SULPHUR r^nfp.muiu Reckon Hnterestmç farts the Gutf tOQST
from Rav* Mntenai
* M A N MADE M O U N T A I N S Sulphur f r o m the field collecting stations is d e l i v e r e d to the
vats
through
insulated
pipe lines w h i c h
directly o n t h e vats. The sulphur
discharge
is p u m p e d a t such o
rate t h a t the height of t h e v a t is increased only a f e w inches p e r d a y , t h e slight vertical rise b e i n g t h e result of a
large
cooling sulphur
horizontal
surface
area
and ample
solidifies
which
provides
tonnage
it g r a d u a l l y
maximum
capacity.
builds
up into
As the a
great
block or v a t o f solid sulphur, w h i c h m a y b e as l a r g e as 1 2 0 0 f e e t l o n g , 5 0 feet h i g h , a n d 2 0 0 feet w i d e , a n d containing as much as h a l f a m i l l i o n tons of sulphur. The d i s c h a r g e lines a r e p l a c e d so t h a t the l i q u i d sulphur is s p r e a d in a n e v e n layer over t h e entire surface of the vat a n d is p e r m i t t e d to solidify u n i f o r m l y . If the l i q u i d sulphur is introduced too r a p i d l y or is not p r o p e r l y distributed, pockets o f liquid sulphur w i l l b e covered b y a crust a n d r e m a i n
in the solid
conductivity o f sulphur m i g h t
sulphur. keep
The l o w h e a t -
such pockets
liquid
for a y e a r or m o r e .
Loading.operations at ofte of the huge vats of Sulphur at our N è w q a l f / Texas
mine.iSuch
mountains of Sulphur a r e constantly being built at our mines, from which shipments are continually m a d e .
EXAS GULF SULPHUR ί3.
T V O L U M E
N e w York 17, Ν. Υ. dîNC. Mines: Newguif and Moss Bluff, Texas 75 East 4 5 f h Sfî.
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