Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-31

The pew pulp mill Of the Shawmut Hibse
Co.. q shsvmus, Formerly somesses Mills,
yais1eid. on the kennsbec River, 10 fuily
ee0plttea ard In operation. The manufsc-
sssed pss,.sct 10 suiphte pulp made BY the
German pseeess, which IL described. In sab
stance. y follow: The logs made In een-
vss3sn. ssEe for hssdlins. are carried 10 the
hostisg uschi9s. which consiss Of knives
fass<p<d 90 fhe end Of short shzff running
In iron bo1ss Ut the rate Of 1900 Ysyo ufions
m minute The blades project atov. The top
Of the box ard clear the bark from The ions
oaking him really for he cbipp~r machin~s.
which arr large iron vhSeIs revolving ~ fifty
With kni,es 10 the side. These reduce the
los 10 clips, which In turn fall into an end
les belt and are csrrt,d TO the crush~fs
Afs<, being crushed between swiftly revoiy-
tsg rolls. the chips are carried 10 the TOP Of
III mill by an ~i-ss,or, where . revolving
sieve sepssstss the crushed chip from dus.
snd other Impurities, the separsfea product
beisg thence carried by endless belts IN the
top ssos, Of The main mill. on which ho,r
shsss ere s!I large bins 1913. eleven feet
deep. siopins TO foot 'qaafs opening 10 the
bottom.
FOR The aid u'ed large quantities Of sui
phus sss burned and bisaipbits formed by
ueion az ssirhu,as ACID with sme. Burners
on ;h~ sfoand noor produce the acid fumes
which IRE dra.n by vacuum pump. nrst
through lad pipes 10 coils, placed in the
cooling boz " water srI2 feet. snd thence
through q large lad pipe 70 the mixing vs,s
The fup~. enter the lover vat at the bottom.
sad by ssenum pumps are trass through the
sssies OF three watts, meeting the lime -hieb
10 psssirs 10 the opposite direction Ard thus
forming b ,alpbits Of nme. The bisaiphite
10 drawn % and stored 10 large storage
tank, res ~ for untoo viih the prepared chips
The chips snd 'b- acid are then mingled IN
sir large lead Iinsd dixesofs, made Of iron
and uIots Or in shape. These aigsaors are
extremely light and are sit~d TO shaft 9TH
. steam p,y- running 70 the centre. The
nsaaeyisis syY nlied In o. the top. the cover
screwed on by heavy bolts. the steam turned
on md the large globes are started revolving
In shout sixteen hours on the average the
materials sre cooked and ready for re-
n0vsI. spp.asing FIR the nra time In the
form Of pulp. The digvsiors are then
blown Of by The old msfhod the ma
s~risis srp allowed u cool before removal
but in the Gsrman process the blow on can
he effected under pressure. saving time snd
taking the pulp at the best time for preps
ration. The ,sslnous matter drawn from
the vooj In the psoers Of boiling is drawn
through q false bottom Of drAiner bricks
and passes N The pulp il then ~sIsd by
several ma hines 9Th clean, vafm water
asd by means Of . centrifugal pump is a.
he'd 10 the upper story and deposited !" sD-
other tank made u imposition metal and
opsDing Ito = cosr.e green sitter which
10 connected 10 another tank containing =
large ssirrrr
Several other machines are then used for
thoroughly removing the impure water, for
breaking up the fibre All removing any dirt
that the PUPPY substance may have collected
after which il 10 discharged into large sun
chests i2Ii0 in ~blch aRitstors are placed
On being removed from these chests the
pulp 10 considered az huished. the remainder
Of the work being To prepare It 10 the neees
cary shape for hzndling and transportation.