Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-02
-uNIUM EXHIBITED.
r,be Washington Monument
, peA OF - strange Metal.

-, Evazhingf on Monument
&c tpeA or the strange Metal
,r1llc exhibition in Philadel-
CO l.s ~. aluminium pyramid which is
5"l .-- snex Of the WASHINGTON
3 b. y. in the Capital City, standing
l - 80 the ground, says the Phila-
s. 49, N Nov. IS. was given last
.-.,f,irof the Haidelburg Reform
p Nineteenth aud Oxford streets.
will be placed in Borhek's
lis y chestnut street, where will
"a few days, and then De SNIP
washington .,.,,,o,,,.- -
mid has a perpen0lcuIar ele-
~ - AMI a half inches, and each
r-..-1 90 l 49, measures i've and half
--g --Cirbt is 100 ounces. If it
t.s t.gcr0per ITS weight would be
- l1It T-a surface appears much
Gl-rs. ---[er and is so highly pol
i-. -.fects as a plate glass mir
Sd bay ,I~red iy its side bears this
= eal- ..T.lfs py ramid Of pure alum
-s- ..l- -~,11ced from the American
-1 A.s nm. bv Col. William Fris-
r.. tl. -l.-..sr Auburn and Amber
I'D. lrsla.i -Iuhis, by order OF Col.
So = i.-.oIr Casey, U. :. A., engi-
l1 .--s If the construction OF the
ln raurent. 1t is the largest
Z Fls- l-----,ir-ula ever made or cast IN
a q The pyramid was dressed
watson. DickersOn street and
p A'l-. ,.rue. and polished by IheO-
N-s- Nor. retter lane
----uil. with this explanation,
-- -rIr Shown in Tlliany's, New
as r..-rgcrei much attention
-rr ia. been "A subject Of much
-.r1mists for many years. IL IS
SLY y. .,uuiua. which "a very abun-
FIJI. r-1eass. however, OF making
.--' -.-.ilv al use at but little cost
s.-rbr with great eagerness. A
--t once obtained would be Of
rarre. 10 is better than silver
- meteor 81 electricity, and, ii in
lIv made. would take the place
-s-1Is moss used IN telegraph and
i.-fr wires. It's weight is one
.s-- III silver. and because OF this
.rsc.fc gravity t c0nld De adVan-
,rrseu rs substitute OF heavier
Ia the general competition to
rrr7n process for converting
m.o aluminium EnlladelDnla
r5ts been the successful man. lie
- rru FrismUth. Of Auburn and
streets. and once studied under
tbs liscGverer Of the metal. His
.t1r-lg process has covered fully
.f-lt Years, and a short time age
rlat the proper method. Patents
b. secured throughout the entire
r~tra process, and it Is expected
r-- I1r- aluminium viii be con-
.f- made iu large quantities. For
HIIis-s nave gained control 81
.e.s. and their management oil tlt
-.a uetel will be similar 10 that %
-.-.tilGs. who own practically tins
liver mines Of the word, and who
mercury at a fair price, suitin.
--v ts the demand. Maj. Ricard,
-5f London. is now in the city II
a-.-ts Of the foreign company.
of aluminium heretofore. 3nt
present is about Slj per pound
w process t may be 0ue-siXth o.
twelfth as much. At Col. Fris
laboratory thousands 81 ounce
ms far been eXperIment2uy Pre-
When the work is fully complete
proper furnaces erected II may 81
uIt bV the ton. Aluminium Wi
Ne or Uarnlsh. For household
It VIII some time be doubtless il
---lI Use. AS a substance for coinage
.ltd also % De Of wide use. Coin
nvar values have been made OF it
-E r months Of use. seem just a
S new silver dollar. and no
I'm composition with > pc
-t liver it makes n pTettier meta
IN .yer. and when with per cent. @
81 IS strength is greatly increased.
-r made OF ten parts of aluminium
--sI parts Of copper has a sustainin,
a 6f5 t0usper square inch more thai
BEG steel.
F5smuth's process is simple, an
SIN treating IN aluminOus mate
1elally cryOlite, with a vapOr gen
iuret0rts bT a mixture of sodium
carbon or some other redUcin
Tile reaction Of the sodium VapO
Ies tie metal aluminium.