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February 2, 1939
Montgomery County Sentinel
Rockville, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
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In grandfather's era, sulphur was sourced from Sicily, but vast beds lay untapped in Louisiana under 500 feet of quicksand and rock. Herman Frasch invented a process using three concentric pipes to melt and extract the sulphur, revolutionizing supply.
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Sulphur Beds in Louisiana
One of the most essential chemicals in industry is sulphur, and in grandfather's day it came almost entirely from Sicily. The Sicilians knew they had a good thing, and made the most of it. And all that time, relates a writer in the Philadelphia Record, there were immense beds of sulphur in Louisiana. But there was a catch. The beds were beneath 500 feet of quicksand and rock. Ordinary mining methods were useless. Then along came a man named Herman Frasch, and he developed a new process, simple, but something that had never occurred to anyone before. Three concentric pipes were sunk, one to melt the sulphur, another blowing compressed air to force the melted stuff out, and a third to carry it to the surface, where it was pumped into bins to cool and harden.
One of the most essential chemicals in industry is sulphur, and in grandfather's day it came almost entirely from Sicily. The Sicilians knew they had a good thing, and made the most of it. And all that time, relates a writer in the Philadelphia Record, there were immense beds of sulphur in Louisiana. But there was a catch. The beds were beneath 500 feet of quicksand and rock. Ordinary mining methods were useless. Then along came a man named Herman Frasch, and he developed a new process, simple, but something that had never occurred to anyone before. Three concentric pipes were sunk, one to melt the sulphur, another blowing compressed air to force the melted stuff out, and a third to carry it to the surface, where it was pumped into bins to cool and harden.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Personal Triumph
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Sulphur Beds
Herman Frasch
Mining Process
Louisiana
Sicily Supply
What entities or persons were involved?
Herman Frasch
Where did it happen?
Louisiana
Story Details
Key Persons
Herman Frasch
Location
Louisiana
Event Date
Grandfather's Day
Story Details
Herman Frasch developed a innovative process using three concentric pipes to extract sulphur from deep beds in Louisiana, previously inaccessible due to overlying quicksand and rock, shifting supply from Sicily.