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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... Extent of Coal Fields in different States .... 133 Relative amount of Coal Fields of Europe Value of the Dollar and the Pound Sterling in Colonial Paper Money 213 and America .... 134 Alloy of Gold Coin .... 214 Table showing annual ...
... Extent of Coal Fields in different States .... 133 Relative amount of Coal Fields of Europe Value of the Dollar and the Pound Sterling in Colonial Paper Money 213 and America .... 134 Alloy of Gold Coin .... 214 Table showing annual ...
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... extent . In point of fact , the materials for making a ton of iron can be laid down in the United States at the furnace with less expenditure of human labor than in any part of the known world , with the possible exception of Scotland ...
... extent . In point of fact , the materials for making a ton of iron can be laid down in the United States at the furnace with less expenditure of human labor than in any part of the known world , with the possible exception of Scotland ...
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... extent for mixing with the hematite ores , which are more abundant , being found in many of the towns through the central portion of the state , from Canada to Massachusetts . In 1850 the number of blast furnaces was ten , but their ...
... extent for mixing with the hematite ores , which are more abundant , being found in many of the towns through the central portion of the state , from Canada to Massachusetts . In 1850 the number of blast furnaces was ten , but their ...
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... extent ; but a small portion of the enormous quantities of ore in sight , however , makes the best iron . Mining was commenced here in 1750 , and a furnace was built in 1751 , but operations have never been carried on upon a scale ...
... extent ; but a small portion of the enormous quantities of ore in sight , however , makes the best iron . Mining was commenced here in 1750 , and a furnace was built in 1751 , but operations have never been carried on upon a scale ...
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... extent , in Silesia and Styria , by removing from cast iron enough of its carbon to leave the proper proportion for steel , and then melting the product and cast- ing it into ingot moulds . But this cheaper method does not appear to ...
... extent , in Silesia and Styria , by removing from cast iron enough of its carbon to leave the proper proportion for steel , and then melting the product and cast- ing it into ingot moulds . But this cheaper method does not appear to ...
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