Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-08
THE SALT MARSHES.

Facts Regarding a Future Great Indus
try.
Among the interesting chapta rs in the sixth bien-
Mai report OF ths state board OF agriculture. is
one on salt, 'its discovery and manufacture, in
Kansas, with SD estiOns for its use in aggicul-
ture," by Prof, Robert Hay. According to Prof.
Hay,
THE SALT OF KANSAS
belongs to various geologic periods and is found
under great part of the surface of the staff
Many deep wells east of the sixth principal me-
ridian have their waters strongly saline from de-
post OF the carbonifsrous period. In northern
middle Kansas there ara extensive marshes that
titys and springs that yield strong brine, On the
Indian border of Comsnche county the plains of
the Cima9on become covered with thick, white
cake of beautiful salt. TIE Great Spirit springs
in Mitchell county, Is q natural aC5ssan flow of
salt water, with other mineral Ingredients. With
coal and gas has found rock salt in beds of from
ten to 1OU feet thiokin the counties of Ellsworth,
hIce. Rsno, hIngman and Harper. Ihe south
west extentiOn of the salt marshes OF northern
Kansas, Is due north of Ellsworth; so that there
eastsrly exbention at the north, and considerable
widening west IN the south 9rn part, Z. e., south
OF the Arkansas river
KANSAS MANUFACTURE.
Kansas has for many years bsen in the list OF
salb-producing states. Brine Is produced from
wells near the mouth of the Solomon river in Sa-
line county, at depth OF 100 feet, which hag been
manufactured into an excellent quality OF salt
since 1857: The works have capacity OF 5000
bushels of salt per anuuu3 but 1t docs not appear
that more than l5.JUU bushels (hfEy-8IE pounds
each) have been producsdin one year. Tle brine
strength by the salonetsr is IS degrees, but &
dseper well is now being drilled to obtain strong
brine. The process, as indicated by the name OF
the company, is solar evaporation. which is con-
unued about eight or nine months in thu year,
in pans having total eTapoFating surface of
$40 90 square feet. The salt produced Is OF good
quality, and Is said to be much desired Dy farm
eFs for the home curing OF meat.
Kansas stands in the lists of states with salt
product of Is Coz bushel IN 1880. This year Kan
sas takes her place among the large producers of
salt. And tits rock salt that Is tbs main source
soon.
THE ROCK SALT
was struck first at a depth of $50 feet in August,
1887, at Hutchinson. south of the river. q little
later at 3 depth of $50 feet; at kingmau at a
depth of $50 feet; on December 2. at Lyons, at g
depth Of Gas Gests and in 1873 at Nick5rsOns Great
Bend and Sterling. The thi kness OF salt be
sides ths saline shalss appsass to be at Ellsworth
40 feet Lyons, $50 feet; Hutchinson go feet
200 feet; Anthony % feeti Great Bend 155 feet
Sterling 193 feet.
The thickness at other places are not as car
1 talnly known but I W0uld appear to De cOnsId
cradle. At Wellington the town water Is pQi
satuEEt ID solutOn,} 80 degrees to 100 degre 3 bi
the sato oeterl. cf,Is Is hOE the salt is trsabe1
I at Hutchinson With 8 ike result. At kLngman
besides two evaporatlng companies nearly E5E L
Tor work q shaft Is being sunk which is eEpsct5c
+ to b3glng mining the 1T IN March
/ All the towns named are either making salt, o.
tbs earlier stages or erestIna salt b locks,
! { he nam Ussd for the tire building end plaat
/ or organizing com pa0les for the salt aQfac-
/ 5uEe. At Hutchinson most progress has beer
made.
i VIII IT HOLD oUrE
/ The energy with which the salt industry is be
ing developed. cont tDues Prof Hay. 5lgges6s th
question Whs. her the underground suDp,y vi