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but, on the contrary, is tough and strong, and will bear rougher handling 

 than many of the bituminous coals. It ignites readily, and, like the 

 lignite, burns with a long, bright tiame and little smoke. The specific 

 gravity of the pieces tested varied considerably from below 1 to 1.28 ; not 

 more than one-haif of them sunk in water. 



ResulU of Ari'ilysis. 



Water 21.68 



Crude oleaginous and tarry matter 10.47 



Other volatile matter more or less combustible 28. 27 



Ash 8.12 



Fixed carbonaceous matter 25.40 



Total lOO.OU 



Included in the above : 



Sulphuric acid 2.325 



Phosphoric acid 068 



Composition of the Ash. 



Ferric oxide T.55 



Silica 13.35 



Alumina 6.54 



Lime 44.31 



Magnesia 1.20. 



Manganous oxide trace 



Sulphuric acid 21.00 



Phosphoric acid 74 



Alkali, undetected matter and loss 4.65 



Total 100.00 



The sample of charred peat (about 8 lbs.) had an average specific gravity 

 of 1.22. It was friable, and with ordinary handling broke into pieces of 

 the size of a walnut and less. A portion of it was thoroughly dried, but 

 afterward found to reabsorb moisture from the atmosphere readily ; ex- 

 posed to the air in a chamber of the laboratory, it regained 7.20 per cent, 

 in 48 hours. 



Results of Annljisis. 



Water 13. 10 



. Volatile matter more or less combustible 22.60 



Ash 15.27 



Fixed carbonaceous matter 48.04 



Total 100.00 



These results show that the material had not been thoroughly coked, 

 but merely charred. Tested in a good 12 inch wind assay furnace it 



