, 1874-01-17
ICE.
Cheering Prospects for the
Crop.
Results Of u Visit to Lending Deal
Grg.
How Ice Is Gathered at the Artesian
Wells,


such comfort is talon from wator in its con-
goa'cd atato as in tho United Staten. IN tho
depths Of wintor, III III tho height Of summon,
1t Is with most Americans a necessary
adjunct to tho dinner tablo. or courso, 1t
is iu tho lattor BeaBon that it's preaonce
IL uost grateful. At all ordinary tinos
it Ii refreshing, but II is in tho lot midsummer,
with tho thermometer ut 90 degrees above,
and tho atmosphere laden with parchiug dust,
that ita uso becomes absolutely Indispensable.
Then in tho crysts1Icobblcr, cooling cocktail, or
moro nnocent cream 1t ]otiils charm to 1ife
that would bo otherwise scarcely endurable. To
tho housekonper no loss thnn to tho opiouro Ia
IT n necesoity ut this seaBon of tho year.
With her htty-pounl Chunk OF loo atowod AWAY
In tue top compartment Of hor ico-bnx, tho
housewife Gun Ill tho body of It with n.ents,
5laont that as long as tho Ice holds out tho moat
will keep good. ~ !
Although tho cooling OF comforting beverages
and tho preserving Of meat In tho aog-days arc
among The most useful OF tho many why's In
which leo can DO employed, there arc othoor
e1hea to Which It can ,he put which
oxtremo a]pppriness Of its surfaee has always
1nade It q favorite substance upon which to prac-
tice the graceful art OF skating, whifo its OK
tremo coolncsB makes 1t very useful substance
to apply. as dornier resort. 10 lAo ahayen skulls
iii wintor-time, when navigation IL stayed by tho
extreme cold preventing the working of mn
chinery, It builds bridges over tloi riyors and
thus enables communication TO DO kept up
shapo Of icebergs, this substance progents to
Wow ono Of tho grandeRt Of tllis world H phe-
nomena, and, as conBtant source of solfcit1de
to tho officers Of sea-going. ahlpa, it lag
as oSsa9v.aeo to do ., With e pa pG0'og o uavsa easS
It ie. porhapg,> in tho Alpine gtacior,
year, and occasionally ongulang q group Of
Swiss chaleta, that leo attaina Its pitch OF nlag-
hover round thoao doyoutly believed in, yet III
discovered, 1agstaffs, known: respectively as
tho North and South Poles, are in
tliHpensable as tho habitat OF seals,
aea-cows, and polar heara, aud tho guardians Of
altogether, at homo and abroad, ice Ia g. COM
modify whlcl, tho world canslos get along with
out, aud, univorsa! demand arising for 1t Mt all
soasons Of Tho year, tho supplying Of it to those
who demand it has creatDd very large trade.
THE Exp01lT TRADE.
All over tile Northern States the business Of
ice-gatloIing IL pursued each winter, and largo
stocks arc laid MP both For home consumption
aud export to those unfortunate latitudeo which
know not the beauties Of Blogll-drivIng, skating,
snow-stormB, catarrl, pneumonia, and other III
stitutions which 60 to ulnlto lifo merry about
the aoason Of Christmas and Now Years. The
business OF exporting ice ls mainly con,
lined to tue l;asterti slatesl whoTe Tue annual
facilities for shipping aro available. In tile
Northwest. What ice III Gathereu Is manly 1or
homo consumption, and it ias only IN Chicago.
po!hapa, tnat any export onh'neaa M u gone u ~.
lhls 10 OF Dut lm!tea eSeens, a'. Luals anu oLe
upon this city for their supply.
The homo business, however, is very large
one, and ono in which tue com petition Is very
n'ely. IalnusE e ropoaer VINO & wenI AMONG
lug ica'sa..o1ela 5ts.gtoaS ~ senaun ~ i1toI'
Maslon loInu ~ Aeas. ~ nn!t-a-ao1en u tnen1,
eacn aVelIng .has nls oaa"eds was ny lung ooas
tao laf6ebt IN Inc CITY.
,.x4,. hKSAhNY. nv a,'I.,.
uoe u w. tdlsu om WITCH acs,u "rnuKlo IT.
MIN cunslacta1!G N"!uIu ae tna 4uoas;un " .a1o
eaPerloslsy OF Iahe lGo oVor tnat eshen 3 aIom
~. 1ne b.T4aee " pools ~ 9tIGsiau."oll water
In1 iaKe-lce men aver stoutlY tnat tae artoslan-
wei. ICE IL aaaphutona 43 ~ naTor aaa acts aole'
er.ousy te & appu tne ont talo t npg oi To-
no ,,narso,I;ne 'lg '1As Aun .psa 'a.
ato Z" ,, unuesso4anF tno 4dho mo "on'
Nhlca tnoy afo aple 10 ~ on ac-
eonus ~ LIZ ,ss, msm'i.ss 5t. u sasia no-ne!a7
70 sne osssi "a'Npmh t9' usses1an',iu H. Ra.ha
oser eomIhmneu n s 70 !ne reporseI snas tne
oppqstloa l9ao no occasion to spread reports o.
tue ~" 9ua4tts ~ ~ M4eeelan.Mou ten: t.e y
ease ~ pe's AMgaao@sea @ 'hs eSpeslense 81 seh7
.lenah u tno mna' @ nuo mao @ LUZ saAun .ae as
M ;na'e,;s5orar ~ tha 1an Ta
4 I, t.
latter eonilaod 70 n35n IN secrecy snat y aad re-
come Kno"n tnas noIh9 naa 'umpaou sssa insg ag
Ing nrlesan .' .p Mg ana % na s ompeas a hana nau
aot taKen tne trouoae ~ @ nenova ~ aot sle osnp1
NJ o. tsf f the M n, t ,xe
that he aia not SOC now the owners q taa welA
could aneeeea n removing H1 tuo aoaa morse, sec.
as S wo as VI ia aoH5 uoep aha
conld harax ton now tno . iolse tol., ~ HeeMe 1Ie
TINT the we'll waA only ive inches yde ThS
onpsaoa 'eeaevoqer hnson sto fetea a9asS
and dropped the horho atory as Mhpractlcao'e
for iMtnfe use. "lsh view OF tnalae oae Waa5
effect II any, the artehian ce mas On tie metal
Ito llpings ot retrlEoFa.ots' Inc reporter Ga.!e 90
upon well-knoWn manufactnrer and dealer III
these artlcles, who stated TINT 20 nad e neyor
found that II haA ahy eMse* upon !no z'he WeeF-
ent from that pfodnced Dy othcr lce:
Ono ot the iee-ga1he1ihs nsala WHICH sae re-
porter callea upon WAS tnat OF
MARK 3. THOMPSON co.
Here he !oornod TINT during tho winter: up to
within the la5t fow days many OF tno aeaiefs G'l
had become decidedly afraid OF Z famine. Iho
cold anap OF about ton aays ago MY 1a,aoa
ho9es which the ng warm spe5a naa Pat
to light anu many Or mem beGen 70 lose 1altll
The continuous cold OF the laHt Tow days, how"