New-York tribune., 1874-09-11

salt ground together mill, can be poured until the
spaces between the walls are filed These holes are 90
constructed that more apartments may be Kept
under the influence Of the freezing mixture without
having to waste material unoocuped chambers Dur
ing the season. however, chambers generally re-
ouired over 100000 pounds OF fish, mostly salmon or
other equally expensive fish being stored In q
frozen state To keep these apartments at the proper
temperature and quarter OF Ice and from II
TO IA bushels Of salt are used daily.
The fish having been properly cleaned on the upper
foors Of the building they next placed In freezing
psns that is the fish were laid in the lower pan aud
second once put them. The pans were then COM
pletely covered with ground ice and salt, and the at
mosphere kept away from both fish and pans. In the
course OF about hour the fish were found to have
been frozen. large number OF pans had to be thus
employed the morning in question, and the labor
having been properly divided among those engaged In
It, the process of cleaning, "pannng," freezing and
"uupanning" went ON steadily. When "unpanned,"
the frozen taken to OF the chambers OF the
freezer The constant handling OF the freezing mixture
I'm the upper rooms somewhat reduced the tempera
trc OF that part Of the building; but yetit gave no
idea of that Of the inner chambers or the freezer On
the reporters descending by the man-hoe into the
chamber it became necessary TO carry lantern, and
first thing that attracted attention was Ino
ina side OF the small apartment The walls and roof
were covered to the depth OF hak an inch with
white iros hard and only TO be removed from the zinc
by rough pressure. On the hoor OF the chamDer lay
number Of frozen fish, large size and fine appearance
but stiff had they become that no impression coud pe
made upon them, even when one TOOK tue heao anu tan
each and endeavOred to break them across the
The thing that attracted the attention OF te
reporter was extreme cold and looking at the
6ermomefer he saw that it marked l2o The keeper of
the freezer said that possible to get the tempera
ture down to 10 although from l2 70 10 was Tow
for practical purposes Fish that had been kept In tne
chamber for six months had been sold IN tne mar
ket at very high price, and on one occasion ot o s
was kept eleven months and was then equaI 70 resh
fish wnen cooked after the frost had been taken out
The supply of fish having been found on the morning
in question be than the plan OF freezing oy pan
could dispose Of larger but equally satisfactory
freezing adopted One OF the rear sectohs nau
been with shelves, which was lall inc pre-
pared fish after the spaces between the walls Oh tne
chambers been filed with ground ice ana SAT- Wnen
the shelves had been dled with nsn tne " '
hole was hermeticaly closed, and the process Oh
freezing went slowly In ABOUT II houis tho nan
hole was again opened and the hsh having Deeh iounu
frozen through, weie removed 70 the cnaoor Tn
perature of the freezing section when the nsn was
deposited was about 40; but upon the manhoe Deine
reopened at the end OF the IL hours was lounu ho
the had fallen to o aud the change OF the
atmosphere the top to the interior OF ne
was almost painfully apparent Upon returning W .ao
heat OF the outside atmosphere, which had been pre-
yousy pleasant aud endura0le. was found 10 DC alost
oppressive the perspiraton starting through 'no sA '
every pore. --. A.. .,o.o o,o
stored In this city 100000 pounds OF ya Die sh
in frozen state for Winters use ana hat Del9re
creased These Will not be touched wnle Iresy
caught fish can be brought TO marketi Dut wheh tue
supply cut off through frost or lnaDty 10
the salmon fisheries, these reservoirs VIII NC VPcueu
the LAYERS of salmon will be enabled 10 enjoy tne luxury
at cost which cannot be deemed exor6iant wne1 tue
tme labor, rent and interest on captai arc
taken into consideration. The wealthy, however,
scarcely ever consider the cost when derOus 10 ENJOY
any special article OF diet; but IL is probable iha he
after the regular supply shall have been cut on ny the
OF navigation.