensive bora1
denosits have been found in Kern
County, California.
The condition of mining in the vicin-
ity of Helena, Montana, is reported TO
be very satisfactory.
A company has been Incorporated IN
Portland, Oregon, for the purpose OF
manufacturing railroad and bar IRON.
It is claimed that the colored marble
Of Salano County, California, is su-
perior in point of beauty to any Euro
bean stone of like nature.
The quantity of ores exported from
California has decreased, for the salts
factory reason that more is now smelt-
ed at home than was done formerly.
One inch of rainfall distributes 100
tons of water over an acre OF land-s
suggestive fact in mechanical as weu
as agricultural point Of view.
There are $4,000 sewing-machine
! made annually in the United States.
Three compsnies make more than l9o,-
600 each. A very large profit Is reaiiz-
ed on them.
Recently 8 9s6 tons IF rails were made
in a fortnight at British iron COM
nanv's works-the largest quantity ever
made in England under one rooi Wltnln
the same space Of time.
Much anxiety is felt in Russia regard
ing the destruction OF forests, WHICH
proceeds very rapidly, and threatens 70
deprive the country Of one OF the moss
valuable of its export products, Wooo
for building purposes.
London has a " Salvage Corps" sup
ported by fire insurance companies
which aids the fire brigade in extinguis9-
ing fires, guards property IN burnt Daiia. I,s
inSs, and looks after the interests OF the
insurers generally.
"Indurated tar" q substance WHICH,
Il ,s claimed, does not crack, SHRINK,
nor blister, and on that account. wouio
be well adapted for coating iron yesseis,
is now being tested for that purpose III
British government dockyards.
Experiments are making on British
railroad to test the rival merits OF the
two patent railway carriage lamps.
Roth lamps burn petroleum oil the hasn,
inc points of which is 200 degrees, and
the cost of burning is less than nal1 tna9
of the oil hitherto used.
The finished iron-makers OF England,
representing 5000 to 5000 Puddhng
furnaces, recently offered their work
people to continue paying A. IL (l2s. 3D.
per ton for pudding, and other wages
in like proportion. Some OF the WorA-
men have the offer under advlsement.
Silicate soda has been discovered to
exert very decided chemical action IN
checking alcoholic fermentation, IN this
respect being somewhat similar to boraII,
although much more energetic. A small
quantity of the silicate will entirely ar.
rest the fermentation OF wine, as also oi
milk.
During the year ended June 30, 1877,
the United States imported 400, ,63l tons
of coal. whereof 257, 447 tons came from
the New Canadian Dominion, and 233,-
1874 tons from other countries. we c e1,
norted during the same time 40O,S1o
tons, of which 291, ,047 went to the Do
minion, 36, 900 tons to Cuba, 31,OOo 70
the States of Colombia, and lS,1oo 70
China.
It appears from the official report OF
I the British Challenger exploring e1-
pedition, that in the Atlantic the sum.
mer heat penetrates to depth OF about
GOO feet below which the temperature
is Uniform all the year round. The ex,
periments made also demonstrate tnat
at depth of from one to two miles the
temperature of the water is everywhere
2s deg. to 4 deg. below the freezing
point.
If there are O good many arts and In
ventions lost, there is no lack OF new
ones, to Judge from the advertisement
of a patent broker in the interior, who
offers "the cheapest and best farm renee
ever built, ga new gas lamp that costs
only half a cent an hour" ""a horse rake
that has no equal, "a new glass, cutter
that beats the diamond" " gratee, par
that doesn't burn out" and finally, q
"toy engine that every boy should have
for instruction"
Regarding Bessemer steel, which is
now so largely manufactured In the
United States, Sheffield (Eng.) cor,
respondent observes: "Bessemer steel
continues in great request, its apphca-
ton to new purposes being almost week
" extended. It can be produced so
much cheaper than cast steel made in
the old way, and yet is so tough and
endowed with many of the virtues OF
best cast steel that there is no wonder
that its use is becoming pretty nearly
universal"
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