The Dickinson press., 1884-01-05
Dakota Ignite.

VIZ uHu upon INQUIRY Lna6 the
trade in West Dakota Ignite has
steadily increased wherever it has
been introduced. and this is Just the
result that we should anticipate from
our W experience with it. Thus
far this winter it is the only fuel we
have used in Il printing ofice--a
place and a business that require a
very comfortable temperature-and
we have every reason to be satisfied
with Jul experiment. We have
burned it in a common cannon stove,
one not specially constructed for or
adapted to this particular kind of
fuel. We have found it to be a very
rapid and powerful heater, to make
hat little OF no SCOT or smoke, no IN:
pleasant or dangerous gases have
been evolved. it is clean to handle.
makes some little clinker in the stove
we use, does not make so large a guam.
tity of ashes as we had been led to ex-
pcct. One of it's merits-perllaps the
chief-,-is that at $4.75 per ton it is
certainly cheaper than any other fuel
that we know of. 1t of course burns
away ra%pidly-more rapidly than any
other description of fuel-but it is
also nor bulky for it's weight than
any other coal; so that the actual con
sumption is not so great as at first
sight appears. One point to lie OBJ
served is that the fire must be left Sc
versly alone, and it will largely regu-
late itself. 1t will not do to have the
hand constantly at the shaker, for, as
the Ignite rapidly d~isintegrates when
it is heated, if it is shaken or roked
the fuel will sift through the CRATE
bars without being consumed. With
4 good draft it will not need much
rousiny UP. When it does it is bet
ter to run a fine poker or stout wire
through it. just enough to bore a
small hole through it, but no more.
If this rule be followed the shaker
need hardly be touched more than
once OF twice in twenty-four hours.
We certainly unhesitatingly recon-
mend our friends who have stoves at
all suitable for it to give it a fair trial.
We have no doubt whatever that the
objections to it are founded in ignor-
nee of its merits, or else i'll an I'M
fair treatment of it or exaggerated
expectations from it. We have not
seen the new Lucas CRATE, which is
made for cook stoves, and is said to
be perfectly adapted to burn Ignite.
and almost any heater which has a
close barred CRATE and a good draft
ought to burn it we'll. We urge our
readers to give it a trial, and a fail
trial too; to study patiently its pc
culiarities and differences from other
fuel; and we are confident we shall
have done them Il kindness if we per.
suade them to use it. Dakota Ignite
at $4.75 per ton by the Car load is il
all respects the cheapest fuel that car
be purchased in the country, and
must of necessity become the uni
versal fuel of the prairie. The Crea
tor of the universe has not made
single effort for na'ght. The yer,
fact that Ignite in limitless quaint
ties is under or very feet in thi!
vast ~treeless area is in itself almos
I conclusive proof that it was place,
there for a leneficent purpose. Gu
reinar ks are in 80 sense an advel
t tisem ent. We were not ask ed fo
our opinion, nor are we paid for Civ
ing it. In this east patriotism an
the purse are on friendly terms. an
. we may all %patrcnize this home il
q dustry to II protit.-Carringto
y News.