Re: [DL] Re: Nitrates & Chamber Pots

["Daniel Gwyn" <dgwyn@colba.net>]

Hi,
    Just a quick observation on a possible alternative Union nitrate source:
Maine guano.  Nitrates are often derived from guano (i.e. birdpoop) This in
turn is often "found" in seabird colonies, such as found off the coast of
Maine (I don't know about the Union coastal states).  I don't know if the
Maine colonies would be viable sources but, I'd thought I throw the idea
out.
          Daniel
"Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all."
     Hamlet, Act III, scene i.

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Michael Robert Blair <pellinoire@yahoo.com>
À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Date : May 8, 2002 5:26 AM
Objet : [DL] Re: Nitrates & Chamber Pots


>Oh agreed about the chamber pots but there would still
>be a short term shortfall and disruption of supply
>while bringing the new source of nitrates into
>production.
>
>I have no idea if they could produce enough. The CSA
>never could but the North has a much larger population
>which is more urbanised. I dread to think how much
>'raw material' New York alone could produce.
>
>There are South American sources as well (the famous
>Chilean nitrates) but the RN can control access to
>those.
>
>In Deadlands of course alternative propellants might
>be developed more quickly and there is always
>Ghostrock - I have a bizzare image of very carefully
>shaped cores of ghost rock with a hole through the
>middle fired and ignited by a small black powder
>charge so the projectile is effectivly a sort of
>ramjet.
>
>Michael
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