COAL-TAR AND WATER-GAS TAR CREOSOTES. 61 



Table 22. — Analyses and calculated losses of creosote from treated -piling. 





Character of oils. 



Loss. 





Length 



of 

 service, 

 years. 



In point. 



Below water 

 line. 



Above water 

 line. 



Below water 

 line. 



Above water 

 line. 



Observer. 



Up to 

 245° C. 



Up to 

 270° C. 



Up to 

 245° C. 



Up to 

 270° C. 



Up to 

 245° C. 



Up to 

 270° C. 



To- 

 tal. 



Aver- 

 age. 



To- 

 tal. 



Aver- 

 age. 





38 



38 



P. ct. 



37.8 



39.5 



59.9 



61.1 



60.4 



41.8 



9.4 



Up to 



235° C. 



42.0 



7.6 



6.9 



16.1 



11.5 



P.ct. 



52.2 

 51.9 

 69.6 

 70.9 

 68.5 

 48.2 

 21.5 

 Up to 

 270° C. 

 53.2 

 32.3 

 28.6 

 38. 5 

 41.6 



P.ct. 



23.3 



P.ct. 

 41.9 



P.ct. 

 20.4 

 16.8 



57.7 

 48.4 



P.ct. 

 31.7 

 29.8 

 65.9 



58.5 



P.ct. 

 17.0 



P.ct. 

 0.42 



P.ct. 

 30.0 

 31.4 

 11.0 

 30.0 



P.ct. 

 0.79 



.83 

 .54 

 1.5 



Ridgway(«2). 



20 



20 



20 



59.8 

 52.7 

 49.9 

 33.3 



"Up'to' 



235° C. 



54.0 



4.1 



1.8 



4.1 



15.2 



69.3 

 63.5 



58.7 



40.4 



4.6 



Up to 



270° C. 



73.4 



20.5 



24.0 



28.8 



46.1 



1.0 

 20.0 

 23.7 

 13.0 



17.7 



.05 

 1.0 

 1.2 



.4 

 .6 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



30 



30 



29 



10.2 



5.8 



Up to 



235° C. 



33.3 



5.2 



""['.2 



15.4 



30.5 



11.6 



Up to 



270° C. 



58.9 



20.5 



14.9 



9.2 



40.1 



26.0 

 10.0 



.8 

 .3 



Bateman(2i). 

 Do. 



Mattos (57). 

 Do. 



29 











22 











Do. 



20 











Do. 



18 











Do. 















Table 23. — Analyses of creosotes extracted from old timbers after various lengths of service. 



Sample. 



Tie No. 106 



Tie No. 104 



TieNo.113 



TieNo.109 



PileNo.118 



TieNo.107 1 



TieNo.105 



Tie No. 103 



TieNo.llO 



Paving blocks Nos. 88 and 89. . . 



TieNo.114 



Paving blocks Nos. 90 and 91. . . 



TieNo.108 



TieNo.2 



Tie No. 3 



Tie No. 41 



TieNo.lOl 



TieNo.102 



TieNo.112 



Pile No. 116 



Pile No. Ill 



Pile No. 117 



Pile No. 4 



Pile No. 5 



TieNo.8 



TieNo.9 



PileNo.81 



Pile No. 82 



Pile No. 832 



Pile No. 84 



PileNo.85 



TieNo.86 



PileNo.50 



PileNo.51 



Paving block No. 52 



Paving block No. 53 



Paving "blocks Nos. 54 and 55. . . 



Conduit pipe No. 67 



Serv- 

 ice. 



Yrs. 

 16 

 18 

 18 

 16 

 47 

 42 



133 

 19 

 19 

 20 

 30 

 11 

 23 

 20 

 20 

 22 

 24 

 21 

 14 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 21 

 22 

 16 

 11 

 15 

 7 

 20 

 17 



Creo- 

 sote 

 per 

 cubic 

 foot. 



Lhs. 

 4.06 

 9.24 

 8.01 

 8.29 

 7.68 

 12.71 

 5.08 

 14.07 

 13.84 

 17.19 

 7.41 

 14. 37 

 5.17 

 5.93 

 9.03 

 12.76 

 11.46 

 8,19 

 7.21 

 8.42 

 8.07 

 9.31 

 12.61 

 9.06 

 12.36 

 9.42 

 18.34 

 19.12 



8.43 



13. 21 



/n9.36 



V16.14 



17.63 



17.08 



18.81 



12.44 



■^6.07 



6 5.46 



8.74 



Distillation of extracted oil. 



To 

 205°. 



Per ct. 



0.47 



205° 



to 



245°. 



1.26 



2.18 



.48 



.68 



9.62 



5.08 



Per ct. 

 16.32 

 9.37 

 9.75 

 7.08 

 19.92 

 9.45 

 6.83 

 17.78 

 18. 23 

 20.13 

 15.44 

 21.03 

 10.59 

 15. 78 

 10.15 

 10.46 

 8.32 

 18.24 

 7.65 

 9.44 

 19.53 

 22.20 

 16.87 

 13.. 56 

 9.03 

 6.39 

 38. 88 

 51.50 



13.56 

 19.07 



22.53 



27.60 

 31,06 

 26. 61 

 17.57 



14.41 



27.23 



245° 



to 



270°, 



Per ct. 

 13.24 

 18.17 

 18.54 

 12.45 

 17.58 

 12.30 

 10.16 

 11.88 

 16. 61 

 10.27 



7.44 

 24,45 

 12.61 



8.04 

 16,32 

 20.34 

 26.36 

 12.16 



8.03 

 16.92 

 14.61 

 20,10 

 12.15 

 10,52 

 15, 21 

 10,38 

 13.76 

 12.35 



15. 78 

 12.39 



13.47 



22.43 

 18.21 

 32.06 

 18.78 



19.27 



270° 



to 



320°, 



Per ct. 

 20,15 

 27,54 

 24,96 

 16,68 

 20,62 

 27.56 

 26,11 

 21,26 

 23,01 

 12,18 

 15.68 



7.68 

 28.56 

 27, 80 

 20.54 

 22, 63 

 23,42 

 28,92 

 17.58 

 29.68 

 18,15 

 24.30 

 13.25 

 20.34 

 29.45 

 27.75 

 13.12 



3.74 



14.49 

 12.32 



22.63 



31.22 

 36.04 

 17, 52 

 37.52 



41.74 



27.68 



320° 



to 



420°, 



Per ct. 

 24,10 

 21.38 

 22,42 

 40,84 

 14.48 

 33.48 

 32,17 

 14,64 

 12,78 

 27,46 

 44.96 

 25.06 

 20.32 

 18.12 

 12.63 

 16,32 

 29,58 

 22.76 

 38.88 

 32.08 

 17.23 

 16.24 

 25,37 

 31.24 

 13.35 

 31,86 

 10.08 

 11.61 



19.77 

 17.58 



18.58 



12.02 

 8.17 

 8.47 



16.62 



1L23 

 19.03 



Resi- 

 due 

 above 

 420°. 



Per ct. 

 25, 93 

 23.01 

 24.07 

 22.52 

 27,11 

 17.87 

 23.91 

 34.01 

 29.11 

 29.78 

 16.14 

 21,78 

 27.87 

 29.81 

 40,02 

 29.83 

 11.86 

 17.35 

 27.97 

 11.03 

 27,03 

 16,84 

 32,30 

 23.92 

 32, 91 

 23,51 

 24,02 

 21.03 



36.13 

 38.14 



22.37 



5.13 

 4.13 

 14.42 

 8.56 



3.40 



9.93 



Total, 



Per ct. 

 99.74 

 99.47 

 99.74 

 99.57 

 99.71 



100. 66 

 99. 18 

 99.57 

 99.74 

 99^,82 

 99.66 



100, 00 

 99.95 

 99.55 

 99.66 

 99.58 

 99.54 

 99.43 



100. 58 

 99.15 

 99.31 

 99.68 

 99.94 

 99,58 

 99,96 

 99.89 

 99.86 



100. 23 



99, 83 

 99.50 



99.58 



99.66 

 99.79 

 99. 56 

 99.73 



99. 67 



99.41 



Tar 



acids. 



Cm{3.) 



^.51 



^.36 



1.13 



^1 



.26 

 .68 



1,19 

 .37 

 .87 

 .62 

 .76 

 .54 



1.14 

 .38 

 .21 



1.23 



1.07 

 1.78 

 1.37 

 1.15 



1 Twenty years as a tie and 13 years as a fence post. 



2 Treated with creosote and resin. Not "analyzed. 



3 Center. 



* Under rail. 



6 Paving block No. 54. 



6 Paving block No. 55 



