Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-06-13
SAGINAW SALT MANUFACTURE.
Making n Salt weil-A 'sait Bloek"-Tbe
Various Processes.

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Ihis result a five or six inch hole is made
down 10 solid rock, on which a
shoulder" is made, upon which rests the
iron tubing or casting" Below that
the hole is narrowed TO two or three
inches. and carries that size down TO
brine OF saM. Where rock salt is the ma
terial At bottom fresh water Is forced
down from the surface, It disSolves the
salt, loads itself with all il can JaEe up,
about q per cent, and 10y the same
downward pressure OF surface water
flows into the ''cisteTns" through an i'll
side pipe, as clear as distilled water. a
good well viii yield from 400 10 GOO bar
rels OF brine per day, But constant
pumping viii clog up the pores OF the
salt rock, produce constipation Of the
well, SO to speak, and the yield fails 10
such an extent that il becomes necessary
TO remove the pump and administer n
cathartc IN the form Of a nitro-glycerine
torpedo,
The water rs it CONES 10 the surface
empties INTO huge cirterns built on
trestles high enough TO admit Of draining
them into the settlers" inside Of the
.,salt block" The brine is clear us
pumped, uut as the air acts upon ii tho
iron il contains in solution takes on a
rust color. To get rid Of this the brine
is ''lmcd' in the cisterns, A wash Of
lime is stirred into IL, which precipates
the iron, uud in a week the water stands
perfectly aud permanently clear Then
IL Is drawn INTO other large CisterEs in
the block that ate called settlers. These
are lifted with tour-inch galvanized iron
pipes, through which q current Ut steam
flows. heating The water 70 10 bp-s.
Fahrenheit This heating docs rwu things.
Il throws down the gypsum which exists
in the bure rs a sulphide. and II eyapor-
ates the water, 10 per cent. Of which
must ba thrown oil in yapOr before
crystalhZatlon takes place. But tho
reader will understand me better II /
FIRST show him a salt block.
One having a capacity Of 225 barrels
per day may he described rs follows:
The block" is eos feet by 30, 40 feet
high under the center, which includes
the venulator running the entire length
Of the graIners, and rs feet high in the
posts. 1t contains two ''settlers, " each
l40 feet long, Q feet wide and 4 feet
deep. As the cisterHs outside are high
enough TO drain into the settlers, 50 the
latter are high enough to drain mo the
''erainers." OF which there are four, each
100 feet long. 10 feet wide and IS inches
deep. Through these also run gaiva-
nized { inch steam pipes To heat set.
tiers and grainers there are 3.7ii feet Of
such pipe, and other pipes connected with
the works make a total of 5000 feet.
The grainers stand aboutG or 8 feet from
the ground, and over their center runs a
platform upon which the salt al lifted
L. left 10 drain before being dumped into
the bins Of which there IRE about
twenty. Connected with the bins are
the packing rooms" and adjoining the
block Is the 'shed, 230xl50 feet, with a
capacity OF %. 600 barrels Of salt.
Now let Us go into the block again.
The settlers are full. II is, shy 5 O clock
a. n. The block is 20 full OF steam that
you viii have 10 strain your vision 10 see
the floor on which you walk and guard
against missteps. The grainors are nearly
empty Of brine, but their bottoms are
covered with the salt that has been
quietly falling there for tw~Cnty-four
hours under a heat Of lsj dogs, Along
each side of a grainur the gang Of eight
men is strung out each with his ''stCnt. "
These men are naked to the waist, over
the lower limbs are drawn old wooden
drawers, red being a fancy color, and on
the feet old shoes or boots with the legs
cut away Zach man has a hoe and a
shovel. With the one lie pulls the suit
from the confer to the side OF the graiucr
and with lhe other he lifts it rpon The
aforesaid ria,Iorm. On every uGn per,
SEPARATION r,ands in great beads OF tvic.lcs
down hUs skim IN tiny streams. 30 need
| Of Turkish hH;hs for these fellows! They
are as clean, solid ana hardy as well
trained athletes.
The salt lifted, the grainors are refllcd
with brine from the settlers, lis leSper.
azure raised 10 1856 degrees, and in q
short time YOU will see a film forming
over the surface Of the saturated brine.
That is salt Watch IL a few moment;
and you viii zee this film break into
pieces and take a header down below.
so the process rocs On for twcnty-foui
hours, when The lifting operation is re.
peaie1. and so from day TO day through
The season by II O'Clock the mon have
wheeled ,hr vii 10 Tins and thsrs settles
ogot ur grITIng room q silence ~ pro.
found rs thai Which must have broOapL
over the g6yss Of ~uothiugnuss ere IL WI.
aid tlrTo should be light Vet IN thai
silence goes on increasingly from hour e
hour q mystery rs wonderful. ms lclu,
ulul, a. divine, rs Is seen in he evolution
or dissipation u a world. The hcas un.
folds the wings. as il were, of the mole
cules u vuHpr and they riac thryugl
Ihp ain, tut the sodium IL too heavy, tUt
garthy, ami cannot soar. Having gU
the mittcD, us il were, IL turns Ia lh,
atoms Of chlorine hanging round. Thcy
embrace and materiali2e in tiny Cry5tl
cubes. Charles Ellis In Chicago Herald
How People Become Knouu.
"Yes. we keep The name Of ever,
prominent family living within q radiu.
Of 100 miles Of Pittsburg, and when vs.,
issue circulars. adyertisemCnts, ETC., ",
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