New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04
cPElT CHEESE DEPOSITS.

Speculative writer's are fond OF picturlng the
.;,,a ,,ber this planet cannot longer support the
neonle inhabiting it, and when there VIII DE one
Grand pitcss struggle for food, and Sill every
body will continue hungry, as at n dinner oi ,c
Neoeta RAN Society. Only recently Professor O'iS
Mason. Of Washington, showed how ciViilZed nun
., This Continent must soon disappear from want
of food, to be superseded by the howlihg saN"se,
,,.ho IL appears. Notwithstanding the eXertion of
hovling, wants but little food nor wants thaI
little of a good quality. But it seems after ALL
shat these dyspcpic scientists have as we may say
been barking up the wrong tree. There is TO DE
~, universal famine Ii was only n few days
ooo That we mentioned the case of the able
Kansas man who had just patented a process for
making artificial eggs at the low cost of three
cants n Dozen It. will be long time before
the savage will howl in this country with eggs
at three cents dozen and rebate OF 10 per
cent for the empty shells. Now, there is better
news than this, and another article OF food Is
placed within the reach Of all at price even
lower than that of the eggs. dispatch from
Searsboro. Iowa, tells of the discovery there. at
depth Of eighty-three feet, OF q vein OF natural
cheese.
No doubt our readers will feel interest in
this remarkable discovery, and we VIII siadiy
Mace before them the few facts contained in the
ably we should say the event We are told that
Patrick McGinn, of Searsboro began digging q
well on his farm about the first of February.
few DAYS ago. when he had reached u depth of
eiglty-thrce feet, his pick struck into peculiar
substance Of "A beautiful golden COLOR which
srnclled like cheese. Mr.. McGSn astonished
and took small piece Of it. in his
mouth. lie was still more surprised to
find that ii tasted like cheese. Mr..
McGinn dug around the sides of the shaft
little hoping to find a deposit of crackers, but
was disappointed. However, Notwithstanding that
il was dinner time, he did not go up, but made
n hearty meal Of the cheese, and continued his
labors. He fouGd that the vein was three and
onc-haf feet in thickness and of unknown eX-
tent in its other dimensions. Mr.. McGnn sent
about six hundred pounds Of the cheese to the sur
face. and then followed himself. Mr. McGinn
is a conservative man, and did not wish to be
prcmaturc in his announccmcnt so he said nothing
about his discovery but sent samples 10 repu-
table Chicago chemist He has just received
this gentlemans analysis. which shows the sub
stance TO he cheese of very high grade
Scott Il Hicks cheese dealers, OF 81. Louis, nave
tclcCraphcd Mr.. Mctinn an offer of $4,000 for
n half interest in his cheese mine. lie has refused
the offer.
Ine fortunate Mt. M''flllll. bdSiHE Ms '"l'"i'
tions on the cost of coal production IN neighborlns
mines at What Cheer, estimates that he can de-
liver cheese on board the cars Of g per ton
Leaving a good margin for freight charges, re-
tailcrs' profits and forth. Mr. McGinn believes
that his cheese can he sold by grOccrs all over the
country at the rate of thlrty-lNe-pound case
for two cents. or a hundrcd-pound case for live
cents He also thinks that it may very likely
be used as fnel with the result Of bringing down
tie price of this important commodity onc-har'
By being pressed and hardened in other WAYS he
outcipatcs that il may make very good building
material. though he points ont that there mlght
he trouble with this use Of II from trdmps ana
other hungry persons eating oil the corners of the
houses. cnawing the window castings, and 50
forth Mr. McGnn however. advises people not
70 Worry on this score as the difficulty may be
more imaginary than real
We feel that this is fitting time 10 congra'u-
late Kansas and Iowa now that they have joined
hands in the output of cheap food. We anNlonsiy
await the appearance on the market OF elastic
cc,,s and anthracite cheese.