The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-05-06
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

Scotland produced 15,500, 900 tons of
coal in 1871.
Girls are taught type.setting at an in
dustrial school in Vienna
1T is proposed to establish an artif-
cial ice factory in San Francisco shortly.
The British Mining Record office di-
vides the United Kingdom into IA coal
fields
1t is reported that extensive borax
deposits have been found in Kern Coun.
ty, California
The condition Of mining in the vi
cinty 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.
II is claimed that the colored marble
of Salano County, California, is supe-
rior in point Of beauty to any European
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 ihan was dune formerly.
One inch of rainfall distributes 100
tons Of water over an acre of land-a
suggestive TACT in mechanical as well az
an agricultural point of view.
There are Sal, 900 sewing. machines
made annually in the United States
Three companies make more than $780,
600 each. A very large profit is realiz.
ed on them.
Recently 1886 tons of rails were
made in fortnight at British iror
company's works-the largest quantity
ever made in England under one roo
within the same space of time.
Much anxiety is felt in Russia regar
ding the destruction of forests, whicl
proceeds very rapidly, and threatens t.
deprive the country of one of the mos
valuable of its export products. Woo
: for building purposes.
London has Salvage Corps" sup
ported by fire insurance companies
which aids the fire brigade in extinguish
ing fires, guards property in burnt bull
dings, and looks after the interests o
the insurers generally.
"Indurated tar" substance which
it is claimed, does not crack, shrink, no
blister, and on that account would b
well adapted for coating iron vessels, i
now being tested for that purpose in
British government dockyard.
Experiments are making on Britis
e railroad to test the rival merits of tn
two patent railway carriage lamps Bot
b lamps burn petroleum oil the fashin!
D point of which is 200 degrees, and tn
t cost Of burning is less than half that G
e the oil hitherto used
: The finished iron-makers of England
l. representing 5000 to 5000 puddlin
!, furnaces, recently offered their WORK
G Ipeople to continue paving 81 II (12.
o Cd per ton for pudding, and othe
o wages in like proportion Some of tn
e workmen have the offer under advise
ment.
Silicate of soda has been discovere
'f to exert very decided chemical actio
e in checking alcoholic fermentation, i
1T this respect being somewhat similar t
) borax, although much more energetic
A small quantity of the silicate will er
tirely arrest the fermentation of win,
as also of milk.
: Ship-builGing has been the past VIII
= ter more active than it ever was at th
: various yards along the Detroit Rive
~ ~ Capt. Z. B. Ward, displaying his usu'
- =. enterprise, is building at Wyandotte,
4 strong tug plated with steel, and intend
- to undertake the building of other ve
- sells of iron and steel at that point
During the year ended June 80, 1877
Is the United States imported 49063l tor
IS of coal, whereof 257,447 tons can
6. from the New Canadian Dominion, an
,e 223, ,1S4 tons from other countries. W
exported during the same time 400,S7
tons, of which 29l, ,047 went to the d,
q minion, 5000 tons to Cuba, $1,000
v the States of Colombia, and 1890
n China.
If 1t appears from the official report {
sr the British Challenger exploring exp
Ct clifton, that in the Atlantic the Summt
N heat penetrates to depth of about &C
rs feet, below which the temperature
70 uniform AL the year round The expe
u iments made also demonstrate that at
pa 5nnth Of from one IN two miles III
,e temperature of the water is everywhel
ase or - bel Nv the freezing point.