The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-25

and boiler CRATES were on the market
which were better adapted to Ignite;
second, mining companies would put
their coal on the market in more USE
able sized Jumps without much slack.
However, there is large and grow
ing amount of Ignite being used in
this state, Montana, Wyoming, South
Dakota and other northwestern as
we'll as. southern Ignite producing
states that it is destined to become
the most used fuel in these regions
within few years.
AS to stoves and furnaces; the con-
sumer Of Ignite goes to local dealer
for stove and is sold one adapted to
soft coal-the only one on the market.
Poor results follow and Ignite be-
comes unpopular for no real reason.
A slightly modified stove and boiler
CRATE will help make Ignite more
popular when once the mining COM
pr MES can be induced to put the coal
on the market in LIST, seasoned lie.
dried) form and End, a uniform small
size. If Ignite is broken into Jumps
from two to three inches in diameter,
when green, it dries without badly
Stacking and is then light and con-
venient for the consumer. The pres
Tent commercial Jumps of from 90 to
SO pounds mingled with slack, are Of
unpopular size. A coal crusher must
be operated at every mine to yield a
salable economical size Of lump. Once
the coal company will sell "unslacked"
Ignite ii. e. Ignite that has lost it's
2040 per cent Of water without
crumbling badly of convenient sized
lump, creating a demand for the pro-
duct, the stove works will gladly con-
struct the right CRATE to burn it on.
In fact the writer has already been
interviewed by representatives of one
Of the leading stove companies of the
United States for specifications for a
stove and boiler CRATE especially adj
apted to Ignite.
AS to the type of construction re-
quired by this fuel, we have found
that simple stove is satisfactory. A
good draft is requisite; as Ignite is
a "fashy" fuel, like wood, good dam
pers should be put in the pipe to con-
troll draft when fuel is we'll started.
A CRATE somewhat closer than that
used with other coal, is required, to
prevent the sitting thru of fine, un-
burned coal, with the ash. Ignite
crumbles greatly when it burns and
much will be lost if the CRATE is of
coarse mesh. Thus a rocking CRATE,
which is we'll adapted to this fuel,
should not be shaken too hard when
shaking down ashes. This is usually
all that is necessary as Ignite ashes
are light and fluffy, relatively small
in amount, and do not clinker very
readily
Ignite requires fire box large
enough to permit a large body of coal;
this insures economy by complete
combustion of gases and with two
good hampers the fire can be shut
down as desired
The rocking CRATE and forced hot
air draft are found effective in boiler
firing. Here, too, the coal Jumps
should be of small size in order to give
Sufficient surface for combustion. FIT.
|ty-pound Jumps do not give as hot a
fire.
! Many farmers in, western North
Dakota use Ignite because they own il
or can buy it very cheaply, but the
consumption in the eastern part of the
state has remained relatively small
for above stated reasons, that it has
been put on the market as slack Of
in enormous Jumps, to be used ir
poorly adapted fre-box, or at exces
sive transportation cost
Big business is just beginning to re-
alize the scientists we'll established
fact that Ignite yields producer gas
as an economical fuel for brick, tile
and pottery making, for milling anc
general steaming and manufacturing
purposes. Instance of this is the
plant now building at Hebron which