Show TROJAN POWDER J M johnson 7 dooly block salt lake is putting out something new in the powder line for this territory the explosive is known as trojan powder and the superiority claimed for it makes its use most desirable in all kinds of mining and quarry work some of the important features of trojan powder are that it will not freeze it contains no nitroglycerine nitro glycerine picric acid or gun cotton and will not explode by impact or jar it does not deteriorate with age and is twenty per cent lighter in bulk than dynamite although shot stick for stick it is highly recommended for underground work both metal and coal as well as surface work all size sticks packed in fifty pound cans carried in stock in salt lake A demonstration with this powder was 0 recently made at the quarry of the tintic gintic smelting smelling Sm elting company at robinson utah A powder tunnel was put in and pounds of trojan placed for firing the result was that tons of lime rock were broken d down own a very remarkable and satisfactory satisfactory performance |