Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-18
INTELLIGENCE.
A NEW INDUSTRY.

The results of the experiments re-
.ntlv made by those connected with
70 Pancake Coal Company show con-
usively that a superior article of coke
!, I've manufactured from the coal en-
acted from the above mine; and it is
70 intention of the owners to enter
M the business on a large scale, pro-
I,ciu- enough to meet the demands Of
70 market, which will he about forty
.rs a day. This ran he delivered ut
e furnaces at a cost about one-third
ss than the present price Of
kol. and much cheaper than the
me article FAN he delivered from
her places. To fully carry out their
rcm,ed plans, they have sent for IL
a,,cr cOker, who will arrive in Il
! Tort time aud supcrintend the work.
the manufacture of coke two meth
Is are used-One in ovens constructed
n the purpose, and the other'in large
ben heaps upon the ground. The
Srmer style is the most approved, and
Eli he follow ed by the Pancake Com
INV, These wen are built of fire
rick or stone of various sizes, and fire.
hently arranged several in II stack,
he dimensions most convenient being
kelvc feet square and ten feet high.
NE ovens are arclled Over at the top,
i hole being left for the exit of the
nscs and another for the introduction
coal, and are closed by an iron door
front. About two tons of coal are
PRODUCED through the hole designed
n the reception OF coal, or enough to
the oven to the springing of tie
Arrl, leaving room above for the coal
. swell.
n The charge is ignitcd by the heat left
the walls by the process just pre-
kiou>lv completed. Air is allowed to
inter in proper quantities ut the lower
7oor. and the gases escape at the top.
File upper hole is then closed with Il
Lab of iron or stone and covered with
3fand. and left for twelve hours more
n partially cool down the charge.
After this time clapse> the door below
opened. the coke taken out quickly,
{ncnched with water and carried OIL.
Nhcn il is an object to save the coal
III, the ovens are provided with Il
Hue at the top, through which the
9OIafile pro luctS are conducted into Il
Receptacle in which the liquid matters
ire Condensed. The product of btu
Ainpus coal. in coke, gas and tar, varies
with its quality: as it approaches am
dhracite the yield of coke is large and
81 cas small, Will, the ever> is the
as with the fat or highly bituminous
fOalS.
Mounl cOking is the practice most in
tOgue i'll the tni;ed Sta es, and is the
oldest method, the coal being piled up
h long ranges. made so that along the
ntirc len tt of The piles an air pi sage
Extends through the center OH the
ground. This process is not an eco
nonical one, as much of the inside
4Oal is consumed to waste before
(he inner portions have been cooked,
While by the oven process, by making
HE charges lighter and increasing
(he quantity of air admitted, the
temperature can be raised, so as to
Ind the coke obtained lighter and more
auired. This new branch of our do
industry will afford work for
hr"c nu nber of mechanics. miners
lnd teamSterS, as soon as the work
commences, and also prove benefit
% snch of the furnaces as contemplate
1lsiny the article i'll the reduction of
heir ores; and not only a it he used
3Jr the above purpose, but such opin-
Jon being already entertained of its ca
lor,c qualities, and the fuel moreover
being more agreeable by its freedom
From smoke. it has been introduced ON
many of the Eastern and foreign rail-
fol1> for locomotive purposes, and is
nell in high estimation by those us
ing it.