Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-07
Feeding Europe with Peaches.

"Wednesday afternoon special trail.
passed through here for PHILADELPHIA:
! with 2.05G crates OF peaches. Thes,
were last night loaded Oh the steamship
| Ohio, Of the American line. which lef
that port to-day for Liverpool, to whicl
place the fruits consigned. This is the
first time Delawareans ever sent con
| sIGnEent OF peaches 10 the Old World
and it is row done simply as An expert
ment. NJ. r. T. Lockwood of Middle.
town, goes with the fruit as supercargo.
! and i'll Liverpool he will personally super
! intend lis sale. On his arrival there be
will telegraph the condition of the
fruit, and il it is favorable another cargo
viii probably be sen. over before the
| close Of the season.
A visit was made to the Ohio yester-
day. and arrangements for storing and
keeping the peaches were inspected.
The refrigerator or room in which the
fruit is stored is in the bow Of the
vessel, in what is called the steerage
The department is constructed of matched
pine lumber, with q dead air chamber
surrounding Il on all sides. and is made
as air tight as possible. Tie refriger-
atins process is that OF the late Re
frisera.or Company, the principle being,
to keep up circulation Of dry, cold air
through the fruit. This is accomplished
in the following manner:--A large
galvanized iron tank, capable af holding
fifteen tons OF ice, is placed in the center
of the room; it has no bottom. and is
raised about six inches from the floor,
and rises TO the ceiling; it is security
braced and stayed TO prevent shifting
Drainage is provided through lead pipes.
Wooden Grattings are placed on the
bottom. and the tank filed with ice. A
small engine hve-horse power, placed
nea. the refrigerator. between decks,
runs q blower. which forces column of
nix through pipe one foot in diameter
Immediately upon the top of the ice, and
thence through tie ice and out at the
bottom Q. tank, where It circulates
through the crates OF peaches and
escapes Though numerous outlets, all
leading to return pipe, which takes the
air to the blower again.
I. is claimed that by thus circulating
the same air through the ice its temp
nature becomes reduced TO about thirty
five degrees. causing it 70 part with lis
moisture, which IS deposited on the ice,
and finds its way out Of the drainage
pipes. More Q: less moisture Is re-
moved from the peaches. but only
sufficient 10 dry their surface. The
Temperature is too low TO promote fer
mentation. and il Is claimed that
frHit IS much l.-ss likely TO
rot after being taken out OF the refIig-
alto. than that just p.ucAed from the
tree.
TAe engine Yesterday was set i'll mo-
ton wien the tank had been partially
filled with ice, and within five minutes
the thermometer sank 10 forty-tiVe
degrees. As no fresh a!r Is taken III
from WItlou. there Is no additional heat I
to overcome after the fruit has once /
been re,..ced in temperature, except /
what may pass through the walls Of the |
apartment. It is believed that fifteen !
tons o; ice Will be MuTe tLau sufficient |
ior the voyage.
FRESH meat has been transported to
Europe successfully by this process III .
the White STIR and Williams L Guiou (
.:ur> bat - slp-..:..-i.i las hitherto (
49,. INTO" N.t:. :.".'. The peacheI /
- ii uG; o. the OuI" r,D>I-t Of Reeves 7
I avcriie. Old Nixon ana trawfoTd's /
Ealiy. They We're picked Yesterday .
afternoon and weIe tie finest and tirmest .
that could lie found il The orchards Of !
the shippers. The weather being cool
yesterday tle fruit shipped WAS dry and !
N perfect condition UIui.J!ou Every
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