, 1884-09-17
LOTS OF LIGHT.
The Cheyenne Gas Company In Full
Working Order.
Description of the Manner and
Methods of Manufacture.
With Something About the Enter
prise and Its Promoters.

thoroughly discussed for several wears
past. A few years ago a charter for a
gas light was actu ly secured.
but 50 tardy were the movements regard
in tbs matter that the time limited for
the ommencement of the work had
actually expired before any steps of a
practical character had been taken.
Meantime the electric light was intro
duced here, not only for the purpose of
Illuminating the streets, but also to fur
nish light for both public and private
buildings.
The credit of originating the movement
which has finally resulted in a gas com
pany creditable alike to the city and its
projectors belongs to Mr. Luke Voorhees,,
although after the formation of the COM
pany the experimenting of the practical
details Of the work fell upon Judge G. F.
Miller.
The Cheyenne City Gas company is
peculiarly a home enterprise. 1t was or
ganized December 4, of last year. The
original stockholders, all of whom, with
two exceptions, are now residents of the
city, are Messrs. Luke Voorhees,, A. II.
Reel, J. W. Hammond. c. F. Miller, R.
B. Horrie, T. Dyer, John w. Collins, 7.
B. Hicks, James E. Schooler, Z. R.
Hurd, John F. Coad, now of Omaha,
and W. H. Harper, Of Philadelphia, Pa.
The capital stock of the company was
placed at $500, 900. divided into 10000
shares Of the par value of $50 each. The
original officers of the company, who now
hold their respective positions, are Luke
Voorhees,, President; A H. Reed. Vice
President; J. w. Hammond, Treasurer
and G. F. Miller, Secretary. The trustees
are Luke Voorhees,, A. q. Reel, j. W.
Hammond, G. +. Miller and R. R. Horrie.
A city ordinance, granting the Gas COM
pany the right of way through the city
was passed Dec 20. of last year.
The charter granted by the city re-
quired this company to commence work
on or before the first day of July, 1884,
and to be able to furnish gas to the resi-
dents of the city on or before the first day
of July, 1885. The city guaranteed the
Gas company that they would not confer
or grant to any other persons or corpora
ton the same privileges cosferred TO this
company for a period of nine years.
The first actual labor for the works was
performed March l9 last, when Mr..
Charles McGaryey broke ground for the
gas holder.
The main building Of the company is a
neat brick structure, &c by 80 feet in d.
mansions, situated on Reed street, be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
The work shop, 20 by "a feet, is located
Immediately opposite. The depth of the
gas holder is 20 feet, the diameter So feet
and the capacity about $4,000 cubic feet.
In the construction of the buildings and
all the necessary a-ppurtenances 25S tons
of iron and IL, 900 tons of lead were used.
The works are entirely enclosed by a neat
board fence, eight feet high.
The main building Is divided into three
rooms. The retort and boiler room is 30
$50 feet. The boiler is only to be usedin
Winter to keep the water in the gas holder
from freezing. This room also contains
the r%etortR. which consists of three
benches of three retorts each, each bench
capable of producing 10000 feet of gas
every twenty-four hours, giving a total
capacity in twenty-four hours of 10000
feet At present there are only two
benches in use. This room also contains
the hydraulic main running above the
furnaces at right angles to the retorts and
receiving tubes from all of them. The
hydraulic main is always kept full of the
tar and WAGER that condenses from the gas
and the delivering tubes from the retorts
dip below the surface of this liquid, 50
that ~althouRhthe gas bubble freely
through it as it issues from the retorts
none can return through the tubes while
the retorts are open for a fresh charge.
The aqueous portion of the liquid de-
posted in the hydraulic main is called the
ammoniacal liquor, from its consisting
chiefly of a solution of various salts of
ammonia From the hydraulic main the
gas passes into the condenser. which is a
hollow iron column twenty feet high,
with a series Of bent iron tubes,
kept cool by the large surface which