The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-03-10

proauce a charred stump, as chafreu
stnnns do not absorb the rams anu
moisture as much as the uncharred.
rbay are in better condition for burning
during the wet season, and as TINS Is Tue
season when we have most time ior the
work this advantage is to be kept III
mind We are now ready to begin
operations for the removal OF the STUMP
Begin by breaking up quantity OF
wood usually finding enough at manu-
for the purpose by slabbing or choppihg
from the topof the stump the hail-
burned or charred wood and breaking !
M into lengths about the size OF ordinary
stove wood, being careful not to break |
any longer than eighteen inches. Longer
wood makes covering higher on stump !
necessary.
eve stand this broken wood on end
around the stump, making such com
plete circle of broken wood and klndllng
that will insure the fire when klndied
from the side where the fire Is ilghted
completely around the stump. we sng-
eest that little special care be taken IN
the placing of this wood. First. to so
arrange the wood that fire will follow
with the aid of little artificial draft
cansed by the opening to wlndward and
loosely piled covering of earth at the.
bottom. Second, uniform lengths to-
gether so as to produce as smooth sur
face as possible at top of this wood to
facilitate covering. We now ascertain
the direction from which the wind is
blowing, and with two pieces of heavy
bark, or old chunks of wood, about Is
inches long set about II inches apart at
the bottom, with tops resting against
each other and against the klndling
around the stump and on the windward
side. That there may be no misunder-
standing of this windward side, we will
further explain by saying we want the
wind to blow into this arch when we fire
our kindling.
| "The next step is to take some soil
! Chat having a good sod preferree), be-
| ing careful at the start to place each
shovelful against the wood around the
| bottom and build it up in such manner
as to leave the hottom for the first two
or three courses loose. Avoid packing
! L.. .f e q MN
have some air and some draft at the
starting. Be cautious about standing
off at distance and throwing this COW
ering against the wood, as this would
! break up the soil and cause it to fall in
among the broken wood, checking the
draft and smothering your fire, but we
do want tight collar around the stump
at the top of the banking or covering,
which will be just over the upper end of
the broken wood. The heat produced
| by the first fire will rise to the upper
| level under the covering. We want to
conserve this first heat. The principle
| is much the same as is used in the fire.
less cooker. TO insure tight collar use
few shovelfuls of fine earth at the top
OF first covering and around the stump.
eve are now ready to fire the stump,
which we do by using some good kind
ling placed in the arch left open for this
purpose. We believe good start es-
sential. Usually some pitch wood may
be had at hand, which makes easv and
sure starting. After starting the fire
the operator may go to another stump,
or other work, but should return in
about two hours, or at such time as the
| fire may be we'll around the stump, when
TIE opening where the fire was started
should be closed If the wood has
burned out at this part a few short
sticks may be placed under the covering,
and from this time on the treatment
must be about the same as that given a
| charcoal pit, which in reality it is, being
| careful not to allow covering to fall in
and leaye an entrance for too much air,
as this will consume the charcoal, which,
in turn, would cause still greater falling
i'll of the covering.
with little practice, one soon learns
to Judge right conditions by the color OF
| the smoke issuing A dense white
smoke indicates the driving off of the
moisture and gases A blue smoke is
positive notice of the burning up of the