The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21

1
! The productionof molasscs in Loui
lana is SO grea. that il does not paw
bny barrels to ship It Arrangement,
are now being made to burn it, mike
with<some other substance, and thr
save great amount of coal.
In Great Britain, where dews ar
heavy, 1t Is estimated that the Who'll
amount deposited in n year would b
equal to depth of several inches O
WATER In some tropical regions dcy
is deposited so fast - to be equal to
light rain.
Official reports Of the great manu-
featuring ccnters of Russia show tina,
2l.slo persons are employed In the
various factories. and of this numbe,
only 6.s per cent are able to read and
write. 93.s per cent being illiterate,
One-third of the educated laborers are
foreigners
"A handful of raw pig iron, weighin7
about five pounds, is worth five cents.
1t would make about CO table knife
blades. worth SIS; converted into steel
watch springs, there would be about
10000 of these little coils, which. at
the rate of SITS q dozen, would be
valued at $40. 070s3.
"A deposit Of what is known a
fossil flour" has been recently discov-
cred in Maine which will resist the
action of acids, alkalies and oils and IA
a remarkable non-conductor of heat
1T will be used in the manufacture Of
rubber goods 1t contains ninety-five
per cent of pure silica, and when mined
1T comes out rs fine powder.
Mayer has calculated that n the
motion OF the earth were suddenlv ar.
rested. the temperature produced would
be sufficient to melt and even to volatil.
ize it; while If it fell into the sun. =,
much heat would be produced AZ re.
snlfs from the combustion of 5000
sphei cs of carbon the size of our globe.
"A good illustration of the expansion
fthe worlds trade during the past thirty
years is afforded by the production OF
petroleum in the United States. In 1859.
1900 gallons were produced in the
and New York oil fields,
md in 1890. $50, o29, 900 gallons were ex.
'orted from the various states which |
low produce the oil.
Limitation gold Is new com6ound |
which was recently discovered and
which puzzles the best jewellers to de.
ect- Its weight is that of gold and the |
CID tests are the same. except that the
cid boils tribe when applied to it,
Though when it is wiped off NO spot is
III 1t is cheap and it is easily worked
IS chief factor is aluminium composite.
-om to 6Pcr cent
The new departure in photography.
recently applied to telescopes. has
xtended our information to . most
ondeful degree already, especially in
le deiineation of the moons surface.
I'D has opened . wide field for astron.
ners> Many points are clearly shown
the negative that can not be seen
ith the human eye even when using |
e powerful Lick telescope.
The effect of adding aluminium to
eel ingots has recently been discussed |
the American Institute of Mining
nginecrs, and according to Professor
mold. its effect in rendering steel !
stings perfectly sound is very marked. ,
is twenty times as powerful as sill i
n, and the resulting steel is tougher.
using it, manganese can be dis
rded, and considerable saving in
ne and fuel effected.
Tho danger of using arseuical n
eparations for the poisoning of plants
Illustrated by the fact that DR.. b. L.
binson. assistant in the Gray Herb a
um, Cambridge, has been compelled b
resign his position owing to ill-health il
'ulting from this cause. It Is stated | b
It the poisoning of plants has now =
m entirely abandoned in the herb :,
um; the tightness of the cases and Ii
constant handling OF the sheets be- :,
relied on to preserve the specimens AZ
IS. c. Rees. mining man, proposes h
'cvolutionize mining on inaccessible II
ges by ascending to them in bal Ia
q. He says that large balloon will ot
inflated in the bottom OF the CANYON | III
secured by ropes there to prevent / -
escape, when it proposed to initiate ve
nd make the ascent to the point in ve
walls of the canyon whore the ledge he
md foothold win be worked into "a
'om the balloon. AZ,