WAR CONDITIONS
INCREASES DEMAND
FOR GRAPHITE
Decause of its use in the manufacture
of crulciblcs for uniting metals and fur
foundry facings, graphite la a mineral re
source of vital importance and in great
demand in time of wr.r. The extraor
dinary activity both in this country ami
abroad in the manufacture of munitions
lias greatly stimulated the graphite in
dustry. Most of ilie established graphite
mines in the eastern states notably In
creased their output in 1915, and in the
Ashland district, Ala., a number uf new
mines have recently been opened, most
oi whicli have not y> t reached the pro
ducing stags*. Karly in 1916 active de
velopment work was also begun on a
graphite deposit of much promise in the
Diano'region, in Texas.
The full effect of the increased demands
i\ii%y not be shown until these new con
Kjffrns begin to market tneir product, but
Jr even in 1916 the output of natural crys
^ ^ talline graphite showed an increase of
about 1,860,000 pounds over that for 1914.
Among tiie manufacturers of graphite
products the crucible makers in particu
^ have greatly increased their output,
and many of them have been unable to
meet the increased demands because of
Die difficulty of procuring suitable raw
materials, crystalline graphite and re
fractory clay, in large enough quanti
ties.
In spite of the activity among Ameri
cans graphite miners the output of Am
erican mines has neen wholly inadequate
to meet the domestic demands, and in
191»>, as in previous year , the greater
Part of the graphite used in this coun
try came frof foreign deposits. In 1915
the graphite imported had a value about
four times that of tin* domestic output
r natural graphite. Most of the im
ports came from Ceylon, but some came
from Chosen (Korea). Madagascar, Mexi
co and Canada. The imports in 1915 ex
ceeded in value, though not in quantity,
those for any previous year and amount
ed to 3,076 short tons, valued at $3.
241,163.
The prices for the better grades of j
Ueylon graphite Increased steadily din
ing 1915 ami at tin end of the year Were
nearly twice as much as at the begin
ning. The high prieeB are the result of
the increased demands, increased rates
of insurance. At the end of 1916 the
freight rates from Ceylon t«> New York
were approximately three times as mueli
as before the outbreak of the war. and
early In March, 191t», they had increased
to above five and one half times as much
The lower grades oi Ceylon graphite were
practically excluded from this market by
the demand for the higher grades and
the high freights.
Madagascar graphite increased in price
from about ♦; cents a pound at tiie begin
ning of the year to ]1 to li* cents at
lilt* end Korean graphite increased from !
$-5 to $40 a short ton, and in March, 1910.
its price had reached $50 a ton.
The troublous conditions in Mexico |
reduced the imports m graphite from!
that country in 1915 to less than half the
amount in 1914. The small Canadian
production of graphite was almost en
tirely absorbed by the United States.
In addition to natural graphite tiie
United States produces large amounts of
manufactured graphite in electric fur
naces at Niagara Kails. While this mate
rial is not suited for the manufacture <»f
crucibles, its manufacture was also stim
ulated by tiie Kuropean war, because
much of it is placed in tin* market in
tiie form of graphite electrodes used in
electric steel furnaces and in other elec
tro-chemical industries. The number of
electric steel furnaces in the United
States is reported to have increased 7s
per cent in 1915, and there were a iso
great increases abroad; the resulting in
crease in the demand for graphite elec
trodes may readily In* inferred. The
graphite electrodes made at Niagara Falls
range in size from the diameter of a
pencil "lead" 14» 1l* inches in diameter
and 77 inches long.
Gat your JOP. PRINTING
done l»y the Nugget ollice.
BALLOONS A BIO
FACTOR AT VERDUN
I'ARIS^The so-called “sausage'' -tin*
captive balloon employed by the Ger
mans for observation purposes is play
ing an .mportant part iu tile battle ni
Verdun. To tills valttahlo accessory is
attributed much of the admittedly re
markable precision of tho Germany heavy
artillery.
Assemblages of troops and motor trans
port become targets for big shells tint-j
withstanding French efforts to screen
them irum enemy observation—because
of the development of the “sausage,”
termed by the French because of its
shape.
At the commencement •
attack forty live of these a. * wore1
above the German lines along a thirty |
mile front. The German zone of ob
servation npp: ars t«» he divided into as
many sermon* as there are “sausages.”
The mot.an! of the Germans is to plan
the Fie.n« i terrain into theoretical
. » that ranges may be readily
|L . • i .1 ind tclcpiioned to tlie batteries.
"sausage" can rise I.Mmi yards when
, Jacobs ary, hut generally ascends no
higher than a little more titan half that
distance, so that it may he lowered quick
ly if an enemy aeroplane squadron ap
proaches. Some of the most powerful
machines in tho German air service pro
tect the balloons, and this in itself is
regarded ns sufficient proof of tho im
portance which is attached to them.
French aviators who are ambitious t«»
destroy “sausages,“ are often lured to
their death. The captive balloons are
kept two or three miles behind the Ger
man , lines, flanked by aeroplanes In
I groups oi from seven t«* twelve. A Gm I
j man decoy Is sent forth i«» tempt lie j
| French machines into danger Win n tie
j l»ait is taken, tin* German sends out a;
distress signal in the lorm of a fuse, and!
I he German group drives forward and
endeavors to hem the daring French-j
man in. Most of tlie German air vie- |
lories may be attributed to this strategy.
The •sausage” has an important use.
too. in aerial photography. The nega
tives obtained in this way are so accur
ate as often to give the Germany artillery
a distinct advantage in dual bombard
ments. the range tinders sometimes np
witii tin* aid of photographs, in
siea ' • ' observers.—Ex .
ICOW "GET VOFH <«* T”
GAME ’in |;K INVENTED
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The origin of that s« » m • useless,
though in reality hlgh.\ significant
phrase: "Get Vour Goat, Is evdained
hy Or. . Allen Giihert of t Teal
record staff. Me said toda> t1 .«t tin
phrase originated among racetrack tmr
"who know that a high-bred rare In 1 a
always does better work on the rare
track when lie has nn old goat friend
for a pal in t lie paddock; and race
horses’ goats sometimes are stolen hy
owners or friends of noises competing in
tile next day’s races.” Now wouldn’t
that get your goat.?”—Ex.
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At Cordova steamer will remain long enough
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trip out over the railroad to Tliles Glacier, from
Cordova the Steamer will leturn direct by the
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