Then certain portions of the syrups that cannot be treated at the Bayard and Gering factories are sent to the Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff county, factory, which institution has a specially constructed adjunct to the mill, called a StefBns process, by which sugar can be reduced from syrups that would otherwise not be saved.

Minerals

It is a fond hope, based upon seme geological soundness of theory, that there must be mineral deposits in parts of Nebraska.

The possibilities cover a wide range. J. B. Lynch, of Bridgeport, made an extended research of Morrill county and arrived at a conclusion "that valuable mineral deposits here were being overlooked : aluminum, volcanis ash, gypsum, and glass sand deposits." He advances that :

"Granite, gneiss, and volcanic rocks decompose, setting free feldspar in finely pulverized form -- this is clay. Variations in composition of specimens show portions of silicate of potash, or scda, or small quantities of lime, or iron.

Aluminum oxide, crystalized in nature, forms oriental gems. They are variously colored by the oxide, blue in sapphire, green in emerald, yellow in topaz, red in rub}'. Massive impure beds and magnetic iron approximating emery and used for polishing. are here.

"There are small deposits of drab colored clay in the silt of the river bed, and in below the gumbo deposit in our town soil, and this is very rich in aluminum. Besides the above mentioned clay, there are harder formations in the uplands and in the brakes.

"A great possibility for some enterprise is in our deposits of white sand which is valuable in making glass for windows and bottles. Glass is composed of sand and soda.