132 ‘ Damnel A. Clark on Snow. 
parts of the substances are evaporated, to make them burn 
without smoke. It is however done by lessening the te 
oration. It would undoubtedly be better econom e 
large way at least, to attach a small boiler for farniching a. 
supp y of steam 
or manufactories or light houses, I see not a necessity 
of further experiments ; especially if tlie wood of the piteh 
pine be used; which will be much the cheapest substance. 
e wood is re of more value, pound for nga 
than the tar made from 
Tam ce patie yours, 
SAMUEL MOREY. 
Orford, March 28th, 1820. 
Remarks.—Myr. Gay Lussac, of Paris, in the Annales de 
Chimie, &c. for June 1819, has commented on Mr. Morey’s 
method of producing light and heat, and stated some ob- 
jections. It was my intention to translate this piece, and. 
give it to the American eat along with Mr. Morey’s 
communications, but the accidental loss'of the No. of the 
Annales de Chimie in wa puts this, for the present, out 
of my awe. 3 
Arr. XIV. On some curious ead pile ct meine of 
snow sete hail, by the Rev. Danien A. Cua 
‘TO PROFESSOR SILLIMAN. 
Dear Sir, 
J SPENT the winter of 1808 and 9 in the county of Morris, 
in New-Jersey, when and where I witnessed a phenome 
which perhaps may never have been observed at any other 
ce or time since the creation of the world, and yet I am 
not_able to say but the appearance in some parts of the 
world may be common. If you think it an uncommon 
event, and should judge it worthy of notice in your Journal, 
the following statement is at your service 
There fell a deep snow I think about the middle of Janu- 
ary. When it had lain upon the earth several days, the 
