The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-12-14


became dry aud lnhammable In the
fall
The apparatus for spreading the oil
Is of conrse very simple Ia arrange
ment. An ordinary Hat ear Is fitted
with one fixed pipe extending the
length of the cross ties aud two swing
pipes one on each slde-which when
extended Will reach two or more feet
up the sides OF slopes IN cuts. Each
pipe Is controlled by gate valve
worked 10y lever. 4 supply pipe ex-
tends the length of the car aud rub
Der hose connects With the four.nch
outlet In the ordinary tank ear. i
locomotive engine moves both ears aud
furnishes steam or compressed air to
aid Ia ejeoling the oil when thickened
by cold weather. The HAT ear has box
for tools. extra parts. etc, aud is
partly covered with an awning TO pro
tect the men The sprlnkling pipes are
slitted for the OH to escape. The
sprinkling ear Is furnished Win
shields. which cover aud protect the
rails from any oil which might drop
or be splashpd onto them. One end OF
the supply pipe on the sprinkiing ear Is
fitted with connection for three or
more lengths OF hose. each terminating
In valve and spreader, for use by
hand in covering sides Of slopes In
cuts.
1t was found that about 1000 gallons
a npnVariN
treat the track, and In doing the work
on the eastern roads tank ears con
tanning 5000. gallons each We're side
tracked several miles apart. where the
employees on the oil sprinkler could
readily pick them up and attach them
TO the sprlnklng train when necessary.
A general treatment of IL roadbed
sends tlEe oil down about four inches
into the ballast and earth and will
prove all sufficient for year After
that about one-thlrd MS much oil Is
used annually to renew the treatment
aud absolutely prevent the raising of
dust The oil used Is especially manu-
featured and Is practically non-lnham-
mable. and the odor is imperceptlble
after day or two. when the oil has
penetrated the earth. The oil costs
from $50 TO $40 per mile, depending
largely upon the point OF delivery. aud
the roads which are using the system
say the cost il more than offset bt the
saving In cost of renewal of ballast and
the loss ON draperies and Furnishings
nf cars fniurpd Inv dust -
For Country Roads. 4"
But the use of oil 10 lay the dust ID
not 10 be confined to railroads, al,
though 1t Is ON steam roads most prog
ress has been made Experiments are
TO be begun near Des Molnes. IUWa, In
the use of oil on II country highway
10 shed the water. lay the dust and gen.
orally improve the road as a siIbstl-
tute for phvlng. Major Montgomery
Melgs, United States civil engineer, is
an enthusiast ON the subject, ami II is
uniler his direction the experiments
are Ia be conducted. In preparing n
country road lie oil Is not spread on
the surface as is done on n railway
roadbed, Us every passing vehicle
would take up the oil and carry it
away The system which has been tried
IN many cities. notably near Los An
geles. Cal, necessltates the use Of "A
machine with harrow teeth six Inches
long. This Is driven over the road ana
I the teeth cut down into the earth, leav.
ing long burrows similar To those made
In "A narrowed field on the same ma,
chine Is carried n tank of oil and small
feeders. or pipes allow the oil to flow
directly into the burrows. Then the
earth Is closed over the oil and the
roadway is rolled with Il three-ton roll
er and farmers wagons and other vehI
cles are kept off It for day until the
oil has time to percolate up through
the earth, MS the narrow tires of the
wagons would cut the road TO pieces
before the oil had time 10 work
When n roadway Is treated In this
manner the results are said 20 be emil
nently satisfactory, but spreading the
oil on the surface would be of no avail
as 1t would not sink rapidly enough
" escape being carried away Oh the