The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-13

In n signed statement Mr. a. G.
Manning, County Attorney, Major
County. oklahoma. gives some really
remarkable information showing the
fearful character Of the whiskey
made by moonshiners and sold by
bootlegRers at oXorbitant prices.
Mr. Manning declares that most
Of this whiskey made Of rotten grain
or other materials. and that 10 IS us
ually IN buried barrels which have
been found on various occasions TO
contain NJ much as a gallon Of flies,
with butterflies and other bugs for
the ake 81 variety; and sometimes
CROW or ground squirrel In a bad
state Of dissolution. Mr.. Manning's
statement IL as follows:
81 have personally visited large
number Of Illicit stills during the
past year and in that time ! have
seen what Ia called whiskey in every
stage and form imaginable Stills
should be Of the very best grade Of
copper. very few moonshinc stills
are. many Of them have never seen
copper, though most Of them have a
few parts 81 copper. the balance be-
ing rubber hose. galvanized iron,
well pipe and even tin.
How IL IL Made.
"Thc cooker or rotor In which the
mash Is placed and from which the
heat drives of the alcohol and fusel
oil, is usually very dirty filthy can.
round or square or oblong. Some
were ice cream cans, some five-gal-
lon galvanized oil cans, some tea
kettles, some coffeo-pots some wash.
boilers, while others were iron oil
barrels. They were covered with
dirt, SCOT. and mash that boiled over.
or out through leak, run down the
sides and had become burned into
the outside.
THE insides Of these retors were
much worse, II possible for them 20
become more dirty and filthy, for
there is no way 70 clean them since
the tops are soldered on and only
small openings left for the steam 20
20 into the coil and another small
opening through which the retort Is
filled with the raw mash. Old rot.
ten mash collects on the sides. be-
comes encrusted there and each time
IL IL used another layer Is added 20
the filth already collected there.
"The coils are sometimes master
pieces consisting Of a piece Of com
mon rubber hose running from five
to twenty feet in length, sometimes
q piece Of galvanized well pipe,
the gasoline line pipe
from Henry has been twisted into
a spiral and answers the purpose,
tin box with the lid
s0ldsred on, sometimes sure
enough copper coil that has answer
ed It's purpose IN a discarded soda |
fountain. sometimes old Trusty'
lincubator) has been robbed Of is
hot water pipe.
THE mash n n wonderful thing,
consisting Of rotten grain, fruit or
sven syrups, mixed with water. yeast /
and sugar, and with a smell that
r0uld put a glue factory 10 flight. /
This mash IS usually mixed In COM
non barrels. although sometimes
galvanized stock tanks are used.
They must be hid for the officer on
rail Of a moonshiner. has finished |
his search when he comes to the
nash.
Amazing Filth.
we have found them buried in
the earth with only a small piece OF /
pipe sticking out Of the ground. |
sometimes these buried barrels are
found IN the center Of large brush /
heap, with only few inches Of well |
pipe sticking out TO let the air IN.
In an old building. some
lines In a cellar. again they may be |