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and immediately thrown into the hold of the ship. The pitch 

 from other parts of the deposit is dug up in large pieces and 

 removed in carts to the beach, where it is immediately put into 

 lighters and transferred as soon as possible to the hold of the 



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ship anchored off shore. In either case the pitch reaches the 

 hold of the ship containing from 25 per cent to 30 per cent of 

 water and considerable gas, especially that removed from the 

 lake. Before being discharged, heat, the motion of the ship 



