Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-18

a@~ za~ spu~~AmAakr - nn~xzzx -
szz@lzzzza@ - x7s &u@4 w3nM~ k4~ hswn
s@Ha~w aa~ssz~~zm. ~u~mw p~zrwum m~z
s~u~ ~uwzam& w4uuA~ m@a f.w w~u~r
Fua@e @@aw ~agaTuAaua g.. N nns~ @sv
nH~@ swsa~@ ~aasw kmm~~x aAw ~~-
a@amA~azswzna - we1w& sAns 100 -
aazz@ws& mw sasw ~44maAmrM. FMa
k@mnu@~ WmAm& Emaazn ~p~xn.
11zx E3s& 1sa~zsw-~ n.n.4 Es~anunauar1 q
. a~4~r ~ 1x@-~ F8sA A~~H@.
E~ukzm<A@u3 M~zs-uv-asamn- ~ Ma
~A~@ F@zs~z 1@8 Fu--usz 1890.
xe~ w@s&@ 60 a. Fu<rs tzwrs@
, Aesx =2kx& 4@8 Fxsv~ ~Eta ser~.~as
saa& sk.@ Sz~sa rsusx Nz& M Fzzz&
Ia. tA~ az@zz@<zx @f x3~ Z 9sa4ra kn<
81 =a@4aaasAa&F.s. - 49, expna3As~s usss
k@s szvgza~2 wxa~x ia< e4rrSz@x 90
tAs sMa~xTxs~~ d ~ -&na se&@ . .
- ASSESSED T@~ es.n-~rH e1ss~~l
tA~ M@nsaF~l Gas L-ht Co. k@~
a~~s N artzSs oF<rtSoa fur HSax~
thar n wear A s~H reT-srisr GO
>&farsA4y mze: o1s 81 the 4IFect@rs u
the esaap@ny as5 asked hIm 10 DE-
ersls tAs EneshOl o. usaking the ga.
and the prospect of the enierprlse.
He sad that the company had care
fully avoided public.iy and did not
desire public attea;ion. They had
q cheap mode Of making the gas,
which nobody had yet adopted, and
which, therefore, gave them an ad-
vantage. They were unable to sup
ply the demand, having now over g.
600 applications on the books, to
which they could not respond,
"Tbe foundation of the discovery
that water is convertible into burn
ing gas" this gentleman said, is
the explosion Of the old idea that
water is an original element" Wa
ter is q composition of oxygen and
hydrogen, and by subjection to in
tense heat the water is resolved into
it's original constituents. yielding
one volume of oxygen gas AID two
volumes Of hydrogen. The process
is complicated one. but inexpen.
sivs. and the water gas does not
cost nearly so much as the gas made
from coal and kerosene. The 6rst
operation in the manufacture Of this
cas IL 70 hest the water. and next Il
superheat it to about 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit. The water is then passed
into generators filed with anthra-
cite coal, by means of which it is de-
composed into its original elements.
The oxygen here unites with the car
bon from the coal, and the product
is carbonic oxide and hydrogen. AT
this stage q crude burning gas is had
containing sulphur and carbonic acid.
To remove these the gas is passed
through purifying boxes, which are
immense sieves containing layers OF
lime. The sulphur is deposited in
the lime, and a carbonate is made by
the acid. The impurities removed,
the gas next passes into carburettes
iron cylinders encased in water
Jackets on the glue-pot principle.
These cylinders are half full Of nap
tha. The naptha is vaporized by the
heat, and the gas takes up this vapoI
and carries it into the retorts. In
the retorts the naptha is decomposed
and combined with the water gas,
and the latter is then burning gas,
but not ready for the market. 1t is
next passed through condensers and
washers to remove any condensable
yapors. The result is a clear, white
burning gas, entirely free from odo,
or smoke, and far more brilliant than
ordinary coal gas. Its illuminating
power is 20 per cent. greater than
coal gas.
"How much gas do you make
every day ?" asked the reporter.
About SOC, 600 feet"
"Isnit there about rs much ol
other kinds Of gaa in the mixture ~
of vha. you get out of the Croto1
watsry"
"No: the gas comes from the wa
ter. We treat i, with napsha wsiei
.imply to give is iilaninsiiag power
Yea 20 and try this gas Hos css
hang . shesf ,f white gcsceisin with.
sn skrx< isch~s of The nane. ss<
sA<s< mi sss BEL . PARTICLE sf s.oks
IN skr<x m@sxks-
~As~ yss sxaas q ssy ess~p<'
a.. shx s<b<< s~mp~xs~~v
-xs: wAv ~su~~s1 ~ss We ezz'
~vssv 80 am.~na srs a. IL ~
~.sxhe szwsmH sA~E wsskd - . ~
suu.ns sn.x. ws 90 .~A< N
rwsxm srmum d ng~ s.S v~ ssa~n'd y
m~
TAw xwm. q ~ ~nM&. sasaax ta~ msab
nmmw sms~ Em @mnns F~w sAe~~~'
-. .na ssmw ~sM q tw es-A ,
E T&m E@zs9 s~alx~z~S ausn
-. sum sxmw On 2xu~zzs
sxem. xzsss uzszzzsm@~~& m12s~@x
~ Fxw~4@z naA~ asrm ~ s~~ss
wm-~ a. ws~ NE%<~~n<~as