The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-06-06
SARYURIS-GRANT

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and Mrs. Sartoris have arrived safely
in England. Immediately upon the
heels of this despatch comes another
to the effect that the Queen purposes
making Mr.. Sartoris a Baronet, 50 that
he may have the honor of being present
ed at Court, where his wife has been pre-
sented by virtue of her position as
daughter of the President.
The Washington correspondent of
the Toledo Commercial gives the names
Of the young people as Ellen Wrenshall
Grant and Algernon Charles Frederick
Sartoris, and says it is 1; genuine love
match. And this is how it came
about
Young Sartoris was the second son
Of Wars-Ash House, Litchfield, Eng
land. He is civil engineer by profess
sion, and made the acquaintance of
Miss Grant on boald the steamer Rus
STA, when she was returning from her
European trip, and he coming to Amer
lea to establish 4 home. They became
mutually attached, and the marriage
was to have taken place in tie future
years but the death of an elder broth
er lett young Sartoris heir to the es-
tate, said to be very beautiful, near Net
ley Abbey, and directly opposite the
Queens summer residence, on the Isle
Of Wight. The death of his brother
required Mr.. Sartoris to return to
England, and he could not 90 and leave
the fair Nellie behind him.
THE NEW TANNING PROCESS
Sioux City is about to establish tan
merry whic will use the new process
for tanning leather. At Lincoln, Neb.,
there is a large tanery in operation which
uses tanin extract or fannie acid, in
stead Of bark, and is turning out leath-
er which for.general excellence is said to
be unsurpassed by any. This leather
company has tannin extract manu-
factory at Little Sioux, about sjxty-five
miles south of Sioux City, on the Sioux
City and Pacific road The Sioux City
Journal, in an article on the new pro-
cess, says:
The substitute referred to is the
Western tannin plant (Polygonum Am
phlbium,) which grows spontaneously
and in wonderful profusion throughout
the West. 1t is asserted that the bot
tom lands of the Missouri River pro-
duce suf1iciency of this plant to sup
ply all the tanneries of the United
States. In the vicinity OF this city
there are thousands Of acres of it, and
it can be gathered with a mower the
same as hay, it yielding from two to
four tons to the acre. One ton of this
plant yields about 800 pounds of pure
fannie acid, while oak bark yields about
80 pounds. The average cost of bark
throughout the United States is twelve
dollars per cord, and the cost of tannic
acid produced from bark is not far from
Is cents pound. The cost Of this
same acid from the plant is about foe
malls per pound. The correctness of
these statements are sustained by SCI
entific analysis and practical experi-
ments in the manufacture Of leather.
One ton Of this plant, at a cost of S.,
is equal to $36 worth of bark at Chica-
60 prices. Half pound fannie acid
makes one pound of leather. It is be-
lieved that the manufacture of fannie
acid and of leather by this process. is
destined to become a matter of great
commercial Importance to the West.
The development of this process will
he OF vast Importance to Minnesota
and all the new Northwest. At pres
ent there are few tanneries in the State,
and hides must generally be shipped
east and return in the shape of leather
at vast expense annually for trans
portation. BY the use of the fannie ex-
tract, each interior town of any conse-
quence in this part of the West may
have it's own tanneries.
ADDRESS,
All letters addressed to Miller, Hum