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192 SCOTTISH INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
a corect knowledge of Peat Consumed or Tar made. During the
Spring of 1862 the Work was carried on Night and Day untill the
latter end of March when a dificulty arose for a supply of Water
for the Steam Boiler, Which caused the Work to stop. Preparation
made to overcome this dificulty, (The Works being on high Ground
made it more so) and also to Extend the Tramways through the
Peat Ground etc., etc., [Note. It was very surprising that such a
Work would have been place on such a height as to cause dificulty
in a supply of Water. This and being near the Fishing river (The
Creed) gave trouble during the existance of the Work] and also for
the Building of Seats for stills and Evaporating Pans which Dr Paul
was preparing (at Garabost where the Works Smithy was) to be set
up to Utilise the By products, sulfate of Ammonea etc. [Note. It
was to be regreted that the Ammonea Apparatus prepared by Dr
Paul was not fitted up before he left. The Acid after being used in
purifying the oils at the Refinery, was in a deluted state to be reused
to fix the Ammonea at Creed Works, Which afterwards was run
in to the Broad Bay with other valuables from the Refinery,
Which gave reason for Complaints of the Fish having deserted
the Bay. (The deluted Acid which Dr Paul was to reuse for fixing
the Ammonea was by his successors run waste in to the Broad
Bay.)]
Everything now looked promising for the success of the L.C.
Works. Which as Dr Paul said, was not at the stage when he could
profitably apply his Chemical Knowledge, and forget his many
disapointments in Lewis for the Last 3 years.
On his Visiting the Works First Week of April he (Dr Paul)
looked unusually out of Sorts. Remarked it likley that he was
soon to leave the Works. (Frankley told the reasons for such a
sudden change. Not necessary here to repeat.)
Dr Paul left for London by first Steamer, but not definitively
known for 10 days but he would return. But did not, to the great
loss of Sir James Mathison, Bt., and all concerned in the Work
Excepting those Employed at the Refinery as will be seen farther on.
Dr Paul fixed on the extensive sheds at the Brick Works for
the refining apparatus, Stills, Pans, Tanks, Hydrolic press and all
machenery required for the Distilation and refining of the Tar
(Crude Hydrocarbon) distilled from the Peat at Creed L.C.