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The low results in sulphur found in the old S. Jeronymo briquette 
are due to the fact that the sulphur had been leached out during se- 
veral years of exposure to the elements. 
These analyses are given to show the high per cent. of ash left in 
the coal by the old methods of briquetting. 
The analysis made by the U. S. Geological Survey of the car 
ioad of coal sent from 8, Jeronymo to St. Louis is reported as follows: 
U. S. Geological Survey Coal-Testing Plant 
CHEMICAL LABORATORY REPORT 
Analysis of brasilian coal 
Moisture. . - . . 1). 44.52 
Volatile combustible. . . 26.75 
Proximate . . 1. 2 1 ee ee 
Fixed carbon . . . . . 40,00 
Ash . @ © ww ow @ «4 2193 
ASH ee aoe ee Oe B1G93 
Sulphur. 2 « 6 « «© « 2.72 
Carbon . . 4 . . . . 52.29 
Ultinnates: Se: Serer ee sa! ee Oe 
; Hydrogen. . « . . . . 4.68 
NitvOeens 4... «2 8 - « 0.88 
(Oxygen. . 2. 2 . « « 17.50 
Galories . . 2. 6 . . ©) 65185 
ific, determinel. . . . F 
ca eae Thermal Units . . 9243 
Calories. . 2. 2. . . 5146 
i 1 df ultimate analysjs . 
Son eee sae British Thermal Units . . 9263 
St. Louis, 7/28/05.—(Signed) E. E. Somermeier, chemist. 
The following tables represent the results obtained by theU. S. 
Geological Survey at St. Louis in testing the fuel value of the car load 
of the S. Jeronymo Company: 
