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makes a hole under the rock, and all that he wants is a 

 little mud or water, to fill up the hole after putting in the 

 charge. The resistance apparently amounts to nothing, 

 so instantaneous is the discharge of this powerful agent. 

 Powder must be kept confined, and it works its way out 

 at the weakest point ; but with dynamite the discharge is 

 so sudden and severe that it shatters the rock to pieces, 

 regardless of weak points. The rocks were not thrown 

 as far as by powder. I was so pleased with the result of 

 the dynamite on this one field that I set the man at work 

 on three large rocks in another field, which I had never 

 thought of getting rid of with powder because of their 

 size. My men had dug trenches under those large rocks ; 

 in one place, I suppose, they must have gone down ten or 

 eleven feet, so you may judge of the size of the rock. 

 The discharges were to take place at 12 o'clock, noon, so 

 that persons who were interested could come and see 

 them, and there was quite a crowd present. The dis- 

 charges threw pieces of the rocks but a short distance, 

 but they completely shattered the boulders." 



Mr. Webb "Would the stone be suitable for building 

 walls?" 



Mr. Sfarr "A majority of the stone would not be fit 

 for building walls. The dynamite destroys the stones to 

 a much greater extent than does powder ; it disintegrates 

 them. But I have enough for walls, and enough for the 

 ravines, which the great Master who put the rocks on the 

 ground provided as a receptacle for them." 



I would caution all inexperienced persons who pro- 

 pose using dynamite not to meddle with it themselves, 

 but to employ one who is familiar with it. It is too dan- 



