The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30

been known as a supply Of fuel for
this ~treelcss plains region; IS they arc
located so far from the c.Ica of higher
grade fuel in Illinois, Iowa and Mon
tana, the product from .o--c of these
states being within economical freight
distance, end the only otter source be-
ing The coal fields of Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio, brought by
way of Duluth.
1t can readily be seen ;hat the set
tl:mcnt of this country CT severe win
tiers would be seriously retarded if the
settlers had to rely for their heating
fuel upon these other states, the cost
of freight from which is alone greater
than the Dakota Ignite sells for on
the ope,, market.
Until the past few years the settle
ment of this country has been so linn
tied that there has been little demand
for fuel for manufacturing purposes,
the little required having beer. mostly
brought from Duluth. This has Of
course retarded the development of
the many natural resources which re-
quire power of one kid or another
and it is only recently that attention
his been directed to the Ignite areas
with the idea Of c,evising some method
Of utilizing this fuel for power pur-
poses, as il cannot be eco omically
used in boilers designed for higher
grade fuels.
Within The past two ycS RS a great
m"ny detailed experiments have been
conducted boxing to the economical
production of power from the Dakota
Ignite, the following being a brief
T. cum" Of the successful use of this
fuel; first, in All especially designed
fire box for the production Of steam;
second, the wonderfully successful
utilization Of the Ignite by means Of
thu gas producer and gas engine,
which owing to the great economy
bids fair to revolutionize power devel-
opment; third, the production of a do
nestle b%riquettc by the German pro-
cess; and fourth. the production Of a
briquette suitable for locomotive fuel
together with the production of guam
titles Of %creosote as a by-product.
l en- sending herewith a briquette
made in Germany out Of coal shipped
from your Lehigh mine to the plant of
the Maschinenfabrik Buckau which
manufactures most Of the briquetting
plants used in the Ignite areas Of
Germany.
This has been made without the use
of any binder whatever and proves
conclusively that the North Dakota
Ignite is susceptible of being worked
into this class of fuel.
This shows conclusively that it is
possible to produce merchantable bri-
QUOTES and as they can be produced
at a cost of not to exceed $2.25 per
ton and have a heating power equal
to the best grades of e"asterncoal there
need no longer be any hesitancy on
the part Of mining companies in in
stalling briquettc plants of the Ger
man type.
fciency is very compact and clean to
handle, the consumption is not rapid
and from all standpoints it makes an
ideal domestic fuel. Without ques-
ton these %briquettes will eventually
| find a ready market as far east a IS St
| Paul and Minneapolis.
process are not suitable to the heavy
The briquettes made by the German
| fires of the locomotive fire box anC
| the Ignite must be treated in an en-.
| tirely different manner in order tt
prod ce this class of fuel. Fortunate
~ a process has been devised which
produces this class of fuel at a slight
" greater cost. This is the patent o:
Mr.. R. C. Hills of Denver, Colorado
and it is only necessary to say tina
the Northern Pacific Railway is nov
spending $4,000 on a plant of thiI
kind to operate on this same class O.
fuel to show that it has passed the ex
detrimental stage, the plant being 10
Gated in Washington where that com
pany has large coal properties.
AS a ]by-product of this operation