Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-04
MINING PEAT IN
FLORIDA B0GS
TWO PLANTS N OPERATION y
HERGLsDE STATE.
USED TO PRODUCE GAS
Employment for Fuel Vet in Expert
mental Stage. Though The tlorda
Product stands High in Quality.

TAcESONNFILE. FLA-While Do IS
.n established fact that there are
many peat boss in Florida. The de-
yelonmeut of tue peat industry has
been slow. and Is sim in the expert f
mental stage. Experts who have eN- .
amincd the various boss have said tnat .
# the quality of the best ot them COM
pares ,avoiably with the best To- be
found in other States of the Union
hmm the value of THE peat boys depends
unon tile quality OF the deposit, eN-
tent of the bog and the ease with
which the material can Doe prepared
for market and tie facilities Tor trans
portation.
peat has been mined in Florida for
, several wears. Two plants are now be-
ine operated during all or part of the
year
r The Orlando Water and Light Com
, many is operating "a plant near that
= citv The peat OF this plant after re-
moyal from the bos is passed through
No l,readmg machine. which disinte
CRATES the fbre and prevents reausoIp
= tion of The moisture. 10 IS then dile'
in the open. and after drying lis ca
j into convenient size pieces for loca
re- use as fuel
'n Making Briquettes abandoned.
Rrisuettiue. which was formerl
n used has been abandoned by this plan
y" as impractlcable. but the product
ne tbe hog has been used as fuel undo
val -be boilers. and also as gas pr
lth Queer. The plant was estaolish'
Itg5 some TWO years ago near JacksonVll
ON a bog situated on one OF the lar
the creeks running into the St Jam
the river by which water transportati
Is AFFORDED direct from the plant
lad jacksonville
ret There is almost or quite comple'
GUS another plant situated on Cresc'
'sed Lake. not far from Crescent q
These two plants. however, com
Ter themselves 20 the preparation OF p
pre- for fertilizing manufacturers, VINO
5 II II in considerable quantities.
own Experiment and analysis have pr
/ nX al thar the Southern peat stands
hey An the list OF gas producers and a
source OF power, and this proDaDiy
y 10 fords a most promising out look
sue the future. The great abundance
on coal in the United States has uo'
had less delayed the development OF
she peat industry. At Jacksoh'Ile
TOO Drice Of sea-bOrne coal Is very
and while peat has been prepared
pped cessfulIv for fuel under the boiler
ginal the CITY electric light plant, the n
thing her of heat units which can be DO
had with a given sum invested IN Coz
greater than can be obtained IRON
P had same invested in peat.
Grim May Follow Higher Coal.
went with the possible exhaustion oil
d. she coal supply. with the advance IN
n de- on account OF the increased COZ
as far mining. and in Florida. IN partc
}, late on account Of the supply OF wooa
day, idly diminishing, wood sun penn
ice. chief fuel used for domestic puri
h lay il IL highly probable mat peae,
paper. cialIy in the form OF brlQuet1SS'
. over | find a ready market.
d. He There has been circulated at va
,. with times a rumor TO the effect tne
nroducers and dynamos Woulo
. Miss stalled on a peat bog near JaS
m can ,,uia 10 prOyide this city win
Looks "a mower. While such an Und
Tommy ing IS feasible. II Is hot Oelio
'acticai any steps have been taken y, 20
ts accomplishment. In additl
/. It's gas-producing powers, pea
he con- been proved aValiaDie III .o rI,t
he got ture Of lumber ana paPe.,s
Is hu- monia and alcoboi aie -, -,
ed as by-products In the manu-
ID with OF gas. 49,. ,,o
ma for The ashes from peat form one one
deserve; best polish powders ootainaoie