The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
IGNITE COAL IS
BIGGEST PRODUCT
Its Importance to North Da-
kota as Seen by Society Of
Engineers Remarkable.
c MEN HOME
FROM STATE MEET
Many Features Occupied At
tention of Organization at
Bismarck Gathering.

Ignite was n of the hig subjects
discussed at the meeting of the North
Dakota Society of Engineers at Bis
marck last week. says City Engineer
". &. Lykken. who returned to Grand
Forks this morning. Prof. a. G.. Leon
ard III the university spoke on THE
Ignite Deposits of North Dakota;''
Dean c. Fl. Crouch on THE Utilization
of North Dakota Ignite in the Fro
duccr-sis Power Plant" and Dean +.
j. Eal'cock on "Lignite Briqucttine
aud Other Investigations of the Heb
u Experiment Station Beside these
Manager Larsen of the power plant at
Bismarck. who is of the few who
mite under an ordinary boiler for steam
power purposes. told of the methods
he had used.
The matter OF Utilization of the by
products of Ignite also proved to be
Il question of much interest. AS to its
geological distribution il was stated
that North Dakota has more of it thar
amy other state in the union. Tho sup
ply in this state is estimated at $1,000
100000 tons. Several of tho fields are
1000 square miles in area. in one
place there are t%wenty-onc workable
seams. one on top of the other. the aE-
ISSdlS oSPNll VI tlIS &Soh 1SltkS ~
feet.
Early Development Assured.
The rend OF observations on Ignite
was that in the very neal future-as
as capital ran he induced to en-
ter the ticld--North Dakota will have
large briauettinK interests. Briquettes
are said to he the equivalent of the
best stcaming coal and very nearly of
the hest anthracite for domestic pur-
poses. and they can be sold at much
less money. AS ~by-products a ton of
dry coal will yield twenty to thirty
pounds of tar. and it is rich in luhri-
eating and wood-prcserving proper
ties. There is also considerable am
monia sulphate. which has a high
market value as a fertilizer and var
ious manufacturing purposes.
Gasoline to Be Made.
From 10000 to 1900 cubic feet Of
gas can he produced from a ton of dry
coal, which can be used for power or
the generation of electricity. But the
olinc. which is now being made on a
large commercial scale from natural
gas and is now being worked out from
Ignite gas. The Ignite gas is said to
he very similar in composition to nat
gas. both being composed Of
much the ann kind of hydrocarbons.
Another interesting address at the
convention a by W. r. Veigel. city
engineer of Dickinson. on Surveys of
the Little Missouri Fad Lands AS
one Of the old-tinc surveyors OF gov
crnment lands Mr.. Veigel surveyed
most of the bad lands"
The lecture by Prof. a. ]. Becker of
the university on "A Trip Along the
Panama Canal" drew u large crowd
to the exposition building on Thurs
day evening. The lecture was illus
trated by stereopticon slides. all re-
cent photographs. shown the present
condition Of the construction work Of
the canal.
New Officers Elected.
The officers elected for the present
are:
prcsident-W. a. Baker. wahpeton.
Vice Presidents-E. ]. Thomas. city
engineer OF Minot. and w. r. Veigel,
city engineer of Dickinson.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. r.
University Of North Dakota.
Next years convention will be at
Fargo.