The Detroit times., 1910-11-29

light at the secluded spot where the
plant was located. They found the
still and q supply OF materials that
enter into the making OF ardent
spirits. No prisoners were captured,
the moonshiners having received a
tip that the revenue" was on the
march and scattered to their peaceful
homes. The still has capacity OF
500 gallons and when sold as copper
junk by the government, will yield
about 5000. II 10 the largest pot"
still ever captured A still Of another
design and larger size was taken by
the revenue men near Hoffman, North
Carolina, several years ago. In that
case a distillery had gone out Of bust
ness and several unassuming gentle
men bought the alcohol making ap-
paratus as Junk A few months later
the government ofiicers discovered
that the Junk" had been set up In
. swamp and, was producing contra
band liquor In vast quantities.
The enormous task OF handling
grain from the Canadian West at the
head OF the upper lakes, through Fort
William and Port Arthur. Ii described
In q report by Consul A. G. Seyfert
OF Owen Sound, Ontario, in which he
says:
From September 1, 1909. to August
81, 1910, 100000 bushels Of grain
passed through these ports, the pre-
ceding year, 100000 bushels, and
the year before, $1,000, 900.
THE combined harbor has 16 grain
elevators with q storage capacity Of
80, 00O, 900 bushels. The 1000, 900
bushel one belonging to the Grand
Trunk Pacific Is the largest in the
world, and the unit of ten, which that
railroad is building. The Canadian
Pacific has Ave, the largest holding
3,5OO,00O bushels. The Canadian
Northern has two, each with $500, 900
capacity.
st Is hard to realize what II meant
to bring this enormous trafac Of grain
to the elevators for trans-shipment
by boat. Allowing 1000 bushels to
the car $4,000, 900 bushels would fill
SO, 900 cars, or $4,000 trains of 70 cars
each. The busy times are the spring
and late fall, when 20 to 40 OF the
Great Lakes freighters are alongside
the elevators, with grain pouring into
the vessels holds.
THE Canadian government takes an
important part In handling the grain
at this trans-shipping port. An act
Of parliament provides for the grad
ing OF the grain. and government in
spectors pass on every carload In the
assembling yard, before 1t goes to the
elevator for unloading. The grain has
already passed one inspection at the
starting point, and the second inspec-
ton at the elevator terminal IL per-
formed to confirm the western grad
ing. The inspectors are on hand again
when the grain IL shipped out. They
watch the weighing and see that the
grade 10 what 10 called for. Every
boat that clears with cargo Of grain
carries a certificate signed by q gov
eminent of,cial showing the quantity
and quality OF the grain II contains"
Territory Practically Unknown.
Quintana Roo, a practically un-
known territory having an area Of
"a, 900 square miles, forms the subject
Of an interesting report by United
States Consul William w. Canada. It
has a coast line Of about 500 miles
along the eastern shore OF Yucatan,
Mexico. Roo seems to have immense
ly rich mineral resources In the in
terror, but fear Of the blood-thirsty
Maya Indians has prevented white
men from venturing in search OF
these deposits Of wealth. The climate
Of Quintana Roo, Canada says, is
rather severe upon new arrivals, for
the region Is highly tropical, exces-
sively humid, and subject TO great
variations Of temperature. The aver
age temperature during the year 10
about 80 degrees In the shade. How.
ever, the mercury occasionally falls
to AZ degrees during the night.
The entire region. to use the words
of q French explorer, IL petrifed
sea. There are no mountains and the
highest hillocks do not exceed 80 feet.
II would appear that the entire coun-
try In but the roof OF an immense
cave. At Payo Obispo a hole may be
dug through the soft pliable rock and
water will be found.
In these holes, eyeless fish are
caught. White people occupy mar.
row strip along the coast. Several
companies are engaged In getting out
dye wood, cedar and mahogany. Chic
10, which forms the basis OF certain
brands OF chewing gum, Is one OF the
5patna1 nroduCtQ 0f oxnort