Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-26
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
LABORATORY OF CHEMISTRY,

The chief constituents of the water are
salts of soda. These salts are without
influence on boilers, and therefore the
water is well adapted to mechanical pur-
poses. Not only would the water do no
harm to boiler but it will actually
cleanse boiler already incrusted
with scale. This is due to the
fact that carbonate of soda is
present inconsiderable quantities, and
this substance Is frequently used to pre-
vent sealing. The amount OF lime pres
ent in the water is not very great, and,
what is there is completely pTecipitated
in pulveruleut condition on boiling.
My opinion is that it is an excellent water
for technical purposes.
Whether or not this artesian water
would cause frothing or foaming when
mixed in q boiler with other water, it is
difficult If not impossible TO decide, un-
less one knows the composition of the
other waters. At any rate if this evil
would arise it would be very easy thing
to remedy it by the addition OF little
Stacked lime TO the artesian water. This
would be best effected by making two
tanks TO hold the water, the one little
higher than the other. Let the upper
tank be first filled with water aud then
enough milk of lime added to it to render
it almost alkaline. After few hours the
lime salt, carbonate of lime) will settle
to the bottom of the upper tank aud the
clear supernatant water can be drawn of
into the lower. This method is easy,
efjCacious and cheap. II requires no
skilled labor and will improve the water.
For domestic purposes your artesian
water is good.
The water of the six-inch pipe does not
contain any sulphur, while that deliver
ed by the eight-inch pipe does. AS you
contemplate only using the former, the
presence OF the sulphur water in the lat
ter will not trouble you.
With regard to the use of this water for
drinking purposes, l will say that the
only substance present at all likely to be
OF any trouble is the sulphate of soda,
(glauder's salts). Whether forty-six
grains of this substance per gallon is OBJ
jectionabIe or not physician can tell
you with more certainty than l can. In
my opinion, however. it would not be of
serious consequence. Other than this OBJ
lection, the water is very good.
In concluding this report l beg leave to
call to your attention the great opportu-
nifty the citizens of Taylor have for max
ing manufacturing center out OF their
town. You have demonstrated that
there is an abundance OF water well
adapted for manufacturing purposes,
while at the same time you have in your
immediate vicinity an inexhaustible sup
ply of Ignite, which is splendid fuel
for steam making. If you can put coal
into Taylor for little over one dollar per
ton and ct the same time can supply
frst-rate water. then you can"offer every
ipducement to manufacturers TO settle in
your midst. Yours truly,
EDGAR EvERHART, Phi. D.,
Professor of Chemistry.
Mr.. Gano also sent q sample of coal
from the Black Diamond coal mine,
situated near Rockdale, Milan county,
for examination, in reply to which the
professor sent the following:
UNIVERSITY OF Texas, !
LABORATORY OF CHEMISTRY, :
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. II, 1880.
John Allen Gano. Esq.
DEAR SIR-Immediately on my return
from Taylor 1 was seized with the grippe
and was confined to my house for two
weeks. This is the cause of my delay IN
making the accompanying report.
The coal you sent me has been ana
lyzed, with the following result: