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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... matters , that " the Iron Works were utterly wasted , and the People dead ; the Glass Furnaces at a stand , and in small Hopes of proceeding . " The commit- tee of the company , in their reply to this , affirm that " great Sums had been ...
... matters , that " the Iron Works were utterly wasted , and the People dead ; the Glass Furnaces at a stand , and in small Hopes of proceeding . " The commit- tee of the company , in their reply to this , affirm that " great Sums had been ...
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... matter of second- ary importance . The mineral coals are a more certain de- pendence in this manufacture , and are cheap- ly conveyed from the mines on the great lines of transportation , so that furnaces may be placed anywhere upon ...
... matter of second- ary importance . The mineral coals are a more certain de- pendence in this manufacture , and are cheap- ly conveyed from the mines on the great lines of transportation , so that furnaces may be placed anywhere upon ...
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... matter . For the supply of the few furnaces and bloomary establishments already in operation in this district , and for the larger demands of distant localities , the ores are collected from open quarries , and from the loose masses ...
... matter . For the supply of the few furnaces and bloomary establishments already in operation in this district , and for the larger demands of distant localities , the ores are collected from open quarries , and from the loose masses ...
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... matter of practical fact , however , both sulphur and phosphorus are usually present , though in good samples in very small amount . By sufficient care they can be almost entirely eliminated , and are so in the best steel and wrought ...
... matter of practical fact , however , both sulphur and phosphorus are usually present , though in good samples in very small amount . By sufficient care they can be almost entirely eliminated , and are so in the best steel and wrought ...
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... matter in the shape of fine dust . The application of certain chemicals and fusion by charcoal are the next steps in the process , and the immediate product is pure steel , ready for molding into ingots . Speci- Further experiments ...
... matter in the shape of fine dust . The application of certain chemicals and fusion by charcoal are the next steps in the process , and the immediate product is pure steel , ready for molding into ingots . Speci- Further experiments ...
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