A New Fuel Substance.
A peculiar product of the island of Barbadoe?, which appears in the Jiafc of exports for the past year for the first time, ia manjak, or glanoe pitch. According to the last official report of the Acting-Governor, manjak is of the nature of petroleum is a bituminous form, and when mixed with infusorial earth can be used for fueh It is found ia veins like coal seams, and has great healing powers when ground into fine dost. Its principal drawback ia its extremely low melting point, and experiments are being made to discover a substance >with which it can be properly combined
for parpo3B3 of steam fuel. The value is given at £2 per ton. A syndicate has been formed in the United States to sink wells and develope the industry.
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Manawatu Herald, 2 December 1897, Page 2
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135A New Fuel Substance. Manawatu Herald, 2 December 1897, Page 2
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