The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-27
CLAMMER INVENTS
PEARL SEPARATOR
MACHINE EXTRACTS PEARLS
FROM CLAIMS BY WHOLESALE.
-shelled CLANS Are Dumped Into It,
a Crank Is Turned and the Pearls
Can Be Lifted Out in Heap.
Special TO- Tho Journal.

Winona Mimi. July ga. G. Wtndau, the
clammer and pearl buyer Of this city, has just
invented device that 1t is believed will prove
very popular with clammers.z Unlike many In
Tentors Mr.. Wtndau will not take out patent
on his machine. : :! -'f
The machine is intended for the quick separa-
ton Of pearls and slugs from the meat of the
clans. After the clans have been opened and
the shells thrown into heap, 1t is slow
process hunting thru the meat to get the pearls
and slugs. Mr.. Windau claims for this device
that it will be possible to do in one hour what
has heretofore required ten hours. and that the
work 1s done much more thoroly, many small
pesrls arc slugs being saved that under the
ole process Of manipulating would not have
been Eotieed.. ..--.
The device consists of an outer can with
capacity of about twenty gallons. Inside Of
thts is q smaller can with sieve bottom ele-
waited about an inch. The meshes Of the sieve
is an arrangement much like the dasher in an
fce-cream freezer, with turning handle ex-
tending thru the top cover. When 1t Is de-
sired to separate the slugs and pearls from
clam meat the clam meat is poured into the
inner can and water added. The dasher is
then set to turning and kept revolving for about
ten minutes until the whole interior mass has
been thoroly stirred up. The pearls and slugs
being heavier, will naturally sink to the bot
tom and pass thru the half-inch meshes of the
sieve into the outer kettle. The inner kettle is
ther lifted out and the liquid in the outer
kettle passed thru a fine sieve with the result
that the pearls and slugs are left in the sieve.
IN test with the meat from about bushel
Of clans about hundred slugs were washed
out. ,- a.' =, = 9-~5
Can't Find Drowned Auto.
The divers at. work on the sunken steamer
Quincy are, having difficulty in finding the
So 900 automobile which rolled of the first deck
OF the steamer the night of the disaster.
Blair is Elected. + =
The beard of municipal works has filed the
OF E. r. Thompson, recently: appointed assist.
ant superintendent Of motive power for the
Chicago & North Western railway, by the cleo
tton Of II. E. Blair.
Firebug Works at Chatfeld. sfgs
| An incendiary fire broke out at the home of
Mrs. c. Waterman of Chatleld that is to be
closely investigated. The fire was at O'Clock
| in the morning on night that Mrs. Waterman
had been alone at home, and when the blaze
was discovered the house was on tre in sew
eral places e5aeass ,s4E@i..- rg,.5s
| The fire was soon extinguished and an exami.
| nation showed two places above the stairs where
a fire had been kindled and burned, and below
there were also two more places, besides three
piles Of excelsior on which had been piled wood,
paper, rags, etc., which had evidently been
| doped with kerosene, but had not been lighted.
There were seven places In all.
| The dwelling was insured for $3.50 and there
was also $500 on the furniture. That 1t was
the work Of an incendiary is only too evident