The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-10-06
CHARCOAL BURNING A LOST ART.
II Was Responsible for IL aIon>truu. Wast>
ot Timbcr-A Ecttc, Method

~ us iScSponSiDiC TOR hioI>trOus WaSt>
ot Timbcr-A Ecitc, M.thnd
Charcoal burning bc.ai IN New Jersey in
l."o. when Cornelius Board started an iron
torgo at Little Fails. and ii WIS greatly ey
tended whel. uaenclcvcl cam, tothls country
III lIGi and Started several tor.cs and furnaces
on his baronial POSSESSIONS IN raSSlc county
1t increased rapidly until cual came lnto Use
tc' iron smelling, and since thea II has s,;uiu
ally decreased sc that the trees have had IA
ch;ilict 10 grow again on the tte.lll,iri hills
In recent years nearly al, OF tn, charcoal
made has been consumed in the ritirs. au, the
consumption in dwellings has decreased con-
StantlN while the factory tu,isliii; ,tlo;l has
not greatly increased Charcoal i. Il great
heat producer, and is extensively used in
rwclry shops and few o,heI factories but
II is not al economical fuel at any prlcr
One OF the most prominent lumber l,u,n in the
'ountrY. Speaking about the waste rl,,sr,l hy
charcoal burning, sad the other o!av
Do you know how II ru.llr chnrroa.
tlrncf burns coalf lie levels Il place and
stacks up the woou on end until IL makes II
'm!nten stack about eight tee. hi-h 1ni ten
n twelN, feet in dnmetr rhl- Ia, covers
with earth and sod until rNelv hjt ui :.ir
wond Is concealed Wh,p tHs wu.t ~ this
rude liiiI is fired ii t1V-t H.. 'nv.tuilS
watched night ant day W. the r.,.Noi>.uu
'nl' charcoal Is accomplished suu.d u
break into flame thcr. wumh! h;. untllne
lett tut ashes, ST Il mar rrmuln. o;, la,ri Il,
nv times to kcer Tho cu:husi.u. t:",in ,vlu.
too RAPID ana tt mcni ihe ,notud is n"cak-
alrar H. it Whc; ii is ul !uu.. th,, con,
burner gets ii few bushels nj c.,: rtp..i tor t,s
labor
'l.,t us see what he wastes 1t is know,
iia' tin manufacturers of rrousoi" '.crri,
'"ht ""'"! nirono! moFd"nt a,sl vth,r r!.eu,
'h"t!u'ts ot Wo"' raii MAKE IL profit ~,
r' ot these products and have the rhnl
"h' free of cost Tho w"od Is ir,rsrh III -
i@m iron re,ort and "a iir, hulli under II"
'";"rt The Temperature /, rli>cl 4 :.o't a.
aN drSs.. and the liVun ortlru- g: the wno.'
ais converted into vau"l winch pas>,>
through al IRON or copper worm I'd III :,
Jacket o! cold wat"r The v:lt,i thus con
'!'i'Ses INTO various pruiurS, winch are after
| wards separated
Georgia pmo will yichl hy ai>tlla,!n:'
wood gas. Il small amount of wood naplihl :,
large amount of pyroLgnrous Hcid Wo'ni
| vi"Gali, n large amount of won;! rrru-ul,
| I'll, small amount Of tn; and IL great guam
tty of charcoal Nine cords of wood wii;
give 1Go barrels OF charcoal fourteen barrels
"f rreosole oil. ten barrels of ucld aud II try
gallons of naphlna nmd Niumcn THE ryrn
iiGneous acid alone will pay all "i the ry
pcnses of the labor, and the crc"so,r oil will
more than pay for the wool and fuel No
''ody but Il country charcoal burner will
ASSERT that the coal is not II, good as tia,
produced in the wastciul way he has been
brought up to do it"
1t is believed th1: charcoal burning will
cease to be an industry unyNi.rt" In thls
country within II few year Certain II IL
that wide awake tmlc, r,"ii ar" DOM. . II
they can to root ont the lmlsiry III order 1t.
save the timber land for more valuable and
useful purposes New York Hal and Ey