Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-30
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| in size Of the nodules. Found in clay, mud,
| sand or peat. 1t is marked with tho fossil re-
mains of mastodons, elephants. deer, horses,
! cows and hogs; not imbedded in the rock but
mingled with the loose layers Beautiful
| specimens Of sharks teeth. from two 20 four
| inches long, are not infrequent
| Scientists have been mentally exercised TO
| account for the changing Of "a mari which
| originally contained GO per cent. Of carbon
ate Of lime and only or per cent Of phos-
| phate Of lime into one which shows by anaIy-
sis s. to CO per cent Of phosphate O. LINE.
and from 8 to II per cent Of carbonats Of
lime In the exhaustive and deeply inter-
esting reports Of South Cardinals state
board OF agriculture, it is mentioned
as noteworthy circumstance that
while the greater part q eoc.ns
maris ia that region have preserved their
constitution almost unchanged. q very re-
markable mutation is observable at the be-
ginning and end Of the series. in the buhr
stone on the northern border, and In tho
widely removed phosphate rock on the south
ern. In the huhr stone tho original carbon
ate Of lime cornposing the shells has been re-
placed by silcis, rendering hugc masses d
rock, that once might have impaired valu-
able properties TO tie soil, worthless 70 tbs
agriculturist; while In The phosphate bel.
there has been a curious but vastly beneficial
evolution.
Two theories are offered for explanation u
the change from carbonate OF lime 20 phos-
phate. One Of these theories assumes that
the fragments Of mari were charged with
sweepings from gnano beds formed above
them by congr.gatcd ioclx Of SEA birds Bu.
~ s~ffs E.-~
the other fossils discovered in these wonder
full bedx The other theory as 20 tho forrns-
ton Of these rocks is tha. cersain rnoIlusks
have the power Of SEPARATING the phosphate
Of lime from ocean water. and that through
their inscrunentalisy the mari especially ia
upper STRATA became CHARGED With phosphate
Of lime. That the proportion II phosphate.
thus obtained, 20 tho whole body Of the
superficial layers Of mari was Afterwards tn
creased: First. by the rsr,ovai Of q conssdsr-
abb quantity II he cartona:e 81 Hrse rem
dercd soluble By tbs psrcolatios through 10
Of rain water containing carbonio sc1d. de-
rived from the decoupossng v.EssAbls matter
IN the sol OVERLAPPING TIE mari. Seoo1d, OF
a vel known pruncness % phoxphorsn
acid, when dIhss~d, 20 cor<.rtyr.e
and 10 give riss % ooascTstsonarY proo>ss>s
similar 70 tbo4s s-yocgIy MARRIED L. tss fiss
noduI.s and pebbles of Eagiiaa chalk. Ths.
thsarJ agrees visa tie dads.~d ooczrrsscs Of
phosphate Of Anss ia tss superficial layer II
tie mari. a. vel a. viii the FAC. TIA. ,bs
upper Layers q The dsposfsss and tho or.>sd.
of The nod1lss are riches. IN phosphate. u.
Substitutes gsusraI czass fog local Goa,
Al once via tie wtts area O.
cEpssd oy the pbo&phats rocks and by the
pho<rhst.c nssrs q tes south Atlantic eo~x.
lbs
One Ton p-r day II tbs rock can b> r.ts>d
by a ordinary hbor9. Hs Il pad far ,ais
work sl7l A roy2i.y Of o. far sseA toa
l1i.sd Is pad in.o South CArollsss treasury.
Il isss phosphate rock vm rArks.et q: -
Per Ion, %: of isss yass io~er yrscs hsvs
rnsed Working ca add on>haH hozfy On
'bs soo and tss szras isng.A u tina O. tss
bo'od ss<se, a, dey.a CT tea te~s or r.or. ss
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