Show WHOLE MOUNTAIN SIDE BLASTED WITH ONE SHOT AT NEVADA CON two hundred and eighty eight boxes of dynamite together eth ether with two thousand seven hundred and forty eight cans of black powder weighing approximately forty two tons tolls was released recently in a gigantic blast at the ruth vit pit of the nevada consolidated copper company says the ely record the blast was fired at the ruth pit to furnish food for the insatiable maws of the steam shovels and an entire mountainside heavily impregnated with copper was thus put into shape for working the blast was arranged under the direction of E M powers and dave maddox powder experts of the company john W walker photographer who shot the shot said that holes were made by churn drills as a preliminary to the blast these holes were sunk to a depth of about ninety feet each of the holes was sprung with a comparatively light charge of powder to make a cavity capable of holding a larger charge to absorb the tremendous heat developed by the explosion of the powder the holes were filled with water after all the ibe holes had been sprung the large charges of explosives were tamped camped into place black powder and dynamite having been used in accordance with the formation of the around to be shot when the holes had all been loaded it exploders explode rs seventy five feet in length were were placed in each hole three thousand five hundred feet of cordeau fuse were used in connecting up the various powder charges the fuse a development of the world war is almost as fast as a ray of light and when ignited works with awe inspiring rapidity when all arrangements had been completed the fuse was touched off |