■RAISING 38-TON GUN FROM MUD. 
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Friday, June W. {§th day.) 
The three sabicu beams being now lowered, a fresh lift of 3' was 
taken, and the two breech parbuckle skids and the muzzle parbuckle 
skids placed across the two main platforms and under the gun; the 
distance from the trunnion to the nearest parbuckle skid being 8", 
and the muzzle parbuckle skid being placed as near the muzzle, under 
the centre of the short coil, as the platform P would permit. 9" of 
planking was placed on this latter skid, and 3" of oak planking on 
the breech skids. 
Saturday, 2nd June. day.) 
The gun was lowered on to the parbuckle skids, and the sabicu 
beams unlashed and taken away. 
Remarks. 
This operation would have been completed in 4 or 5 days, had not 
the detachment been obliged to contend with a rising tide, and build 
an enormous sea wall, 30' long, 30' broad at the base, and 8' thick at a 
height of 9' from the base. An additional 3' was added to resist the dis¬ 
integrating force of the small wavelets lapping against the top. Total 
square measure of section, 183'; total cubic feet when rammed, 5490'. 
Fig. 12. 
The delay in the arrival of the sabicu beams caused the loss of 
one day. 
Average number of Men employed. 
Captains. 1 
Subalterns . 1 
Staff Serjeants .... 2 
Serjeants . 2 
Rank and File . 40 
Total..... 46 
As soon as the digging was completed, the ordinary hours of work 
(6.45-7.45, 8.45-11.30, 1,45-3.45), were resumed. 
It was found that with the shifting mud below the platforms much 
