First Century of National Existence: The United States as They Were and are ... Mineral Wealth ... Public Lands ... Internal Trade ... Immigration ... Banking ... Insurance ... Literature and Authors ...L. Stebbins, 1874 - 586 pages |
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... become acquainted with many of the mineral localities , most of which are in the interior , in regions long occupied by the Indian tribes . The settlers , moreover , prob- ably possessed little knowledge of mining , and certainly lacked ...
... become acquainted with many of the mineral localities , most of which are in the interior , in regions long occupied by the Indian tribes . The settlers , moreover , prob- ably possessed little knowledge of mining , and certainly lacked ...
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... become familiar with those of New York , Massachusetts , Vermont , Virginia , and Tennessee . Her fossil ores are lean and un- certain compared with those of the south ; and the carbonate and hematized carbonate outcrops in and under ...
... become familiar with those of New York , Massachusetts , Vermont , Virginia , and Tennessee . Her fossil ores are lean and un- certain compared with those of the south ; and the carbonate and hematized carbonate outcrops in and under ...
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... becomes fluid , it is run into the converting vessel , to which is applied a strong blast of air , which com- bines with the carbon at an intense white heat . This is continued for about eight or ten minutes , until the whole of the ...
... becomes fluid , it is run into the converting vessel , to which is applied a strong blast of air , which com- bines with the carbon at an intense white heat . This is continued for about eight or ten minutes , until the whole of the ...
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... become intensely heated , and when they are mixed in the furnace itself , enter into com- bustion under the most favorable circumstan- ces for the production of an intense heat , often rising to 4000 ° Fahrenheit in the furnace . By ...
... become intensely heated , and when they are mixed in the furnace itself , enter into com- bustion under the most favorable circumstan- ces for the production of an intense heat , often rising to 4000 ° Fahrenheit in the furnace . By ...
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... becoming brittle . In this branch the American manufacturers have attained the highest perfection . The iron prepared from our magnetic and specular ore is un- equalled in the combined qualities of strength and flexibility , and is used ...
... becoming brittle . In this branch the American manufacturers have attained the highest perfection . The iron prepared from our magnetic and specular ore is un- equalled in the combined qualities of strength and flexibility , and is used ...
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