The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-01-26

posts elements of wealth that are mean only IN
comparison with the silver and gold
mines that have made the ntlle state
famous the world over. In Churchiii
county there are two soda lakes whlsh VIII
yield much profit to the capitalists who are
engaged in making the soda maretable--an en-,
tefprise which has necessitated the erection OF
furnaces at considerable cost In Roop county
salt wells have been bored nom which the pro
pIietoTs expect to realize $4,000.
A new invention for building purposes is
called terra Gotta lumber IL is a kind of
brick so soft that II can be sawed aud worked
with edge tools as readily ms wood, and nails can
DO driven into IL and will hold as well rs in
wood. Its makers claim that 1t has tenaeity ana
resistance Ia strains greater than oak lumber.
1t Is made from kind of clay found In album.
dancei in New Jersey and elsewhere Is as cheap
rs brick and has many other advantages rs n
fite-proot building material
Abouta year ago number OF German carp,
raised BY the Uuited States fish commission,
were taken by some enterprising south Ameri'
cans To Quito. From recent Information II Is
learned that the fish arrived safely and IRE do
ing well in extreme southern waters. Last week
a shipment of live carp and trout EGGS was
made by Mr., Decerr0 TO BogOla via Kingston.
4 he fish will have to be transported many miles
on the backs of poems before reaching Bogota.
II is quite probable that the carp will bear the
Journey, but IL Is by no means likely that the
trout eggs will arrive In good order.
During 1881 the sales OF cheese at Elgin. ILL
nos, footed up ll,327 525 pounds, and of bu ter
S,S6s6 20 bounds, the aggregate value being 81, :.
29 GOO H. In 1882 there were TO- 900 20g pounds of
cheese sold and 5,6509l5 pounds OF butter, sg-
gregatDg In value s2,75l. 23l &c. The decrease
In the amount of cheese sold against Il marked
increase In the amount of butter is regarded az
indicating wholesome tendency on the part OF
the manufacturers TO make less of the low grades
OF skim cheese which have long been burden
on the dairy market and devote more attention
to butter.
The Ohio state auditors report for 1889 sta es
that 81 9S2 sheep, worth Sllg677.35 were killed
by dogs. and 30GH sheep valued mt So, f3i n,
were Injured byworthess ours. The total sum for
damages claimed was SIG lli.T The total dog
tax collected was S366, 0l2 I'll, out OF which SIG
ve332 was paid for damages to sheep: sl0I, BIZ Gs
went into tho tchool fund, and Sl37 60 re-
mains in the treasury to the credit of the Dog
tax.
The returns OF dairy manufactures as shown
by the census NOW in preSs), show an immense
growth In that industry The cap
ital invested amounts to $4,000, goo.
They consume materials valued at $4,000 600.
and their total products are $26 0OO, 900. The
value of material used In condensed milk manu-.
factories amounts TO 81 100000. Statistics were
taken,ir0m the cheese factories butter factories,
combined butter and skim milk factories al
condensed milk factories. The total number OF
those establishments reaches 1000, The state OF
New York leads any other in the number of fac
tories and the amount of capital invested In this
industry
The stormy weather which has prevailed this
week has seriously impeded the work Of the arti.
hcial propagation of the cod which is being car
ried on at Fulton market by the United States
fishery commission. William Hamlen and J
Luckett employees of Professor Baird, arrived in
New Yord on Monday last, and reported to Mr..
+. q. Blackford, who has the entire superitend-
ence of the matter. He said yesterday ripe fish
were very abundant, and he expected during
The next three weeks that from 100000 to 100,
100000 eggs would be impregnaled daily. Lots OF
the eggs were to be put in the water or Rocka.
way, Sonington, Newport and IN Martha's Vine
yard sound, aud he hoped to be materially rs.
sisted In their distribution by the station men in
the life saving service. The first lot OF eggs OF
l2WO. 600 were placed In the lower bay, oil station
island, Friday afternoon.